Celebrating Steve Reich’s 90th birthday and the 20th anniversary of the Colin Currie Group, Steve Reich: The Sextets brings together four of Reich’s most iconic works for chamber ensemble. United by the elegant symmetry of sextet forces, these pieces showcase the rhythmic vitality, harmonic clarity, and emotional depth that have defined Reich’s music for generations.
From the scintillating textures of Sextet, the driving power and poignancy of Double Sextet, and the hypnotic time-bending sonorities of Six Marimbas, the album offers a journey through Reich’s unparalleled sound world. Colin Currie Group’s fresh interpretation of Dance Patterns adds a lesser-known gem to this celebration, highlighting the composer’s enduring fascination with movement and pattern.
Recorded with the insight and precision that have become hallmarks of the ensemble, this album is both a tribute and a testament to Reich’s lifelong influence and to the Colin Currie Group’s deep connection with his music. These works do more than mesmerize—they uplift, entrance, and remind us why Reich remains one of the most significant voices in contemporary music.
Colin Currie Group
Colin Currie – Artistic Director, Conductor & Percussion
Owen Gunnell – Percussion
Adrian Spillett – Percussion
Sam Walton – Percussion
Catherine Ring – Percussion
George Barton – Percussion
Philip Moore – Piano
Siwan Rhys – Piano
Joseph Havlat – Piano
Rowland Sutherland – Flute
Helen Whitaker – Flute
Emma Burgess – Clarinet
Michelle Hromin – Clarinet
Jonathan Morton – Violin
Clio Gould – Violin
Robin Michael – Cello
Zoe Martlew – Cello
Tracklist
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| SKU | CCR0009D |
| Qualities | MKV 48 kHz, DSD 512 fs, DSD 256 fs, DSD 128 fs, DSD 64 fs, DXD 24 Bit, WAV 96 kHz, FLAC 192 kHz |
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| Recording Location | Kings Place, London |
| Recording Engineer | Phil Jones |
| Mixing | Daniel Halford, David Sheppard, Ian Dearden |
| Mastering | Daniel Halford, David Sheppard, Ian Dearden |
| Release Date | April 14, 2026 |
Press reviews
Stereophile.com
Maximal color. Maximal exuberance. Maximal joy. A maximal trance-out experience… In all truth, this is one recording where I found it impossible to take notes. Rather, I zoned out on the colors, patterns, and shifts. Sometimes Reich plays the Mahler game, where a theme—in his case a pattern and/or instrumental grouping—metamorphoses so slowly that suddenly, you wonder how you’ve ended up where you are. Most of the time, however, if you pay attention, you can hear one instrument substituting for another, or one pattern shifting into another. None of that accounts for the maximal magic that Reich and the Colin Currie Group conjure.
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