Octet • Music For A Large Ensemble • Violin Phase

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Music For A Large Ensemble Cello – Chris Finckel, Michael FinckelClarinet – Richard Cohen, Virgil BlackwellDouble Bass – Judith Sugarman*, Lewis PaerFlute – Mort SilverMarimba – Gary Schall, Glen Velez, Richard Schwarz, Russ HartenbergerPiano – Edmund Niemann, Larry Karush, Nurit Tilles, Steve ReichSoprano Saxophone – Ed Joffe, Vincent GnojekTrumpet – Douglas Hedwig, James Dooley, James Hamlin, Marshall FarrVibraphone – James PreissViola – Claire Bergman, Ruth SieglerViolin – Robert Chausow, Shem GuibboryVoice – Elizabeth Arnold, Jay ClaytonXylophone – Bob Becker, David Van Tieghem	15:28
A2	Violin Phase Violin – Shem Guibbory	15:09
B1	Octet Cello – Chris FinckelClarinet, Bass Clarinet, Flute, Piccolo Flute – Mort Silver, Virgil BlackwellPiano – Edmund Niemann, Nurit TillesViola – Ruth SieglerViolin – Robert Chausow, Shem Guibbory	17:29

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Distributed By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Recorded At – Columbia Recording Studios
• Recorded At – Tonstudio Bauer
• Copyright (c) – Steve Reich
• Copyright (c) – ECM Records GmbH
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – ECM Records GmbH
• Published By – Reich Music Publications

Credits

• Composed By, Liner Notes – Steve Reich
• Cover [Notation] – Steve Reich
• Design [Cover Design] – Barbara Wojirsch
• Engineer – Martin Wieland
• Performer – Steve Reich And Musicians
• Photography By – Deborah Feingold
• Producer – Manfred Eicher

Notes

"Music for a Large Ensemble" (12/78) and "Octet" (4/79) recorded February 1980, Columbia Recording Studios, New York.
"Violin Phase" (10/67) recorded March 1980, Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg.

Cover notation: Octet, last ten bars, Steve Reich - manuscript

An ECM Production

© Steve Reich 1980
©℗ 1980 ECM Records GmbH

In gatefold sleeve.

Printed in U.S.A.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (A): ECM-1-1168-A AL #1 37778-A mo#2
• Matrix / Runout (B): ECM-1-1168-B AL 37778-B #1
• Rights Society: GEMA

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ECM 1168, 2301 168	Steve Reich	Octet • Music For A Large Ensemble • Violin Phase ‎(LP, Album, gat)	ECM Records, ECM Records	ECM 1168, 2301 168	Germany	1980
ECM 1168, 827 287-2	Steve Reich	Octet / Music For A Large Ensemble / Violin Phase ‎(CD)	ECM New Series, ECM Records, PolyGram	ECM 1168, 827 287-2	Germany	1988
ECM 1168, 422 827 287-2	Steve Reich	Octet • Music For A Large Ensemble • Violin Phase ‎(CD, Album)	ECM New Series, ECM New Series	ECM 1168, 422 827 287-2	US	Unknown
ECM-1-1168	Steve Reich	Octet • Music For A Large Ensemble • Violin Phase ‎(LP, Album)	ECM Records	ECM-1-1168	US	1980
ECM 1168 78118-21168-2	Steve Reich	Octet • Music For A Large Ensemble • Violin Phase ‎(CD)	ECM Records	ECM 1168 78118-21168-2	US	Unknown

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