Steve Reich: WTC 9/11
by Kronos Quartet
  • Record Label: Nonesuch
  • Release Date: Sep 20, 2011
Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
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  1. Dusted Magazine
    Jan 27, 2012
    50
    It is a difficult piece to listen to on many levels.
  2. PopMatters
    Dec 2, 2011
    60
    "Mallet Quartet" and "Dance Patterns" feel inconsequential on their own and even more so when sharing CD space with WTC 9/11. But that's the way it goes with these extended works. A weak link doesn't always equal a weak release, but it still weakens it all the same.
  3. No Ripcord
    Nov 15, 2011
    50
    Fortunately, his two other pieces on the record, Mallet Quartet, and Dance Patterns are nothing short of the flowery style that make Reich's music so rich. WTC 9/11, on the other hand, just sounds muddy.
  5. BBC Music
    Oct 6, 2011
    50
    There's no getting away from the fact that WTC 9/11 simply doesn't have the structural cohesion or magnitude of Different Trains--a comparison which Reich fans will inevitably draw.

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