Wide Open Spaces
Donald Macleod explores John Adams's music inspired by travelling through the American landscape.
Donald Macleod's guest this week, John Adams, has said of his music that 'in a sense, all of my pieces are travel pieces - it's the way I experience musical form'. Today, the composer talks about some of his journeys in sound, about comparisons that have been made between himself and Copland, and about the health of American contemporary music. And we hear a piece named after an actual truck stop high up in the Sierra Nevada in California: Hallelujah Junction.
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John Adams
Road movies for violin and piano
Performer: John NOVACEK (1964) - Piano Performer: Leila JOSEFOWICZ - Violin
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John Adams
Hallelujah junction for two pianos
Performer: Nicolas HODGES - Piano Performer: Rolf HIND - Piano
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John Adams
Fearful symmetries
Conductor: John ADAMS (1947) Performer: St Luke's Orchestra
- Nonesuch.
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John Adams
Road Movies mvt 2: Meditative
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John Adams
Hallelujah Junction
Performer: Rolf Hind.![]()
John Adams
Fearful Symmetries
- Nonesuch.
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John Adams
Road Movies mvt 2: Meditative
- Nonesuch.
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John Adams
Hallelujah Junction
Performer: Rolf Hind.![]()
John Adams
Fearful Symmetries
- Nonesuch.
Broadcasts
- Thu 6 Sep 201212:00BBC Radio 3
- Thu 6 Sep 201218:00BBC Radio 3
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