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The John Adams Edition

The John Adams Edition

Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle
2017

It says much for the Berliner Philharmoniker’s enlightened programming that it can present a feast of performances of John Adams’ music, recorded in a single season (2016–17) under a host of top conductors. Harmonielehre and the violin concerto Scheherazade.2—with Leila Josefowicz as the magnificent soloist—are conducted by the composer. Alan Gilbert gives us a thrilling Short Ride in a Fast Machine, Gustavo Dudamel conducts the atmospheric City Noir and Simon Rattle takes on The Gospel According to the Other Mary superbly. Meanwhile, Rattle’s successor as the orchestra’s chief conductor and artistic director, Kirill Petrenko, gives us the intensely moving The Wound-Dresser with Georg Nigl as the powerful soloist. Glorious, idiomatic playing throughout.

John Adams
Harmonielehre
42:16
I.
John Adams, Berlin Philharmonic
18:50
II. The Anfortas Wound
John Adams, Berlin Philharmonic
12:07
III. Meister Eckhardt and Quackie
John Adams, Berlin Philharmonic
11:18
John Adams
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Berlin Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert
4:11
John Adams
City Noir
34:11
I. The City and Its Double
Berlin Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel
13:32
II. The Song Is for You
Berlin Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel
8:32
III. Boulevard Night
Berlin Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel
12:07
John Adams
Lollapalooza
Lollapalooza
Berlin Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert
6:35
John Adams
Scheherazade.2
48:14
I. Tale of the Wise Young Woman – Pursuit by the True Believers
John Adams, Berlin Philharmonic, Leila Josefowicz
15:27
II. A Long Desire (Love Scene)
Leila Josefowicz, John Adams, Berlin Philharmonic
14:22
III. Scheherazade and the Men with Beards
Leila Josefowicz, John Adams, Berlin Philharmonic
10:10
IV. Escape, Flight, Sanctuary
Berlin Philharmonic, Leila Josefowicz, John Adams
8:14
John Adams
The Wound-Dresser
The Wound-Dresser
Berlin Philharmonic, Kirill Petrenko, Georg Nigl
18:31
John Adams
The Gospel According to the Other Mary
2:23:54
Scene 1. The Next Day in the City Jail
Sir Simon Rattle, Kelley O'Connor, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Berlin Philharmonic
4:19
Scene 1. Now a Certain Woman Named Martha
Brian Cummings, Tamara Mumford, Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle, Daniel Bubeck, Nathan Medley
2:54
Scene 2. And She Had a Sister Named Mary
Daniel Bubeck, Brian Cummings, Nathan Medley, Berlin Philharmonic, Tamara Mumford, Sir Simon Rattle
1:45
Scene 2. I Am Surprised That I Am Beginning to Pray Daily
Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle, Kelley O'Connor
3:28
Scene 2. En un Día da Amor Yo Bajé Hasta la Tierra
Berlin Philharmonic, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Sir Simon Rattle
4:43
Scene 3. Now a Certain Man Was Sick
Berlin Philharmonic, Daniel Bubeck, Nathan Medley, Brian Cummings, Sir Simon Rattle
4:19
Scene 3. Lazarus Dies While His Sisters Await Jesus
Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle
2:06
Scene 3. Why Standest Thou Afar off, O Lord?
Brian Cummings, Tamara Mumford, Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic, Nathan Medley, Daniel Bubeck
2:36
Scene 3. In My Own Quietly Explosive Here
Berlin Philharmonic, Nathan Medley, Daniel Bubeck, Kelley O'Connor, Tamara Mumford, Sir Simon Rattle, Brian Cummings
3:02
Scene 3. Don't Touch My Left Arm
Sir Simon Rattle, Kelley O'Connor, Berlin Philharmonic
2:24
Scene 3. When Mary Was Come Where Jesus Was
Brian Cummings, Sir Simon Rattle, Daniel Bubeck, Kelley O'Connor, Berlin Philharmonic, Nathan Medley
3:46
Scene 3. Jesus Said, Take Ye Away The Stone
Tamara Mumford, Brian Cummings, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Medley, Berlin Philharmonic, Daniel Bubeck
2:14
Scene 3. And When He Thus Had Spoken
Brian Cummings, Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Medley, Daniel Bubeck
4:41
Scene 3. Drop Down, Ye Heavens, from Above
Sir Simon Rattle, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Berlin Philharmonic
2:55
Scene 4. Then Jesus Six Days Before the Passover
Sir Simon Rattle, Brian Cummings, Berlin Philharmonic, Nathan Medley, Daniel Bubeck
0:44
Scene 4. For the Grave Cannot Praise Thee
Sir Simon Rattle, Peter Hoare, Berlin Philharmonic
7:08
Scene 4. Then Took Mary a Pound of Ointment
Rundfunkchor Berlin, Nathan Medley, Brian Cummings, Berlin Philharmonic, Kelley O'Connor, Daniel Bubeck, Sir Simon Rattle
4:48
Scene 5. And There Were Some That Had Indignation Within Themselves
Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Medley, Peter Hoare, Daniel Bubeck, Berlin Philharmonic, Brian Cummings
1:53
Scene 5. We Know There Will Be No Utopias
Tamara Mumford, Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic, Brian Cummings, Nathan Medley, Daniel Bubeck
6:17
Scene 5. Tell Me: How Is This Night Different
Peter Hoare, Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic
11:37
Scene 1. Who Rips His Own Flesh Down the Seams
Sir Simon Rattle, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Berlin Philharmonic
4:01
Scene 1. Martha and Mary, Not Knowing
Rundfunkchor Berlin, Brian Cummings, Peter Hoare, Daniel Bubeck, Berlin Philharmonic, Nathan Medley, Sir Simon Rattle
5:58
Scene 2. Introduction
Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic
2:20
Scene 2. Up at Two a.m., Picketed All Day
Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic, Tamara Mumford
1:58
Scene 2. The Said Defendants
Rundfunkchor Berlin, Berlin Philharmonic, Tamara Mumford, Sir Simon Rattle
2:52
Scene 2. Jesus, Incomparable Perdonador de Injurias
Rundfunkchor Berlin, Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle
3:11
Scene 3. And They Were Come unto a Place Called Golgotha
Berlin Philharmonic, Kelley O'Connor, Nathan Medley, Daniel Bubeck, Sir Simon Rattle, Brian Cummings
6:14
Scene 3. Daughters of Jerusalem, Weep Not for Me
Sir Simon Rattle, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Berlin Philharmonic
2:37
Scene 3. Now There Stood by the Cross of Jesus
Daniel Bubeck, Sir Simon Rattle, Brian Cummings, Tamara Mumford, Berlin Philharmonic, Nathan Medley
1:14
Scene 3. When Jesus Saw His Mother
Daniel Bubeck, Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic, Brian Cummings, Nathan Medley
3:13
Scene 4. When the Rain Began to Fall
Berlin Philharmonic, Kelley O'Connor, Sir Simon Rattle
4:54
Scene 4. On Earth When He Heard the First Rain
Kelley O'Connor, Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle
3:35
Scene 4. His Son Cried Out to Him
Peter Hoare, Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle
1:56
Scene 5. Now in the Place Where He Was Crucified There Was a Garden
Nathan Medley, Berlin Philharmonic, Brian Cummings, Sir Simon Rattle, Daniel Bubeck
4:30
Scene 5. Mary Awakens on the Third Morning
Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle
2:24
Scene 5. It Is Spring
Rundfunkchor Berlin, Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle, Kelley O'Connor
4:17
Scene 6. And, Behold, There Was a Great Earthquake
Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle, Brian Cummings, Nathan Medley, Kelley O'Connor, Peter Hoare, Daniel Bubeck, Tamara Mumford
3:09
Scene 6. Why Seek Ye the Living Among the Dead?
Kelley O'Connor, Brian Cummings, Tamara Mumford, Peter Hoare, Daniel Bubeck, Berlin Philharmonic, Nathan Medley, Sir Simon Rattle
7:36

10 November 2017 51 Tracks, 4 Hours 57 minutes ℗ 2017 Berlin Phil Media GmbH

RECORD LABEL

Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings

  • John Adams

    Composer

  • Berlin Philharmonic

    Orchestra

  • Sir Simon Rattle

    Conductor

  • John Adams

    Conductor

  • Alan Gilbert

    Conductor

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