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Eight Lines

Eight Lines (Octet)
First released 1984Instrumental12 recordingson 27 releases

Written by

Steve ReichComposer

Recordings

PerformanceBy
Eight LinesLondon Chamber Orchestra, Christopher Warren‐Green18:03
Eight Lines (Octet)Steve Reich17:36
Eight LinesSolisti New York, Ransom Wilson18:12
Eight LinesSteve Reich17:29
Eight LinesSteve Reich16:18
Eight LinesSteve Reich16:10
Eight LinesRansom Wilson, Solisti New York18:22
Eight LinesSteve Reich17:45
Eight LinesReinbert de Leeuw, Compositieproject van Asko|Schönberg17:57
Eight LinesHannah Grayson, Multi-Story Orchestra, Christopher Stark18:35
Eight Lines, for ensembleSteve Reich17:22
Eight Lines for EnsembleHolst-Sinfonietta, Klaus Simon17:22

On these albums

Adams: Grand Pianola / Reich: Eight Lines
Adams: Grand Pianola / Reich: Eight LinesJohn Adams, Steve Reich; Ransom Wilson, Solisti New York · 1984
John Adams: Grand Pianola / Steve Reich: Eight Lines / Vermont Counterpoint
John Adams: Grand Pianola / Steve Reich: Eight Lines / Vermont CounterpointJohn Adams, Steve Reich; Solisti New York, Ransom Wilson · 1985
Minimalist
MinimalistAdams, Glass, Reich, Heath; London Chamber Orchestra, Christopher Warren‐Green · 1990
Works: 1965-1995
Works: 1965-1995Steve Reich · 1997
Adams: Shaker Loops / The Chairman Dances / Glass: Façades / Reich: Eight Lines
Adams: Shaker Loops / The Chairman Dances / Glass: Façades / Reich: Eight LinesJohn Adams, Philip Glass, Steve Reich; Christopher Warren‐Green, Simon Rattle · 1998
New York Counterpoint / Eight Lines / Four Organs
New York Counterpoint / Eight Lines / Four OrgansSteve Reich; Bang on a Can · 2000
Phases: A Nonesuch Retrospective
Phases: A Nonesuch RetrospectiveSteve Reich · 2006
Sextet / Piano Phase / Eight Lines
Sextet / Piano Phase / Eight LinesSteve Reich; The London Steve Reich Ensemble, Kevin Griffiths · 2007
American Classics: Minimalism
American Classics: MinimalismSteve Reich, Philip Glass · 2008
American Classics
American ClassicsVarious Artists · 2016
Eight Lines / City Life
Eight Lines / City LifeSteve Reich; Holst-Sinfonietta, Klaus Simon · 2020
Collected Works
Collected WorksSteve Reich · 2025
2014-05-24: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2014-05-24: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, NetherlandsSteve Reich; Compositieproject van Asko|Schönberg & Reinbert de Leeuw
2016-09-03: 9th Floor, Bold Tendencies Multi-Storey Car Park, London, England, UK
2016-09-03: 9th Floor, Bold Tendencies Multi-Storey Car Park, London, England, UKSteve Reich; Multi-Story Orchestra, Christopher Stark
2009-04-09: Muziekgebouw aan het IJ, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2009-04-09: Muziekgebouw aan het IJ, Amsterdam, NetherlandsSteve Reich, Louis Andriessen, John Adams; Compositieproject van Asko|Schönberg, Reinbert de Leeuw
2011-09-14: Laznia Nowa Theatre, Kraków, Poland
2011-09-14: Laznia Nowa Theatre, Kraków, PolandSteve Reich
2006-04-09: 6:00 PM show: Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden, Germany
2006-04-09: 6:00 PM show: Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden, GermanySteve Reich

Source: MusicBrainz work 96d2cbd5-f640-3641-a0c8-763ed6a80191 (CC0).