Naïve & Sentimental Music

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The title is adapted from On Naïve and SentimentalPoetry, a 1795 essay by Schiller, who regarded the naïve artist as one for whom art is a natural form of expression, and who creates without... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Release Date: 9th Sep 2002
Catalogue No: 7559796362
Label: Nonesuch
Length: 44 minutes

Adams, J: Naive and Sentimental Music

Work length44:18

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John Adams

I. Naive and Sentimental Music

Track length18:10

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II. Mother of the Man

Track length15:09

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III. Chain to the Rhythm

Track length10:59

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2010

The title is adapted from On Naïve and SentimentalPoetry, a 1795 essay by Schiller, who regarded the naïve artist as one for whom art is a natural form of expression, and who creates without concern for historical significance; the sentimental artist is all too aware that he and his art stand apart, and what he creates reflects this chasm. 'This particular piece,' Adams writes, 'perhaps more than any of my others, attempts to allow the naïve in me to speak, to let it play freely.' A symphony in all but name, Naïve andSentimental Music (1999) is cast in three movements.
The first is an 'essay on melody,' built around an expansive theme that unfolds in long strands. Adams' harmonic sensitivity and structural control are breathtaking. And the entire movement unfolds as organically as the melody that's its idée fixe. Adams titled the finale 'Chain to the Rhythm'. Melody takes a back seat to what quickly becomes a dazzling and increasingly ominous moto perpetuo. Naïve and SentimentalMusic is dedicated to Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, who premièred it in February 1999. Though the fiendishly difficult finale could perhaps be played more tautly, the overall interpretation is very persuasive indeed.

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