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John Adams: Hallelujah Junction serves as a best-of collection that chronicles the composer's career and points up the breadth and depth of Adams' contribution to American musical life in the late twentieth and early twenty first centuries. It was released to coincide with the publication of Adams' memoir, Hallelujah Junction: Composing an American Life. This kind of broad retrospective always raises the question about whether omissions leave gaping holes in its summation of a composer's work, and it must be said that this collection gets it right; the important works are covered, and when only a section or movement of a larger piece is chosen, it's the right one, most likely because the composer was involved in the selection process. Two of Adams' most widely performed and recorded pieces, Short Ride in a Fast Machine and The Chairman Dances, are not included, but in the grand scheme of things they are less significant than the works that are included. All of these performances come from the Nonesuch catalog. It doesn't hurt that Adams has an exclusive contract with Nonesuch to release the first recording of each work, and most of the performances here have the authority of being recorded with the composer's input.
The collection covers works beginning with Shaker Loops from 1978 (in its orchestral version) to A Flowering Tree, Adams' 2006 opera. Other highlights include the first movement of Harmonielehre, the third movement of Harmonium, the sublime third scene of the first act of Nixon in China (which Adams describes as one of the favorite things he has written), "Mongrel Airs" from the Chamber Symphony, the two opening choruses from The Death of Klinghoffer, two excerpts from El Niño, and "A New Day" from The Dharma at Big Sur. The performances are uniformly superlative. The sound, too, is consistently good, except for Harmonium, which, uncharacteristically for ECM, has balance problems. The recordings were made in various circumstances, which may require some adjustment of volume between tracks. For the newcomer to Adams, there's no better introduction to his work, and even fans who already own recordings of many of these pieces may find this survey an exhilarating reminder of the scope of the composer's imagination.
© TiVo
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San Francisco Symphony, Orchestra, MainArtist - Edo de Waart, Conductor, MainArtist - John Newton, Engineer - John Adams, Composer - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer
© 2008 Nonesuch Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1985 Nonesuch Records
John Adams, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Paul Zinman, Engineer - Philip Waldway, Producer - Orchestra Of St Luke's, Orchestra, MainArtist
© 2008 Nonesuch Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1996 Nonesuch Records
San Francisco Symphony, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Newton, Engineer - John Adams, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer - San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist
© 2008 Nonesuch Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1999 Nonesuch Records
Sanford Sylvan, Baritone Vocals, MainArtist - Edo de Waart, Conductor, MainArtist - John Adams, Composer - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Orchestra Of St Luke's, Orchestra, MainArtist
© 2008 Nonesuch Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1988 Nonesuch Records
Edo de Waart, Conductor, MainArtist - John Adams, Composer - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Orchestra Of St Luke's, Orchestra, MainArtist - James Maddalena, Baritone Vocals, MainArtist
© 2008 Nonesuch Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1988 Nonesuch Records
Carolann Page, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Sanford Sylvan, Baritone Vocals, MainArtist - Edo de Waart, Conductor, MainArtist - John Adams, Composer - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Orchestra Of St Luke's, Orchestra, MainArtist - James Maddalena, Baritone Vocals, MainArtist - Thomas Hammons, MainArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals
© 2008 Nonesuch Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1988 Nonesuch Records
Dick Lewzey, Engineer - John Adams, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - London Sinfonietta, Orchestra, MainArtist - JOHN MCCLURE, Producer
© 2008 Nonesuch Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1994 Nonesuch Records
John Adams, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Geoff Foster, Engineer - Michael Collins, Clarinet - London Sinfonietta, Orchestra, MainArtist - Kees de Visser, MixingEngineer - Philip Waldway, Producer
© 2008 Nonesuch Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1998 Nonesuch Records
John Adams, Composer, Producer, Piano, MainArtist - Mark Grey, Engineer
© 2008 Nonesuch Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1993 Nonesuch Records
John Adams, Composer - Kent Nagano, Conductor, MainArtist - JOHN MCCLURE, Producer - Alice Goodman, Librettist - The London Opera Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist - The Opera De Lyon, Orchestra, MainArtist
© 2008 Nonesuch Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1992 Nonesuch Records - Elektra Entertainment, a division of Warner Communications, Inc.
John Adams, Composer - Kent Nagano, Conductor, MainArtist - JOHN MCCLURE, Producer - Alice Goodman, Librettist - The London Opera Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist - The Opera De Lyon, Orchestra, MainArtist
© 2008 Nonesuch Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1992 Elektra Entertainment, a division of Warner Communications Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States.
Audra McDonald, Vocals - Michael McElroy, Vocals - John Adams, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Tom Lazarus, Engineer - Tommy Krasker, Producer - Seppo Kantonen, Keyboards - June Jordan, Lyricist - Marja Mutru, Keyboards - Janne Murto, Saxophone - Jari-Pekka Karvonen, Drums - Kari Tenkanen, Clarinet - Markku Tabell, Keyboards
© 2008 Nonesuch Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1998 Nonesuch Records
John Adams, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gidon Kremer, Violin, MainArtist - Ulrich Ruscher, Engineer - Kent Nagano, Conductor, MainArtist - Martin Sauer, Producer
© 2008 Nonesuch Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1996 Nonesuch Records
John Adams, Composer - Richard King, Engineer - Martin Sauer, Producer - Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor, MainArtist - Los Angeles Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
© 2008 Nonesuch Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2002 Nonesuch Records
Mark Gray, Engineer - John Adams, Composer - Kent Nagano, Conductor, MainArtist - The London Voices, Choir, MainArtist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer - Patrick Marco, Director - Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - Theatre of Voices, Counter-Tenor Vocals
© 2008 Nonesuch Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2001 Nonesuch Records
Mark Gray, Engineer - John Adams, Composer - Dawn Upshaw, Soprano Vocals - Kent Nagano, Conductor, MainArtist - The London Voices, Choir, MainArtist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer - Patrick Marco, Director - Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - Theatre of Voices, Counter-Tenor Vocals
© 2008 Nonesuch Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2001 Nonesuch Records
John Adams, Composer, Lyricist, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Peter Sellars, Lyricist - Jessica Rivera, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist
© 2008 Nonesuch Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2008 Nonesuch Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Tracy Silverman, Violin, MainArtist - John Adams, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - BBC Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
© 2008 Nonesuch Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2006 Nonesuch Records, Inc.
Album review
John Adams: Hallelujah Junction serves as a best-of collection that chronicles the composer's career and points up the breadth and depth of Adams' contribution to American musical life in the late twentieth and early twenty first centuries. It was released to coincide with the publication of Adams' memoir, Hallelujah Junction: Composing an American Life. This kind of broad retrospective always raises the question about whether omissions leave gaping holes in its summation of a composer's work, and it must be said that this collection gets it right; the important works are covered, and when only a section or movement of a larger piece is chosen, it's the right one, most likely because the composer was involved in the selection process. Two of Adams' most widely performed and recorded pieces, Short Ride in a Fast Machine and The Chairman Dances, are not included, but in the grand scheme of things they are less significant than the works that are included. All of these performances come from the Nonesuch catalog. It doesn't hurt that Adams has an exclusive contract with Nonesuch to release the first recording of each work, and most of the performances here have the authority of being recorded with the composer's input.
The collection covers works beginning with Shaker Loops from 1978 (in its orchestral version) to A Flowering Tree, Adams' 2006 opera. Other highlights include the first movement of Harmonielehre, the third movement of Harmonium, the sublime third scene of the first act of Nixon in China (which Adams describes as one of the favorite things he has written), "Mongrel Airs" from the Chamber Symphony, the two opening choruses from The Death of Klinghoffer, two excerpts from El Niño, and "A New Day" from The Dharma at Big Sur. The performances are uniformly superlative. The sound, too, is consistently good, except for Harmonium, which, uncharacteristically for ECM, has balance problems. The recordings were made in various circumstances, which may require some adjustment of volume between tracks. For the newcomer to Adams, there's no better introduction to his work, and even fans who already own recordings of many of these pieces may find this survey an exhilarating reminder of the scope of the composer's imagination.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 02:25:30
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: John Adams
- Composer: John Adams
- Label: Nonesuch
- Genre: Classical
© 2008 Nonesuch Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2008 Nonesuch Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
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