Orchestral, Adams, J (composer)
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Special offer. The John Adams Edition
RecommendedBerliner Philharmoniker, Rundfunkchor Berlin, John Adams, Alan Gilbert, Gustavo Dudamel, Kirill Petrenko, Sir Simon Rattle
Both [Harmonielehre and The Gospel According to the Other Mary] benefit from the full palette of the Berlin Philharmonic, from powerful lower brass to exquisite wind solos and sensuous strings;... —
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The New York Times, Recordings of the Year 2017
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Grammy Awards, 61st Awards (2019), Nominee - Classical Compendium
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John Adams: City Noir, Fearful Symmetries & Lola Montez Does the Spider Dance
RecommendedOrf Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop
In every respect, this disc is a must for all fans of John Adams and Marin Alsop. The performances and recording are terrific, and the programme provides a good range of the composer’s style…... —
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Grammy Awards, 67th Awards (2025), Nominated - Best Orchestral Performance
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Contemporary Music
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Special offer. John Adams: Naive and Sentimental Music & Absolute Jest
Doric String Quartet, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian
The RSNO’s playing captures all the delicacy, grandeur and zing of Adams’s complex score, while the Doric String Quartet brings sumptuous sweetness and laser-like clarity to its solo part…There... —
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2018, Recording of the Month
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2019, Finalist - Orchestral
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the RSNO under Peter Oundjian manage very effectively to project this single sweep of sound from beginning to end. Brass and percussion stand out for all the right reasons...but it's really... —
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The inspiration of Stravinsky’s Chant du Rossignol is never far away in this [Slonimsky’s Earbox], and sometimes overt in the harmonic and melodic shapes. There’s more for the orchestra to get... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Contemporary Music
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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Special offer. Adams: My Father Knew Charles Ives & Harmonielehre
RecommendedNashville Symphony, Giancarlo Guerrero
Throughout, Giancarlo Guerrero and the Nashville Symphony have a steady handle on this deeply personal homage ['My Father Knew Charles Ives']…there is much to enjoy among these Adams rarities. —
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Grammy Awards, 64th Awards (2022), Nominee - Best Orchestral Performance
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A classic release in which Warren-Green and his colleagues play with such passion and commitment that any Minimalist doubters will be swept along with them. Spotlessly engineered. —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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John Adams: Absolute Jest
RecommendedOrli Shaham (piano) & Marc-André Hamelin (piano)
Synergy Vocals, San Francisco Symphony & St. Lawrence String Quartet, Michael Tilson Thomas & John Adams
Here is wit, rough passion, gravity and playfulness...the dialogue between the St Lawrence String Quartet and the San Francisco Orchestra is brilliantly cogent and clear. Absolute Jest is a... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 14th August 2015
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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Road Trip: Aurora Orchestra
RecommendedDawn Landes (vocal & guitar), Sam Amidon (vocals & guitar)
Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon
Adams's Chamber Symphony, inspired equally by Schoenberg and cartoon scores, is taken at a cracking pace, even faster than the composer's own...[Appalachian Spring] is given a lovely performance,... —
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2015, Orchestral Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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