In conversation with Ólafur Arnalds, the pioneer of minimal music Steve Reich talks through the music that left a mark on his life and work.

Composer Steve Reich stopped by for the Nonesuch Selects video series, in which artists visit the Nonesuch office, pick some of their favorite albums from the music library, and share a few words on their choices. Opening music: Steve Reich's 'Jacob's Ladder: I. Genesis 28:12' Steve Reich's Nonesuch Selects: 0:18 Kronos Quartet's 'Early Music' https://kronosquartet.lnk.to/earlymusic 1:57 John Adams's 'Hallelujah Junction' from 'Road Movies' https://johnadams.lnk.to/roadmovies 2:37 Nonesuch Explorer Series, 'The Balinese Gamelan: Music from the Morning of the World' https://nonesuch.lnk.to/MorningOfTheWorld 3:49 Nonesuch Explorer Series, 'Africa: Ancient Ceremonies, Dance Music & Songs of Ghana' https://nonesuch.lnk.to/GhanaAncientCeremonies 4:34 Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion's 'Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part' https://nonesuch.lnk.to/letthesoil You can hear a playlist of music from Steve Reich's Nonesuch Selects at https://stevereich.lnk.to/NonesuchSelects Video by Robert Edridge-Waks Watch the complete 'Nonesuch Selects' series at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpMx6WPPoWyaqnfP6uYLwIcG-hQXMCttt #SteveReich #NonesuchSelects #Nonesuch #NonesuchRecords

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Influential composer, Pulitzer Prize-winner, and New Yorker Steve Reich reflects on six decades: from early musical signposts to setting Hebrew texts, on the release of a new boxed set.

Composer Steve Reich reflects on six decades of musical innovation

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As the 88-year-old master of minimalist composition releases a career-spanning 27-disc box set, he will take on your questions about his life and work