Variations for Winds, Strings and Keyboards / Shaker Loops

by Steve Reich & John Adams

Variations for Winds, Strings and Keyboards / Shaker Loops cover art

This pivotal split release by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra pairs two masterworks of contemporary American minimalism. Reich's piece explores expansive, shifting harmonic colors, while Adams' 'Shaker Loops' utilizes frantic, oscillating string patterns to build immense tension. The recording was instrumental in introducing minimalist orchestral composition to a broader classical audience.

Genres

  • Minimalism
  • Orchestral Music

Tracklist

  1. Variations For Winds, Strings And Keyboards
  2. Shaker Loops