Reich: Double Sextet / Radio Rewrite

"Ensemble Signal's playing in Double Sextet is so crisp and precise that it's easy to forget its rhythmic and contrapuntal complexities. At the same time the harmony's slightly gritty qualities are preserved, and just the right amount of articulation given to the sustained pitches and chords, which quite literally bind each section together." (Gramophone)

"both scores full of finesse and detail, both still bobbing to that definitively Reichian thrum that was once so game-changing...Brad Lubman keeps the music lucid and elegant, if rather low-key; you'll find peppier recordings of both works, but I enjoyed the warm sounds and lack of hysteria here." (Guardian)

"these recording and performances are highly recommendable, and every Steve Reich fan should have Radio Rewrite in their collection - with those descending lines in its slow movements we're left asking, is the Great Man getting sentimental in his old age?" MusicWeb Oct 2016