Presto Recordings of the Year, Reich (composer)

There’s no doubting that [Shibe] is an artist blessed with grace to spare, and a roar that is fearsome – witness the opening section of Julia Wolfe’s LAD which screams into anguished life before... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Reich's concept of an assisted afterlife ascent is imbued with complication. Rather than represent the climb through the more musically obvious scales, Reich instead opts for hazier melodic... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2025, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The LSO Percussion Ensemble’s riveting recording [of Music for Pieces of Wood] has the bonus of being live. Moreover, they take it very fast indeed…and accomplish it brilliantly. I’ve found... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2016 More…

Here’s a brand new Reich recordings whose energy and accuracy is impressive … Ensemble Signal conducted by Brad Lubman [are] impressively exact both in this and the coupling, Reich’s Double... — CD Review, 3rd September 2016 More…

Esfahani’s playing brings the old face to face with the new. — Financial Times, 16th May 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…