The John Adams Edition On CD and Blu-ray
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John Adams is one of the USA’s most important musical voices. In his works, Minimalism is combined with imaginative orchestration and a jazz-inflected spirit to create a cosmos full of energy and colour. During the 2016/2017 season, John Adams accompanied the Berliner Philharmoniker as their Composer in Residence. The orchestra gave acclaimed concert performances of both well-known works and exciting new discoveries – and these are now available in an exclusive edition on CD and Blu-ray.
John Adams’s role in the course of his residency with the Philharmoniker was not only as a composer, but also as a conductor. For his debut at the helm of the orchestra, the programme included the Adams classic Harmonielehre, followed by his new “dramatic symphony” Scheherazade.2: a sumptuous balancing act between Romanticism and Modernism, performed here with violinist Leila Josefowicz as the soloist.
Berliner Philharmoniker
The John Adams Edition
Works by John Adams, Composer in Residence
with the Berliner Philharmoniker in the 2016 / 2017 season
Harmonielehre
John Adams conductor
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Alan Gilbert conductor
City Noir
Gustavo Dudamel conductor
Lollapalooza
Alan Gilbert conductor
Scheherazade.2
John Adams conductor
Leila Josefowicz violin
The Wound-Dresser
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Georg Nigl baritone
The Gospel According to the Other Mary
Sir Simon Rattle conductor
Kelley O'Connor Mary Magdalene mezzo-soprano
Tamara Mumford Martha, her sister contralto
Peter Hoare Lazarus, their brother tenor
Daniel Bubeck countertenor
Brian Cummings countertenor
Nathan Medley countertenor
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Daniel Reuss chorus Master
Recorded at the Berlin Philharmonie in 2016 and 2017
Bonus
· Documentary: “Short Rides with John Adams”
· John Adams in conversation with Sarah Willis and Peter Sellars
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The John Adams Edition
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