Instrumental, Piano Solos, Adams, J (composer)
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My American Story – North
RecommendedDaniil Trifonov (piano), The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
a heartfelt and considered album, delivered with a refreshing smile – and first-rate musicianship. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 11th October 2024
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winners 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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John Adams: Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes?
RecommendedYuja Wang (piano), Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel
The solo part – written especially for Wang – it’s the pianist as perfectly as her infamous bodycon dresses. Her flawless technique is ideally suited to the frequent high-octane, galloping passages…Packed... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2020
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2020, Concerto Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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Opus Klassik, 2021, Winner - Concerto
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Hallelujah Junction: Adams, Stravinsky, Gershwin, Bernstein
Lukas Geniušas (piano), Anna Geniushene (piano)
The two pianos blend well throughout and the Bachian percussiveness of Stravinsky's 'Dumbarton Oaks' works particularly well in this arrangement. Adams's title work is another highlight, an... —
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The New York Times, Best Classical Music Albums of 2025
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2025, Piano
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There’s one substantial work here, the highlight of the whole programme: Giles Swayne’s Riffraff (1983), composed for the organ of St Alban’s Cathedral, where it is recorded. Making arresting... —
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an engaging album whose variety of mood ranges from sombre Britten to Bernstein in party mode. Onyx Brass There is some great skill from individual players on John Wilson show here, too check... —
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My American Story – North
RecommendedDaniil Trifonov (piano), The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
a heartfelt and considered album, delivered with a refreshing smile – and first-rate musicianship. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 11th October 2024
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John Adams: Road Movies
John Novacek, Leila Josefowicz, violin, Nicolas Hodges and Rolf Hind, pianos (World premiere recording), Nicolas Hodges, piano (World premiere recording), Rolf Hind
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2004, Editor's Choice
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…Phrygian Gates is a 25-minute movement of almost romantic scope and ambition, with genuinely expressive harmonies. Ralph Van Raat gives full weight to all that emotional potential, and he... —
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Just about everything comes together in this recording [of Messiaen’s 'Visions de l’Amen']...The Naughton twins don’t take the opening movement’s très lent directive at face value...but they... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2016, Editor's Choice
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This album's centre of gravity is Romaniuk's excellent performance of that minimalist classic, John Adams's Phrygian Gates. —
