Reich: Sextet & Double Sextet

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Danish chamber group Ekkozone gives vibrant, rhythmically true and dynamically nuanced performances of these Minimalist masterworks. They’re both captured in great sound, too. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2019, 4 out of 5 stars

Release Date: 12th Oct 2018
Catalogue No: MOD-CD-300
Label: Mode
Length: 49 minutes

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September 2019

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Reich: Sextet

Work length26:57

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Ekkozone
Recorded: 15 September 2016
Recording Venue: Dronningesalen, The Royal Library, Copenhagen, Denmark

I. Fast

Track length10:59

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Track length4:12

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III. Slow

Track length2:35

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IV. Moderate

Track length3:10

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V. Fast

Track length6:01

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Reich: Double Sextet

Work length22:53

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Ekkozone
Mathias Reumert
Recorded: 12 October 2014
Recording Venue: Jazzhouse, Copenhagen, Denmark

I. Fast

Track length8:41

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II. Slow

Track length7:29

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III. Fast

Track length6:43

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This release couples two of Reich’s “sextets” for the first time: the Sextet of 1984 and the Pulitzer Prize winning Double Sextet of 2007.

A striking difference between the two pieces is that the rhythmic world of Sextet mostly consists of a single-meter grooving, while Double Sextet works in the angular, off-kilter shifting meters reminiscent of Reich’s Tehillim (also of Stravinsky). Ekkozone impart a uniquely chamber music feel and color to these works while maintaining their propulsive character.

Liner notes by Adam Sliwinski.

Danish percussionist and conductor Mathias Reumert lives and breathes contemporary classical music. An in-demand soloist, he explores new percussive territory while remaining a committed interpreter of yesterday’s masterworks. As creator and leader of the acclaimed ensemble Ekkozone, he explores the bounderies between classical, world and experimental music in performances at rock and jazz festivals.

Ekkozone is a Danish crossover ensemble that masterfully explores the lines between classical, world and experimental music. Formed by Mathias Reumert in 2013, the ensemble enjoys a special connection with Reich’s music and has performed a large part of his oeuvre, including several performances of Music for 18 Musicians.

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February 2019

Danish chamber group Ekkozone gives vibrant, rhythmically true and dynamically nuanced performances of these Minimalist masterworks. They’re both captured in great sound, too.

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