John Adams
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Release Date: September 2022
Originally recorded in 2021
Classical
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In this programme, Paavo Järvi and the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich celebrate one of the most important composers of our time with works from different periods and citing a wide range of references, autobiographical or typically American. John Adams has assimilated numerous musical influences, and his personal style cannot be reduced to one of them: he is neither Minimalist, nor post-Minimalist, nor neo-Romantic. Some of his works can of course be said to belong to one or other of these movements, but he does not consider himself to be the representative of any particular tendency. If he refers to musical tradition in his works, it is always in a critical way and at the same time open to the influences of pop music, rock and jazz.
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Reviews
***** Coup de cœur
“…This outstanding portrait of Adams’ orchestral oeuvre is a fine way to celebrate the composer’s 75th birthday.”
“… Adam’s fans still shouldn’t miss this – these are slick, sumptuous readings with scrumptious detail. Alpha’s sound is fantastic.”
“… a release that shows composer, conductor, orchestra and record company in the best possible light.”
Editor’s Choice – January 2023
“John Adams’ recent spell as artist in residence with Zurich’s Tonhalle Orchestra and Paavo Järvi has resulted in a compact, concentrated disc that suggests there was a mutual meeting of musical minds during his tenure in the Swiss municipality…” ****
“This recording presents one of the most lucid and well-programmed portraits of John Adams to emerge, well, in a long while.”
“…This composer portrait offers both new and experienced listeners an exciting chance to get an overview of Adams’ oeuvre in convincing interpretations.” *****
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