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1	John Adams: Shaker Loops; The Wound-Dresser; Short Ride in a Fast Machine (2004) more music like this performed by Nathan Gunn (baritone), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop (conductor) composed by John Adams add to wishlist Like Steve Reich and Philip Glass, John Adams has developed minimalism into a more expressive and versatile language than it promised in the 1970s, when pattern music was at its height but also at its most rigorous and severe. Judging from the works on this 2004 Naxos release, Adams has progressed from the limitations of static repetition, ... see all copies from £3.15! new only from £6.27!
2	John Adams: Harmonium; Rachmaninov: The Bells (1996) more music like this performed by Karl Dent (tenor), Renée Fleming (soprano), Victor Ledbetter (baritone), Robert Shaw (conductor) composed by John Adams, Sergey Rachmaninov add to wishlist see all copies from £4.42! new only from £7.12!
3	Sonic Rebellion: Alternative Classical Collection (2007) more music like this performed by Aaron Shorr (piano), Albert Schweitzer Quintet, Ars Nova Copenhagen, Art Nouveau Ensemble, Boris Berman (prepared piano), Continuum, Elsbeth Moser (bayan), Jørgen Plaetner (electronics), Kathrin Rabus (violin), Laura Mikkola (piano), Maria Kliegel (cello) composed by Arvo Pärt, Charles Wuorinen, Conlon Nancarrow, Edgard Varèse, Einojuhani Rautavaara, George Crumb, Giacinto Scelsi, György Ligeti, Hans Werner Henze, John Adams, John Cage, Jørgen Plaetner, Krzysztof Penderecki, Philip Glass, Sofia Gubaidulina add to wishlist The Naxos label diverges from its usual plain graphic design with this attempt to create the idea of an "alternative classical" genre, an idea that has paid big dividends when applied to rock and country music. Most of the selections are drawn from existing Naxos releases, with a few taken from discs by Denmark's Da Capo and Germany's CPO labels. ... see all copies from £3.15! new only from £3.15!
4	Adams:Harmonielehre/The Chairman Dances/Two Fanfares (1994) more music like this performed by Jonathan Holland (trumpet), Wesley Warren (flugelhorn), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle (conductor) composed by John Adams add to wishlist Adams' Harmonielehre -- or "Harmony Teachings" -- derives its title from Arnold Schoenberg's 1911 book of the same title. Far in technique from Schoenberg's 12-tone style, yet separating from the minimalist school of composition, "Harmonielehre" in its three movements shows Adams returning to some of his finer works of the past and bursting forth ... see all copies from £10.67! new only from £10.67!
5	John Adams: Complete Piano Music (2007) more music like this performed by Maarten van Veen (piano), Ralph van Raat (piano) composed by John Adams add to wishlist John Adams is a crowd-pleasing composer and as such depends on the large audiences of orchestral music for the musical dialogues in which he engages. Solo piano music didn't have the same kind of public when it came out, at least in the classical realm, and Adams has not written a great deal of music for the piano. The four works presented here by ... see all copies from £4.14! new only from £4.14!
6	John Adams: The Dharma at Big Sur (2006) more music like this performed by Bill Houghton (trumpet), Tracy Silverman (electric violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra, John Adams (conductor) composed by John Adams add to wishlist The two works on this album reflect the West Coast and Northeastern sides of John Adams' musical personality. He has fused the two tendencies with uncommon elegance over the years, but here he allows himself the latitude to pay more direct homage to several predecessors who influenced him. The Dharma at Big Sur is a concerto for electric six ... see all copies from £12.96! new only from £12.96!
7	Discover Music of the 20th Century (2005) more music like this performed by Amici Ensemble, Boris Berman (piano), Idil Biret (piano), Klára Körmendi (piano), Peter Hill (piano), Rebecca Hirsch (violin), Robert Aitken (flute), Roger Heaton (clarinet), Zofia Kilanowicz (soprano), St. John's College Choir, Cambridge (choir, chorus) composed by Alban Berg, Anton Webern, Arnold Schoenberg, Béla Bartók, Benjamin Britten, Charles Ives, Claude Debussy, Dmitry Shostakovich, Edgard Varèse, George Gershwin, Harrison Birtwistle, Henryk Górecki, Igor Stravinsky, John Adams, John Cage, John Tavener add to wishlist see all copies from £6.87! new only from £6.87!
8	Adams: Shaker Loops/Phrygian Gates/Chamber Symphony (1997) more music like this performed by Andreas Groll (double bassoon), Catherine Milliken (oboe), Ensemble Modern, Eva Bocker (cello), Freya Kirby (violin), Hermann Kretzschmar (synthesizer), Hermann Kretzschmar (piano), Kai Gleusteen (violin), Martin Owen (french horn) composed by John Adams add to wishlist see all copies from £3.68!
9	John Adams: The Chairman Dances (1987) more music like this performed by San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Edo de Waart (conductor) composed by John Adams add to wishlist see all copies from £8.21! new only from £12.33!
10	John Adams: I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky (2005) more music like this performed by Darius DeHaas (vocals), Holst-Sinfonietta Band, Holst-Sinfonietta Band, Jeannette Friedrich (vocals), Jonas Holst (vocals), Kimako Xavier Trotman (vocals), Lilith Gardell (vocals), Markus Alexander Neisser (vocals), Martina Mühlpointner (vocals) composed by John Adams, Recorded Sound add to wishlist see all copies from £3.15! new only from £3.15!
11	Adams: Shaker Loops/Light Over Water (1987) more music like this performed by Ahling Neu (viola), Brian McCarty (french horn), Dan Smiley (violin), Don Kenelly (trombone), Gary Lowendusky (bass), Jennifer Culp (cello), Jim Miller (trumpet), John Adams (synthesizer), Judiyaba (cello), Krista Bennion Feeney (violin) composed by John Adams add to wishlist see all copies from £3.89! new only from £10.87!
12	John Adams: Grand Pianola; Steve Reich: Eight Lines; Vermont Counterpoint (2005) more music like this performed by Alan Feinberg (piano), Jane Bryden (soprano), Kimball Wheeler (soprano), Pamela Wood Ambush (soprano), Solisti New York, Ursula Oppens (piano), Ransom Wilson (conductor) composed by John Adams, Steve Reich add to wishlist Since minimalism is well-established as a major movement of the late twentieth century and widely practiced today, it may be surprising to find that John Adams' Grand Pianola (1982) ever provoked controversy. Yet its premiere riled the academic and avant-garde establishment, perhaps less for its explicit adoption of repetitive and additive ... see all copies from £8.71! new only from £8.71!
13	Postcards (1994) more music like this performed by Eugene Corporon (conductor) composed by Bob Margolis, Darius Milhaud, Frank Ticheli, John Adams, Ron Nelson add to wishlist see all copies from £5.63! new only from £10.73!
14	Minimalist (2006) more music like this performed by Christopher Lawrence (double bass), John Harle (sax), Simon Haram (sax), London Chamber Orchestra composed by David C. Heath, John Adams, Philip Glass, Steve Reich add to wishlist The program notes for this CD begin with a quote from British visual artist Michael Craig Martin: "Minimalism presents the viewer with objects of charged neutrality...objects that are without any hierarchy of interest...objects that reveal everything about themselves, but little about the artist." If that can be taken as an adequate definition of ... see all copies from £5.87! new only from £5.87!
15	Adams: Harmonium (1984) more music like this performed by San Francisco Symphony Chorus (choir, chorus), San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Edo de Waart (conductor) composed by John Adams add to wishlist see all copies from £11.99! new only from £11.99!
16	John Adams: Violin Concerto; John Corigliano: Red Violin "Chaconne" (2006) more music like this performed by Charles Owen (piano), Chloë Hanslip (violin), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin (conductor) composed by Franz Waxman, George Enescu, John Adams, John Corigliano add to wishlist This is an unusually sumptuous release for the Naxos label, with a fully designed sleeve bearing a sharp picture of young British soloist Chloë Hanslip placed over the usual Naxos template cover. The enhanced presentation is understandable, for the program is an unusually ambitious one -- it attempts to present an entirely fresh and crowd-pleasing ... see all copies from £6.27! new only from £6.27!
17	John Adams: Harmonielehre (1985) more music like this performed by San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Edo de Waart (conductor) composed by John Adams add to wishlist see all copies from £7.05!
18	New World Jazz (1998) more music like this performed by Jerome Simas (clarinet), Mark J. Inouye (trumpet), Mark Niehaus (trumpet), Michael Linville (piano), Michael Tilson Thomas (piano), Tad Calcara (clarinet), New World Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor) composed by Darius Milhaud, David Raksin, George Antheil, George Gershwin, Igor Stravinsky, John Adams, Leonard Bernstein, Paul Hindemith add to wishlist see all copies from £4.73! new only from £4.73!
19	Contemporaries (2004) more music like this performed by Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Mallory Thompson (conductor) composed by Aaron Copland, Arnold Schoenberg, John Adams, Morten Lauridsen, Paul Hindemith add to wishlist see all copies from £9.54! new only from £11.39!
20	John Adams: Road Movies; Hallelujah Junction; Phrygian Gates; China Gates (2005) more music like this performed by Andrew Russo (piano), James Ehnes (piano), James Ehnes (violin) composed by John Adams add to wishlist see all copies from £9.23! new only from £9.23!
21	Journey (2004) more music like this performed by Andre J. Gaskins (cello), Columbus State University Wind Ensemble, Robert Rumbelow (conductor) composed by Bohuslav Martinu, Charles Ives, Dorothy Chang, Florent Schmitt, John Adams, Percy Grainger add to wishlist see all copies from £11.39! new only from £11.39!
22	American Classics (2005) more music like this performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble, Blues & Royals Band, Center City Brass Quintet, Cranwell Royal Air Force College Band, Graeme McNaught (piano), Harmen DeBoer (clarinet), Howard Shelley (piano), I Musici de Montréal composed by Aaron Copland, Edward "Duke" Ellington, George Gershwin, Gian Carlo Menotti, John Adams, John Philip Sousa, Leonard Bernstein, Morton Gould, Samuel Barber, Steve Reich, Traditional Spiritual, William Grant Still add to wishlist see all copies from £8.84! new only from £10.75!
23	John Adams, David Lang; Works for Wind Ensemble (1995) more music like this performed by Bart Mesman (electronics), David Lang, Ellen Corver (piano), Hendrik Jan Renes (tuba), Kees Koeman (electronics), Kym Amps (soprano), Lindsay Wagstaff (soprano), Netherlands Wind Ensemble, Ruth Holton (soprano), Sepp Grothenhuis (piano) composed by David Lang, John Adams add to wishlist see all copies from £11.30! new only from £12.26!
24	New York Philharmonic: An American Celebration [Selections from the new 10 CD set] (1999) more music like this performed by Arthur Whittemore (piano), Glenn Dicterow (violin), Jackie Lowe (piano), Jan de Gaetani (vocals), John Reardon (vocals), John Wummer (flute), Stanley Drucker (clarinet), Theodore Cella (harp), New York Philharmonic composed by Aaron Copland, Charles Ives, Ernest Bloch, Howard Hanson, Jacob Druckman, John Adams, Leonard Bernstein, Lukas Foss, Morton Gould, Ned Rorem, Peter Mennin, William Bolcom add to wishlist see all copies from £5.26!
25	Chinoiserie (2000) more music like this performed by Jenny Lin (gong), Jenny Lin (piano) composed by Abram Chasins, Albert W. Ketèlbey, Alexander Tcherepnin, Anton Arensky, Bohuslav Martinu, Cyril Scott, Ferruccio Busoni, Gioachino Rossini, Jacqueline Waeber-Diaz, John Adams, Leo Ornstein, Morton Gould, Percy Grainger add to wishlist In BIS' Chinoiserie, pianist Jenny Lin brings one of the most compelling and relevant themed recitals to be heard on disc in years, a collection of pieces by Western composers that attempts to explore the subject of China in some regard, not only musically but culturally.It is said that bandleader Cab Calloway once upbraided a young trumpeter in ... see all copies from £15.20! new only from £15.20!

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