Episode 3
Donald Macleod talks to John Adams about the 1990s, a controversial decade for the composer. As the first Gulf war flared up, his opera The Death of Klinghoffer was staged, but it was also a time when his work developed a rich lyrical and melodic vein in works such as his Violin Concerto.
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John Adams
The Death of Klinghoffer (1989)
Performers: Kent Nagano (conductor) Artist: London Opera Chorus / Orchestra of Lyon Opera /
- Nonesuch 7559-79453-2 CD5 tr1.
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John Adams
The Death of Klinghoffer (1989)
Sanford: Sylvan (baritone - Leon Klinghoffer) / Orchestra of Lyon Opera / Performers: Kent Nagano (conductor)
- Nonesuch 7559-79453-2 CD5 tr10.
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John Adams
The Death of Klinghoffer (1989)
Performers: Kent Nagano (conductor) Artist: London Opera Chorus / Orchestra of Lyon Opera /
- Nonesuch 7559-79453-2 CD5 tr13.
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John Adams
Violin Concerto (1993)
Performers: Leila Josefowicz (violin) / BBC SO / John Adams (conductor)
- BBC LJ 30012 tr 2-4.
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John Adams
John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994)
Performers: Hank Dutt - viola; Joan Jeanrenaud - cello Kronos Quartet: David Harrington and John Sherba - violins;
- Nonesuch 7559-79453-2 CD10 tr5.
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