Opera, 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: Doctor Atomic
RecommendedGerald Finley (Robert Oppenheimer), Julia Bullock (Kitty Oppenheimer), Brindley Sherratt (Edward Teller), Samuel Sakker (James Nolan), Andrew Staples (Robert Wilson), Jennifer Johnston (Pasqualita)
BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra, John Adams
Finley ‘owns’ the characterisation of J Robert Oppenheimer…and Julia Bullock’s Kitty [is] the most ardent possible. All else is compelling on every level, with superb British support from Brindley... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th June 2018
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2018, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2018, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2018
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Grammy Awards, 61st Awards (2019), Nominee - Opera Recording
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2019, Finalist - Opera
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2019, Winner - Opera (20th/21st century)
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Gramophone Awards, 2019, Finalist - Opera
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Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2018, Winner - Opera
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Special offer. Adams, J: I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky
RecommendedJeannette Friedrich, Lilith Gardell, Darius De Haas, Jonas Holst, Martina Muhlpointner, Markus Alexander Neisser & Kimako Xavier Trotman
The Band of the Holst-Sinfonietta, Klaus Simon
John Adams's stylistic range is vast, yet even in such a diverse output, I Was Looking at the Ceilingand Then I Saw the Sky (1995) stands apart. Conceived, in the composer's words, as 'a Broadwaystyle... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Adams, J: The Gospel According To The Other Mary
RecommendedKelley O'Connor (Mary), Tamara Mumford (Martha), Russell Thomas (Lazarus), Daniel Bubeck, Nathan Medley, Brian Cummings (countertenors)
Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale, Gustavo Dudamel
Miracles are violent and terrifying...Kelley O'Connor is an impactful Magdalene - unruly, extravagantly passionate. Contralto Tamara Mumford has mesmerising beauty and depth of tone. Under Gustavo... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 10th March 2014
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Shortlisted - Contemporary
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2014
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Great Operatic Arias 22 - Gerald Finley
Gerald Finley (baritone)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Edward Gardner
All essentials for a recital are present here: the featured artist in good voice, imagination capable of bringing 13 different characters to life..., apt recording decisions and on-the-pace... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2010, Editor's Choice
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Opera, May 2010, Recording of the Month
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Special offer. Adams, J: Nixon in China
Robert Orth, Maria Kanyova, Thomas Hammons, Marc Heller, Tracy Dahl, Chen-Ye Yuan, Melissa Malde, Julie Simson & Jennifer DeDominici
Colorado Symphony Orchestra & Opera Colorado Chorus, Marin Alsop
…Alsop balances rhythmic drive with careful pointers to Adams's later, more lyrical achievements… Robert Orth gives a remarkable sung impression of the president's speaking voice… Tracy Dahl... —
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Adams, J: El Niño
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Dawn Upshaw, Willard White
Theatre of Voices, London Voices, Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin, Kent Nagano
John Adams's nativity oratorio is a winner, a very palpable hit - an intelligent, emotional and sometimes magical re-telling of the old, old story from a new perspective...you can tell the cast... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2001, Editor's Choice
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John Adams - Collected Works
Glenn Fischthal (trumpet), Laurie McGaw (trumpet), James Maddalena (baritone, vocals), Sanford Sylvan (baritone, vocals), Thomas Hammons (bass-baritone, vocals), John Duykers (tenor), Mari Opatz (mezzo-soprano), Marion Dry (contralto), Stephanie Friedman (mezzo-soprano, vocals), Carolann Page (soprano),...
There’s no recording yet of his 2017 opera The Girl of the Golden West (you can blame the industry’s economics), but every other milestone since the mid-1980s is here in performances that continue... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2022
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My First Classical Music Album
Josef Bogacz (violin), Takako Nishizaki (violin), Dong-Suk Kang (violin), Pascal Devoyon (piano), Jenö Jandó (piano), Jurgen Schuster (trumpet), Idil Biret (piano), Francois-Joel Thiollier (piano), Georg Tichy (baritone), Zagreb Festival Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Cappella Istropolitana,...
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Adams, J: Harmonium, etc.
San Francisco Symphony Chorus, London Opera Chorus
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the Opera de Lyon, John Adams, Kent Nagano
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