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Title: John Adams (b.1947) Post by: Albion on July 27, 2021, 01:07:49 pm One of my absolute favourite late twentieth century operas is John Adams' Nixon in China (1987), which I was lucky enough to see in a splendid and thrilling production by English National Opera way back in 2000...
(https://2m4lvp43dgt6ws6h51m3c66y-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/02/Nixon_in_China_Scene-768x512.jpg) A firm admirer of Adams' music. Any other fans? :) Title: Re: John Adams (b.1947) Post by: cilgwyn on July 27, 2021, 01:24:49 pm One of my absolute favourite late twentieth century operas is John Adams' Nixon in China (1987), which I was lucky enough to see in a splendid and thrilling production by English National Opera way back in 2000... I forgot that one! ::) I don't know the opera;but I like the orchestral work The Chairman Dances! And I seem to remember enjoying an Lp of his music,borrowed from the library! Back in the 1980's,I believe?!(https://2m4lvp43dgt6ws6h51m3c66y-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/02/Nixon_in_China_Scene-768x512.jpg) A firm admirer of Adams' music. Any other fans? :) Title: Re: John Adams (b.1947) Post by: Lionel Harrison on July 27, 2021, 03:25:35 pm A firm admirer of Adams' music. Any other fans? :) Not me. But, as my wise old mother used to say, "It wouldn't do if we were all the same". If I had to listen to anything by a minimalist composer, it would probably be Philip Glass. But only if I had to... Title: Re: John Adams (b.1947) Post by: relm1 on July 27, 2021, 03:29:04 pm I was at the world premiere of Doctor Atomic. It blew me away!
Title: Re: John Adams (b.1947) Post by: Albion on July 27, 2021, 05:34:29 pm I was at the world premiere of Doctor Atomic. It blew me away! Lucky so-and-so! Adams is one of my favourite living composers - please give us a list of recommended recordings if possible. Besides Nixon, I only know Harmonium (1980), Short Ride in a Fast Machine (1986), The Wound-Dresser (1989), The Death of Klinghoffer (1991), Violin Concerto (1993) and the Doctor Atomic Symphony (2007) - but what I know I really like! :) Title: Re: John Adams (b.1947) Post by: relm1 on March 04, 2022, 02:25:32 pm I was at the world premiere of Doctor Atomic. It blew me away! Lucky so-and-so! Adams is one of my favourite living composers - please give us a list of recommended recordings if possible. Besides Nixon, I only know Harmonium (1980), Short Ride in a Fast Machine (1986), The Wound-Dresser (1989), The Death of Klinghoffer (1991), Violin Concerto (1993) and the Doctor Atomic Symphony (2007) - but what I know I really like! :) I also like his Violin Concerto No. 2, and prefer other conducting to his own performance of Doctor Atomic. I also saw MET performance in a theater which was great too. I'm going off memory but think the conductor was Alan Gilbert. |