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Author:

Adams, John, 1947- conductor. conductor.

Title:

The John Adams edition.

Publisher:

Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

4 audio discs : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.
2 videodiscs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Orchestral music.
Fanfares.
Symphonies (Violin with orchestra)
Violin with orchestra.
Songs (Medium voice) with orchestra.
Oratorios.
Adams, John,--1947---Interviews.
Adams, John,--1947-
Fanfares.
Oratorios.
Orchestral music.
Songs (Medium voice) with orchestra.
Symphonies (Violin with orchestra)
Art music.
Documentary films.
Fanfares.
Filmed performances.
Interviews.
Live sound recordings.
Oratorios.
Songs.
Symphonies.
Art music.
Fanfares.
Symphonies.
Songs.
Oratorios.
Live sound recordings.
Filmed performances.
Documentary films.
Interviews.

Other Authors:

Josefowicz, Leila, 1977- instrumentalist.
Nigl, Georg, singer.
O'Connor, Kelley, singer.
Mumford, Tamara, singer.
Hoare, Peter, 1965- singer.
Gilbert, Alan, 1967- conductor.
Dudamel, Gustavo, conductor.
Petrenko, Kirill, conductor.
Rattle, Simon, 1955- conductor.
Container of (work): Adams, John, 1947- Harmonielehre.
Container of (work): Adams, John, 1947- Short ride in a fast machine.
Container of (work): Adams, John, 1947- City noir.
Container of (work): Adams, John, 1947- Lollapalooza.
Container of (work): Adams, John, 1947- Scheherazade.2.
Container of (work): Adams, John, 1947- Wound-dresser.
Container of (work): Adams, John, 1947- Gospel according to the other Mary.
Rundfunkchor Berlin, singer.
Berliner Philharmoniker, instrumentalist.

Other Titles:

Works. Selections
Short rides with John Adams.

Notes:

Title from disc label. CDs and Blu-ray discs include the same performances. Leila Josefowicz, violin (5th work) ; Georg Nigl, baritone (6th work) ; Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano (7th work) ; Tamara Mumford, alto (7th work) ; Peter Hoare, tenor (7th work) ; Rundfunkchor Berlin (7th work) ; Berliner Philharmoniker ; John Adams (1st and 5th works), Alan Gilbert (2nd and 4th works), Gustavo Dudamel (3rd work), Kirill Petrenko (6th work), Simon Rattle (7th work), conductors. Recorded between 2016 September 15 and 2017 June 10 Berlin Philharmonie. Booklet with program notes by Simon Rattle, Harald Hodeige and Alex Ross, synopsis for the 7th work and biographical information on the composer in German and English, and texts for the 6th and 7th works in English with German translation (107 pages : illustrations, color portraits ; 16 x 25 cm) included.

Contents:

CD 1. Harmonielehre : für Orchester = for orchestra (1984/1985) (42:05) ; Short ride in a fast machine : Fanfare für grosses Orchester = fanfare for orchestra (1986) (4:12) ; City noir : für Orchester = for orchestra (2009) (34:13) --
CD 2. Lollapalooza : für Orchester = for orchestra (1995) (6:36) ; Scheherazade.2 : dramatische Symphonie für Violine und Orchester = dramatic symphony for violin and orchestra (2014/2015) (48:09) ; The wound-dresser : für Bariton und Orchester = for baritone and orchestra (1988/1989) (18:32) --
CD 3-4. The gospel according to the other Mary : Passionsoratorium in zwei Akten für Solisten, Chor und Orchester = a passion oratorio for orchestra, chorus and soloists (2:24:00) --
Blu-ray 1. Harmonielehre ; Short ride in a fast machine ; City noir ; Lollapalooza ; Sheherazade.2 ; The wound-dresser ; Bonus: John Adams in conversation with Sarah Willis (19:00) --
Blu-ray 2. The gospel according to the other Mary ; Documentary: Short rides with John Adams (45:00) ; Bonus: John Adams in conversation with Peter Sellers (15:00).

Summary:

This edition presents 7 works on 4 CDs and 2 Blu-ray discs in HD video, performed during Adams' term as composer-in-residence at the Berlin Philharmonic during the 2016/17 season, and includes a comprehensive booklet, a documentary on the composer's time in Berlin, and interviews.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1015908705

EAN:

4260306181414

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)