The Most Powerful Musical Response To the Holocaust

Analysing Steve Reich's minimalist masterpiece 'Different Trains'.
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1988's Different Trains has become one of Steve Reich's most discussed works, and for good reason. It stands as the apogee of everything that his minimalist career has tried to achieve, and also incorporates speech melody flawlessly. Inspired by his train journeys across America as a child, compared to those undertaken by European Jews in same period (the early 1940s), Different Trains is one of the most powerful artistic responses to the Holocaust.
Steve Reich, Different Trains, World War II, History, Music Theory, Music Analysis, Video Essay, Music, Albert Genower, Minimalism, Classical Music
Analysing Steve Reich's 'Different Trains'
Understanding Different Trains
Steve Reich Analysis

[@actuallythepie]

one of my favorite music youtubers talking about one of my favorite Reich pieces? hell yeah! also, love your room! :D

[@AlbertGenower]

Thanks so much! I thought it was about time I did an actual set instead of just filming in parks (also because I nearly froze to death doing the Dogme video)

[@actuallythepie]

lol. well done :D@@AlbertGenower

[@AlbertGenower]

Don't know if you caught the whole of my Reich interview-I had to take it down due to audio issues, but now it's back up.

[@everywhereattheendofemilyp7488]

Just stumbled on this video and your channel. Thanks for making this, I'd never heard Different Trains before and listened to it before I watched this and again about half way through. Incredibly moving and an instant favourite for me. I will be checking out more of Steve Reich's and your work.

[@AlbertGenower]

Glad you enjoyed the video. It's such a wonderful piece - I was entranced when I first heard it.

[@vane8021]

beautifully handled and totally compelling - really impressive video!

[@AlbertGenower]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@garaughty]

Lovely work on this Albert !

[@AlbertGenower]

Thank you!

[@Kilpeck91]

Beautifully done, Albert!

[@AlbertGenower]

Thanks!

[@Katie_J08]

Brilliant video, such a talent!

[@AlbertGenower]

Thank you :)

[@grrggrrg4805]

Could be a stupid, obvious observation, but could the 94.2 reference 1942 in any way? Was that a particularly significant year in the developments of the holocaust? Wasnt this when the externimation camps were completed?

[@AlbertGenower]

It was the year of the Wannsee Conference, I suppose that may be a reason (though there’s justification for any number between 0-5 to be related to the Holocaust). Good thinking though - I hadn’t considered that.