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LSO Percussion Ensemble
12+ albums
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The LSO Percussion Ensemble comprises members of the London Symphony Orchestra’s percussion section as well as distinguished orchestral players with enviable reputations. If you are a classical music lover, you will have heard them on countless LSO recordings, as well as in the concert hall. The Ensemble enjoys an international following and embarked on a tour of Japan in 2018. Their highly successful recording of music by Steve Reich for LSO Live has become the best-selling physical product on the label in the United States. Critics have been quick to praise this album with rave reviews. ‘The LSO percussion’s performance of Sextet builds up in energy and momentum to a quite thrilling climax.’ (Gramophone) ‘A wonderfully transparent weave through which the bowed vibe notes shine like rays of light through water.’ (BBC Music Magazine) ‘The performances and the recorded sound are so outstanding … unreservedly recommended.’ (HR Audio) If you are a film buff, you will have heard these same players on the soundtracks of Star Wars, Harry Potter, Braveheart, Notting Hill, The Shape of Water, and hundreds more movies to which the LSO has provided the music. The LSO Percussion Ensemble’s live performance of Music for Pieces of Wood has also been licensed for use in season eight of AMC’s Walking Dead. All this takes place within the context of performing 70 Barbican concerts a year as members of the London Symphony Orchestra, and almost the same number of concerts touring with the L
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Reich: Sextet - Clapping Music - Music for Pieces of Wood
Quartet Quintet
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REICH Sextet, Music for Pieces of Wood, Clapping Music
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John Adams: Roll Over Beethoven
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Reich: Sextet, Music for Pieces of Wood, Clapping Music
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Reich: Sextet, Clapping Music, Music for Pieces of Wood
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Steve Reich: Sextet; Clapping Music; Music for Pieces of Wood
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Steve Reich: Sextet, Clapping Music, Music For Pieces Of Wood
Clapping Music / Music for Pieces of Wood / Sextet
Hyperion monthly sampler - July 2016
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Sextet | Clapping Music | Music For Pieces Of Wood
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Locke: Her Sanctuary