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Conductor

John Adams

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

Also a composer

John Adams

89 works in this catalogue

John Adams (1947) is a conductor from United Kingdom. 99 classical recordings in this catalogue.

Discography (99 recordings)

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Work	Composer	Role	Year
A Flowering Tree: Scene 4: Kumudha and the Beggar Minstrels John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
A Flowering Tree: The Prince Recognizes Kumudha John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
Aria with Walking Bass John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
Study no. 7 Conlon Nancarrow	Conlon Nancarrow	conductor	-
Study no.5 Conlon Nancarrow	Conlon Nancarrow	conductor	-
Study no. 6 Conlon Nancarrow	Conlon Nancarrow	conductor	-
Mongrel Airs John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
Scratchband John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
Gejagte Form Wolfgang Rihm	Wolfgang Rihm	conductor	-
Light Over Water: Part II John Adams	John Adams	instrumentalist	-
Son of Chamber Symphony: III. John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
Fearful Symmetries (excerpt) John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
Light Over Water: Part I John Adams	John Adams	instrumentalist	-
Light Over Water: Part III John Adams	John Adams	instrumentalist	-
Elegy in Memory of Maurice Ravel David Diamond	David Diamond	conductor	-
Madame Press Died Last Week at Ninety Morton Feldman	Morton Feldman	conductor	-
A Flowering Tree: They Brought Her to Me John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
A Flowering Tree: Mamá Mamá, ¿Por Qué Nos Pegas? John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
A Flowering Tree: Scene 4: The Wedding John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
A Flowering Tree: Kumudha’s Prayer John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
The Dharma at Big Sur, Part II: Sri Moonshine John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
Three Film Scores for String Orchestra: Funeral Music Tōru Takemitsu	Tōru Takemitsu	conductor	-
Shaker Loops: III. Loops and Verses John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
Octandre Edgard Varèse	Edgard Varèse	conductor	-

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John Adams

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Charles Ives

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4 rec · Empire of Japan

Conlon Nancarrow

3 rec · United States

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1 rec · United States

Edgard Varèse

1 rec · France

Ferruccio Busoni

1 rec · Italy

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1 rec · Austria

Ingram Marshall

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Wolfgang Rihm

1 rec · Germany

Frequent Collaborators

London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 18 rec

Orchestra of St. Luke's

Orchestra · 17 rec

London Sinfonietta

Orchestra · 14 rec

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 11 rec

Berlin Philharmonic

Orchestra · 7 rec

Leila Josefowicz

Soloist · 7 rec

San Francisco Symphony

Orchestra · 6 rec

Dawn Upshaw

Soloist · 5 rec

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Orchestra · 4 rec

Michael Collins

Conductor · 3 rec

Vance George

Conductor · 3 rec

Christopher Van Kampen

Soloist · 3 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