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John Adams

Country: United Kingdom
Years: 1947
Recordings: 99
Recorded: 1991–2011

Biography

American composer (born 1947)

Discography (99 recordings)

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Work	Composer	Role	Year
Violin Concerto: i) ♩ = 78 John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
The Wound-Dresser John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
Violin Concerto: iii) Toccare John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
Violin Concerto: ii) Chaconne: Body Through Which the Dream Flows John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
Tromba Lontana John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
The Wound-Dresser John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
Fearful Symmetries John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
Hoodoo Zephyr John Adams	John Adams	instrumentalist	-
Chamber Symphony: I. Mongrel Airs John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
Grand Pianola Music: I. Part IA John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
Grand Pianola Music: II. Part IB John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
Gnarly Buttons: III. Put Your Loving Arms Around Me John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
Shaker Loops: IV. A Final Shaking John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
Harmonium: II. Because I Could Not Stop for Death John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
Harmonium: III. Wild Nights John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
A Flowering Tree: Scene 2: Flores Chorus John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
A Flowering Tree: Kumudha and Her Sister… John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
A Flowering Tree: The Bride Sunk Her Face… John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
Doctor Atomic: Overture John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
Harmonielehre: Part I. John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
Harmonielehre: Part II. The Anfortas Wound John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
A Flock Descends Into the Pentagonal Garden Tōru Takemitsu	Tōru Takemitsu	conductor	-
American Standard: I. John Philip Sousa \\ II. Christian Zeal and Activity \\ III. Sentimentals John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
Scheherazade.2: 2. A Long Desire (Love Scene) John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
Scheherazade.2: 3. Scheherazade and the Men with Beards John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-

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Frequent Collaborators

London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 18 rec

Orchestra of St. Luke's

Orchestra · 17 rec

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 11 rec

Berlin Philharmonic

Orchestra · 7 rec

Leila Josefowicz

Soloist · 7 rec

San Francisco Symphony

Orchestra · 6 rec

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Orchestra · 4 rec

Michael Collins

Conductor · 3 rec

Vance George

Conductor · 3 rec

Marc-André Hamelin

Soloist · 3 rec

Paul Crossley

Conductor · 1 rec

Naoko Tanaka

Soloist · 1 rec

Top Labels

Nonesuch6 Elektra Nonesuch2 Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings1 Etcetera1 RCO Live1 Rhino1

Top Repertoire

Grand Pianola MusicJohn Adams6 Chamber SymphonyJohn Adams5 Shaker LoopsJohn Adams5 Scheherazade.2John Adams4 Gnarly ButtonsJohn Adams3 HarmoniumJohn Adams3 My Father Knew Charles IvesJohn Adams3 Orchestral Set No. 1, S. 7 "Three Places in New England"Charles Ives3 ScratchbandJohn Adams3 Son of Chamber SymphonyJohn Adams3 Violin ConcertoJohn Adams3 American Standard: Christian Zeal and ActivityJohn Adams2 Fearful SymmetriesJohn Adams2 The Dharma at Big SurJohn Adams2 The Wound-DresserJohn Adams2 A Flowering Tree: Bride and GroomJohn Adams1 A Flowering Tree: “Days Passed…”John Adams1 A Flowering Tree: Kumudha and Her Sister…John Adams1 A Flowering Tree: “Kumudha Once More…”John Adams1 A Flowering Tree: Kumudha’s Final TransformationJohn Adams1 A Flowering Tree: Kumudha’s PrayerJohn Adams1 A Flowering Tree: Mamá Mamá, ¿Por Qué Nos Pegas?John Adams1 A Flowering Tree: One Morning…John Adams1 A Flowering Tree: Scene 2: Flores ChorusJohn Adams1 A Flowering Tree: Scene 3: Audience With the KingJohn Adams1 A Flowering Tree: Scene 3: Before I Laughed With Him NightlyJohn Adams1 A Flowering Tree: Scene 4: Kumudha and the Beggar MinstrelsJohn Adams1 A Flowering Tree: Scene 4: The WeddingJohn Adams1 A Flowering Tree: Scene 5: We Had All but Forgotten You, PrinceJohn Adams1 A Flowering Tree: The Bride Sunk Her Face…John Adams1