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Front Row: The composer Steve Reich talks to John Wilson

The composer Steve Reich talks to John Wilson

28/09/2016

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, The composer Steve Reich talks to John Wilson

As he approaches his 80th birthday, composer Steve Reich looks back over his career.

As he approaches his 80th birthday, Steve Reich - composer and pioneer of minimal music - looks back over his career.

The American composer Steve Reich will be celebrating his 80th birthday next week. As he prepares to attend a series of events around the UK to mark his eight decades, the influential pioneer of minimal music looks back over his career, including his compositions It's Gonna Rain, Drumming, Clapping Music, and Different Trains.

Presenter John Wilson
Producer Jerome Weatherald.

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