Episode 2
Donald Macleod talks to John Adams about his work during the 1980s. It was a time of gathering momentum for Adams, despite being a dissenting voice against the prevailing political wind.
Donald Macleod talks to John Adams about his work during the 1980s. It was a time of gathering momentum for Adams, despite being a dissenting voice against the prevailing political wind. His music evolved beyond the orthodoxies of minimalism that had influenced his earlier works, and he consolidated his position as one of America's most enterprising young composers.
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John Adams
The Chairman Dances (1985)
Performers: San Francisco SO / Edo de Waart (conductor)
- Nonesuch 7559-79453-2 CD2 tr1.
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John Adams
Nixon in China (1987)
Performers: Carolann Page (Pat Nixon) / Orchestra of St Lukes / Edo de Waart (conductor)
- Nonesuch 7559-79453-2 CD3 tr10.
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John Adams
The Wound-Dresser (1989)
Sanford: Sylvan (baritone) / Orchestra of St Luke's / John Adams (conductor) Performers: Chris Gekker (trumpet) Artist: Naoko Tanaka (violin)
- Nonesuch 7559-79453-2 CD4 tr1.
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John Adams
Grand Pianola Music (1982)
Performers: London Sinfonietta / John Adams (conductor)
- Nonesuch 7559-79453-2 CD2 tr4.
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