Vermont Counterpoint (Reich/Kato)
from Reich: Kuniko plays Reich (CKD385)
9 minutes 48 seconds 1 track
'Steve Reich's trademark mesmeric repetitions take on another quality here when they are lifted away from their intended scoring and given to percussion. Japanese virtuoso Kuniko finds new sonorities ...
'The music is familiar, but the artist isn't. This is Japanese percussionist Kuniko's debut album for Linn, in which she premieres her own percussion arrangements of three of American minimalist Steve ...
'If you're a fan of Steve Reich's work, you'll certainly find this an interesting disc … Reich's music is based on rhythm, and percussion is the most apt type of instrument to perform it' (MusicW ...