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Born 15 February 1947, John Adams is one of America's most esteemed composers. Although his musical roots were in minimalism he has, like most other composers from that school, developed an orchestral and harmonic style that uses the rhythmic vitality of minimalism combined with a romantic accessibility.This CD is a wonderful introduction to Adams's music: it includes the light-hearted Grand Pianola Music of 1982; Shaker Loops, the last three movements of which have been used in a video game, and the spectacular and exciting Short Ride in a Fast Machine, which is exactly what it is! “Under Rattle the foxtrot from The Chairman Dances has unabated energy” Penguin Guide, January 2011 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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“Remarkable music, splendidly played and most vividly and atmospherically recorded.” Penguin Guide, 2011 edition | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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“Harmonielehre was inspired by a dream vision of a massive tanker that suddenly took flight, displaying a 'beautiful brownish-orange oxide on the bottom part of its hull'; the setting was just off San Francisco Bay Bridge. 'Those pounding E minor chords are like a grinding of gears,' says John Adams of its violent, gunshot opening.
Scored for a huge orchestra and structured in three contrasted sections, Harmonielehre is probably the nearest thing on offer to a minimalist symphony, and for that reason alone it could well appeal beyond the élite coterie of minimalist-fanciers.
Rattle's recording has great heft and dynamic range, an informative balance and a vivid sense of aural perspective. The brass components of those opening chords have enormous weight and presence, and the ringing marimbas thereafter a bright complexion. Adams's frequent requests for subtle tempo transitions are subtly honoured by the conductor.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Simon Rattle conducts American Music
| | Nobody's Sweetheart Meyers/Schoebel Harvey and the Wallbangers & London Sinfonietta Sweet Sue Harris/Young Harvey and the Wallbangers & London Sinfonietta | Adams, J: | Harmonielehre City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra The Chairman Dances City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Tromba Lontana Jonathan Holland & Wesley Warren (trumpets) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Short Ride in a Fast Machine City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | Bernstein: | West Side Story: Mambo City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Wonderful Town Prelude, Fugue & Riffs for Solo Clarinet and Jazz Ensemble London Sinfonietta | Carter, E: | Celebration of some 100 x 150 notes City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | Ellington: | Duke Ellington Album | Gershwin: | Rhapsody in Blue (opening) Wayne Marshall (piano) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Porgy and Bess (award-winning recording from 1988) Willard White, Cynthia Haymon, Gregg Baker, Cynthia Clarey, Marietta Simpson, Damon Evans Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra Rhapsody in Blue (orch. Grofé) Peter Donohoe (piano) London Sinfonietta A Gershwin Songbook Peter Donohoe (piano) Piano Concerto in F major Peter Donohoe (piano) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | Ives, C: | Decoration Day (conclusion) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | Layton, T: | After you've gone Harvey and the Wallbangers & London Sinfonietta |
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| |  | 20th Century Masterpieces - 100 Years of Classical Music
Adams, J: | The Chairman Dances City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle | Adès: | Asyla City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle | Barber, S: | Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas | Bartók: | Piano Concerto No. 3, BB 127, Sz. 119 Martha Argerich (piano) Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, Charles Dutoit | Berg: | Violin Concerto 'To the Memory of an Angel' (1935) Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin) Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Gianluigi Gelmetti | Bernstein: | West Side Story: Symphonic Dances City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi | Birtwistle: | Tragoedia Melos Ensemble, Lawrence Foster | Boulez: | Le Soleil des Eaux Josephine Nendick, Barry McDaniel & Louis Devos BBC Chorus & Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez | Britten: | Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle | Copland: | Fanfare for the Common Man Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México, Enrique Bátiz | Debussy: | La Mer Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini | Delius: | Brigg Fair Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham | Dutilleux: | Cello Concerto Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) Orchestre de Paris, Serge Baudo | Elgar: | Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 Jacqueline du Pré (cello) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli | Falla: | Noches en los jardines de Espana Gonzalo Soriano Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | Gershwin: | Rhapsody in Blue orch. Grofé London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn | Gorecki: | Symphony No. 3, Op. 36 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs' Zofia Kilanowicz Kraków Symphony Orchestra, Jacek Kaspszyk | Henze: | Barcarola City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle | Hindemith: | Symphony 'Mathis der Maler' Philadelphia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch | Holst: | The Planets, Op. 32 Geoffrey Mitchell Choir & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | Honegger: | Movement symphonique No. 1 'Pacific 231' Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons | Janacek: | Sinfonietta Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras | Khachaturian: | Masquerade Philharmonia Orchestra, Efrem Kurtz | Landowski: | Adagio cantabile for string orchestra Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, Marcel Landowski | Lutoslawski: | Concerto for Orchestra | Mahler: | Der Abschied (Das Lied von der Erde) Christa Ludwig (soprano) Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer | Maw, N: | Dance Scenes Philharmonia Orchestra, Daniel Harding | Messiaen: | Et Expecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum Ensemble de Percussion de l'Orchestre de Paris & Orchestre de Paris, Serge Baudo | Milhaud: | La Création du Monde, Op. 81 Orchestre National de France, Leonard Bernstein | Nielsen: | Symphony No. 5, Op. 50 (FS97) Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt | Orff: | Carmina Burana Lucia Popp, Gerhard Unger, Raymond Wolansky & John Noble Wandsworth School Boys' Choir & New Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | Pärt: | Spiegel im Spiegel Tasmin Little & Martin Roscoe | Penderecki: | Tren (Threnody), "To the Victims of Hiroshima" Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra, Krzysztof Penderecki | Poulenc: | Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings & Timpani Gillian Weir City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox | Prokofiev: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat major, Op. 10 Martha Argerich (piano) Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, Charles Dutoit | Rachmaninov: | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) Berliner Philharmoniker, Antonio Pappano | Ravel: | Boléro Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | Respighi: | Pines of Rome London Symphony Orchestra, Lamberto Gardelli | Rodrigo: | Concierto de Aranjuez Angel Romero London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn | Schnittke: | Minuet for String Trio Gidon Kremer, Yuri Bashmet & Mstislav Rostropovich | Schoenberg: | 5 orchestral pieces, Op. 16 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle | Shostakovich: | Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 Wiener Philharmoniker, Mariss Jansons | Sibelius: | Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82 Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Berglund | Strauss, R: | Four Last Songs Nina Stemme Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano | Stravinsky: | The Rite of Spring London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras | Takemitsu: | Water-ways London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen | Tavener: | The Protecting Veil Steven Isserlis (cello) London Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rhozdestvensky | Tippett: | Concerto for double string orchestra Moscow Chamber Orchestra & Bath Festival Orchestra, Rudolf Barshai | Turnage: | Drowned Out City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle | Vaughan Williams: | The Lark Ascending Sarah Chang (violin) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink | Walton: | Cello Concerto Lynn Harrell (cello) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle | Webern: | Six Pieces for Orchestra Op. 6 (revised version) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle |
Each disc in the set takes the listener on a fascinating journey through the century, composer by composer and work by work, from Russian Romanticism, French Impressionism, English Pastoralism, Atonalism, Neo Classicism right up to Post Modernism, and from as wide a range of countries and genres as possible. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | American Classics: Imaginary LandscapesSounds of America
Adams, J: | Grand Pianola Music Shaker Loops The Chairman Dances Short Ride in a Fast Machine | Barber, S: | Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24 Violin Concerto, Op. 14 Dover Beach, Op. 3 Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 1 | Bernstein: | Candide - Overture West Side Story: Symphonic Dances Prelude, Fugue & Riffs for Solo Clarinet and Jazz Ensemble | Carter, E: | Three Occasions for Orchestra Violin Concerto Concerto for Orchestra | Copland: | Clarinet Concerto Fanfare for the Common Man Appalachian Spring Symphony No. 3 Dance Symphony Quiet City Old American Songs: excerpts | Gershwin: | An American in Paris, tone poem Rhapsody in Blue | Glass, P: | Company Façades | Grofe: | Grand Canyon Suite Mississippi Suite Death Valley Suite | Reich: | Four Organs Eight Lines |
and works by Joplin, Sousa, Ives, Kern
Bringing together the finest collections from the American Classics range this beautifully-packaged boxed set appeals to any collector and offers a comprehensive overview of classical music composition in the US. This boxset takes the most successful titles from the American Classics range and brings them together in a comprehensive overview of classical music, broadway and jazz in the United States. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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