Side by Side by Sondheim and Reich
February 19, 2016 6:03 AM   Subscribe

Reich and Sondheim: In Conversation and Performance (2:04:46). Composers Stephen Sondheim and Steve Reich in conversation on stage at the Lincoln Center in New York, interspersed with performances of their work. A summary from the Hollywood Reporter is here, including a list of all pieces played.
posted by rollick (5 comments total) 28 users marked this as a favorite
 
I cannot favorite this enough. I hadn't even heard this was a thing. Thank you for finding and posting it! If anything in my cultural pantheon is squee-worthy, it's my two favorite composers discussing their work.
posted by the sobsister at 7:56 AM on February 19, 2016 [1 favorite]


Glad Anthony de Mare is on here! If you haven't heard his project Liaisons: Re-imagining Sondheim at the piano, you should!
posted by Lutoslawski at 8:22 AM on February 19, 2016 [1 favorite]


this is amazing
posted by the bricabrac man at 9:10 AM on February 19, 2016


Okay, burst into tears only 2 minutes into Finishing The Hat. I will watch this with so much gusto!

Thanks so much for posting. I had no idea this event even happened!
posted by hippybear at 9:56 AM on February 19, 2016


Okay, I had never ever once in all my 35 years of listening to Sondheim ever ONCE noticed the Reich influence. But put here, like this, it's impossible to ignore. In some strange way, it's like Sondheim is minimalism with melody. How have I never ever once noticed this before???

This is so excellent. I highly recommend it, even for those who aren't necessarily Sondheim or Reich fans. It's an illuminating evening that talks about how composers look at music, and then gives live performance examples of what they were just discussing.
posted by hippybear at 11:09 AM on February 19, 2016


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