Steve Reich - Different Trains, Electric Counterpoint (1989)

Performed here by Kronos Quartet, Different Trains is such a complex piece that I can't begin to properly explain it. Here are the composer's liner notes (click image to enlarge):

This piece is so intense and moving, I can't listen to it very often.

Electric Counterpoint is an interesting piece in which Pat Metheny plays against pre-recorded tapes of himself producing a thick canonic texture.

Tracks:
Different Trains (1988) performed by Kronos Quartet

• America - Before the war (8:59)
• Europe - During the war (7:31)
• After the war (10:20)

Electric Counterpoint (1987) performed by Pat Metheny

• Fast (6:51)
• Slow (3:21)
• Fast (4:29)

Personal Memory Associated with this CD: I heard the Kronos Quartet perform Different Trains live not long after I graduated from college. It was preceded by a long explanation by one of the members of the quartet. That performance led to the purchase of this CD and increased my interest in minimalist music. I regret that I haven't kept up with modern music composition as much as I should.