Steve Reich and the Colin Currie Group at The Rest is Noise

By Paul Kilbey, 11 November 2013

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Reviewed at Royal Festival Hall, London on 10 November 2013

Reich, Music for 18 musicians

Reich, Pendulum Music

Reich, Music for pieces of wood

Reich, Come Out

Reich, Clapping Music

Colin Currie Group, Percussion

Colin Currie, Percussion

Synergy Vocals

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Before a searing performance of Shostakovich's Thirteenth from Ryan Bancroft and his Welsh forces, Benjamin Grosvenor delivers a terrific performance of Ravel's Piano Concerto in G major.

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Lovingly detailed accounts of music dear to the heart of the late master of ceremonies at the Proms.

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Phil Barrett, 5th November

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Paul Kilbey

Paul was Reviews Editor at Bachtrack from 2012 to February 2014. He has written on music and culture for publications including Culture Wars, the Huffington Post, the Independent and the Guardian. He holds BA and MPhil degrees in music from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and is particularly passionate about contemporary music of all types. His website is here.