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Steve Reich’s 1988 piece Different Trains is the subject of this week's episode of BBC Radio 3's The Listening Service. Host Tom Service shares music from Kronos Quartet's 1988 Nonesuch recording of the piece, which won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Composition, and talks with author/journalist Jonathan Freedland about creating such art that addresses the Holocaust. You can hear the episode here.

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Steve Reich’s 1988 piece Different Trains is the subject of this week's episode of BBC Radio 3's The Listening Service. Host Tom Service shares music from Kronos Quartet's 1988 Nonesuch recording of the piece, which won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Composition, and talks with author/journalist Jonathan Freedland about creating such art that addresses the Holocaust. You can hear the episode below via Spotify and Apple Music.

You can hear the Nonesuch recording of Different Trains and get it on vinyl here.

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Steve Reich: 'Different Trains' on BBC Radio 3's 'The Listening Service,' November 20222
  • Monday, November 14, 2022
    Listen: Steve Reich's 'Different Trains' Subject of BBC Radio 3's 'The Listening Service'

    Steve Reich’s 1988 piece Different Trains is the subject of this week's episode of BBC Radio 3's The Listening Service. Host Tom Service shares music from Kronos Quartet's 1988 Nonesuch recording of the piece, which won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Composition, and talks with author/journalist Jonathan Freedland about creating such art that addresses the Holocaust. You can hear the episode below via Spotify and Apple Music.

    You can hear the Nonesuch recording of Different Trains and get it on vinyl here.

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