Collected Works

2:53

"Soldiers of Heaven Hold the Sky"

Nixon in China Chorus, Edo de Waart, Orchestra of St. Luke's

2:48

"The People Are the Heroes Now"

Edo de Waart, Nixon in China Chorus, Orchestra of St. Luke's

2:49

Landing of the Spirit of '76

2:22

"Your Flight Was Smooth, I Hope?"

Sanford Sylvan, James Maddalena, Edo de Waart, Orchestra of St. Luke's

1:19

"News Has a Kind of Mystery"

Edo de Waart, Sanford Sylvan, Thomas Hammons, James Maddalena, Orchestra of St. Luke's

7:03

Beginning

Thomas Hammons, John Duykers, Edo de Waart, Sanford Sylvan, James Maddalena, Orchestra of St. Luke's

4:05

"You Know We'll Meet with Your Confrere The Democratic Candidate

John Duykers, James Maddalena, Edo de Waart, Thomas Hammons, Orchestra of St. Luke's

2:22

"You've Said That There's a Certain Well-known Tree"

Edo de Waart, Sanford Sylvan, Thomas Hammons, John Duykers, James Maddalena, Orchestra of St. Luke's

2:44

"Founders Come First, then Profiteers"

James Maddalena, Edo de Waart, John Duykers, Thomas Hammons, Orchestra of St. Luke's

6:52

"We No Longer Need Confucius"

James Maddalena, John Duykers, Edo de Waart, Orchestra of St. Luke's

3:03

"Like the Ming Tombs"

Mari Opatz, Sanford Sylvan, John Duykers, James Maddalena, Marion Dry, Edo de Waart, Thomas Hammons, Orchestra of St. Luke's

5:17

Beginning

Thomas Hammons, Sanford Sylvan, James Maddalena, Edo de Waart, Carolann Page, Orchestra of St. Luke's

6:13

"Ladies and Gentlemen, Comrades and Friends"

Edo de Waart, Sanford Sylvan, Orchestra of St. Luke's

6:36

"Mr. Premier, Distinguished Guests"

James Maddalena, Edo de Waart, Orchestra of St. Luke's

2:36

Cheers

Edo de Waart, Sanford Sylvan, Carolann Page, Thomas Hammons, James Maddalena, Orchestra of St. Luke's

3:46

Beginning

Carolann Page, Edo de Waart, Orchestra of St. Luke's

3:34

"Look Down at the Earth"

Edo de Waart, Carolann Page, Orchestra of St. Luke's

5:26

"This Is Prophetic!"

Edo de Waart, Carolann Page, Orchestra of St. Luke's

8:32

"At Last the Weather's Warming up"

Carolann Page, Edo de Waart, Orchestra of St. Luke's

3:03

Beginning

Nixon in China Chorus, Edo de Waart, Orchestra of St. Luke's

2:53

"Oh What a Day I Thought I'd Die!"

Carolann Page, Edo de Waart, Thomas Hammons, Orchestra of St. Luke's

4:47

"Whip Her to Death!"

Thomas Hammons, James Maddalena, Edo de Waart, Orchestra of St. Luke's

2:29

Tropical Storm

Edo de Waart, Carolann Page, Orchestra of St. Luke's

4:44

"Flesh Rebels"

Nixon in China Chorus, Edo de Waart, Orchestra of St. Luke's

3:08

"I Have My Brief"

Edo de Waart, James Maddalena, Thomas Hammons, Orchestra of St. Luke's

1:05

"It Seems so Strange"

Trudy Ellen Craney, James Maddalena, Carolann Page, Edo de Waart, Orchestra of St. Luke's

2:51

"I Am the Wife of Mao Tse-tung"

Trudy Ellen Craney, Edo de Waart, Orchestra of St. Luke's

6:30

Beginning

1:10

"Some Men You Cannot Satisfy"

Carolann Page, Trudy Ellen Craney, Thomas Hammons, Sanford Sylvan, James Maddalena, Edo de Waart, Orchestra of St. Luke's

3:17

"I Am No One"

John Duykers, Thomas Hammons, James Maddalena, Sanford Sylvan, Edo de Waart, Trudy Ellen Craney, Carolann Page, Orchestra of St. Luke's

4:01

The Maos Dance

Carolann Page, Sanford Sylvan, Trudy Ellen Craney, Edo de Waart, John Duykers, James Maddalena, Orchestra of St. Luke's

2:00

"Sitting around the Radio"

Carolann Page, Edo de Waart, James Maddalena, Orchestra of St. Luke's

1:16

"Let Us Examine What You Did"

Trudy Ellen Craney, John Duykers, Sanford Sylvan, Edo de Waart, Orchestra of St. Luke's

2:43

"When I Woke Up"

Edo de Waart, Carolann Page, James Maddalena, Orchestra of St. Luke's

1:20

"I Have No Offspring"

Trudy Ellen Craney, John Duykers, Edo de Waart, Orchestra of St. Luke's

1:54

"I Can Keep Still"

Trudy Ellen Craney, Edo de Waart, Orchestra of St. Luke's

2:11

"After that the Sweat Had Soaked My Uniform"

James Maddalena, Edo de Waart, Sanford Sylvan, John Duykers, Carolann Page, Orchestra of St. Luke's

2:28

"Peking Watches the Stars"

Edo de Waart, John Duykers, Trudy Ellen Craney, Orchestra of St. Luke's

2:43

"You Won at Poker"

Carolann Page, Edo de Waart, James Maddalena, Orchestra of St. Luke's

3:13

"I Am Old and I Cannot Sleep"

4:24

The Wound-Dresser

Naoko Tanaka, Chris Gekker, Sanford Sylvan, John Adams, Orchestra of St. Luke's

19:04

Fearful Symmetries

28:02

The Unanswered Question (Late Version)

4:56

Thoreau

1:56

Down East

2:28

Cradle Song

1:25

At The River

1:16

Serenity

1:58

Fog Tropes

10:05

Madame Press Died Last Week At Ninety

4:16

Eros Piano

Paul Crossley, Orchestra of St. Luke's

14:53

Elegy In Memory Of Maurice Ravel

6:19

Chorus of Exiled Palestinians

Chorus of the Royal Opera House, The Opera De Lyon, Kent Nagano

8:34

Chorus of Exiled Jews

Chorus of the Royal Opera House, The Opera De Lyon, Kent Nagano

8:34

"It was just after 1:15"

Chorus of the Royal Opera House, The Opera De Lyon, James Maddalena, Kent Nagano

8:09

"My Grandson Didi, who was two"

Janice Felty, James Maddalena, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, The Opera De Lyon, Thomas Hammons, Kent Nagano

5:10

"Give these orders"

Thomas Young, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, The Opera De Lyon, Kent Nagano, Janice Felty

2:01

"So I said to my grandson"

Kent Nagano, Janice Felty, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, The Opera De Lyon, Thomas Young

1:18

"We are sorry for you"

Eugene Perry, Kent Nagano, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, The Opera De Lyon, James Maddalena

1:22

Ocean Chorus

Chorus of the Royal Opera House, The Opera De Lyon, Kent Nagano

5:48

"Now it is night"

Eugene Perry, Kent Nagano, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, The Opera De Lyon

6:58

"I think if you could talk like this"

Chorus of the Royal Opera House, The Opera De Lyon, Eugene Perry, James Maddalena, Kent Nagano

1:12

"I have often reflected that this is no ship"

Chorus of the Royal Opera House, The Opera De Lyon, Kent Nagano, James Maddalena

2:28

"I kept my distance"

Kent Nagano, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, The Opera De Lyon, Janice Felty

3:09

"Those birds flying above us"

Eugene Perry, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, The Opera De Lyon, Kent Nagano

4:24

Night Chorus

Chorus of the Royal Opera House, The Opera De Lyon, Kent Nagano

3:33

Hagar Chorus

Chorus of the Royal Opera House, The Opera De Lyon, Kent Nagano

5:26

"Come here. Look."

James Maddalena, Thomas Young, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, The Opera De Lyon, Kent Nagano

3:58

"I've never been a violent man"

Chorus of the Royal Opera House, The Opera De Lyon, Sanford Sylvan, Kent Nagano

3:28

"You are always complaining of your suffering"

Kent Nagano, Thomas Hammons, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, The Opera De Lyon

5:14

"I must have been hysterical"

Kent Nagano, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, The Opera De Lyon, Janice Felty

4:43

"It is as if our earthly life were spent miserably"

Chorus of the Royal Opera House, The Opera De Lyon, Kent Nagano

6:47

Desert Chorus

Chorus of the Royal Opera House, The Opera De Lyon, Kent Nagano

5:05

"My one consolation"

Chorus of the Royal Opera House, The Opera De Lyon, Kent Nagano, Thomas Young, Sheila Nadler

5:24

Klinghoffer's Death

Chorus of the Royal Opera House, The Opera De Lyon, Kent Nagano, John Adams

3:24

"Every fifteen minutes, one more will be shot"

Chorus of the Royal Opera House, The Opera De Lyon, James Maddalena, Kent Nagano, Thomas Young, Eugene Perry, Thomas Hammons

5:12

Aria of the Falling Body (Gymnopédie)

Eugene Perry, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, The Opera De Lyon, Sanford Sylvan, Kent Nagano

7:23

Day Chorus

Chorus of the Royal Opera House, The Opera De Lyon, Kent Nagano

4:32

"Mrs. Klinghoffer, please sit down."

James Maddalena, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, The Opera De Lyon, Kent Nagano

3:53

"You embraced them!"

Kent Nagano, Sheila Nadler, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, The Opera De Lyon

7:45

Coast

9:11

Disappointment Lake

8:14

Tourist Song

4:32

Tundra

10:34

Bump

5:12

Cerulean

5:26

Hoodoo Zephyr

10:20

I. Mongrel Airs

7:46

II. Aria with Walking Bass

8:08

III. Roadrunner

5:44

Pt. IA

15:12

Pt. IB

7:46

On the Dominant Divide

7:54

I. Quarter note = 78

Gidon Kremer, Kent Nagano, London Symphony Orchestra

14:56

II. Chaconne - "Body through which the dream flows"

Gidon Kremer, London Symphony Orchestra, Kent Nagano

11:30

III. Toccare

London Symphony Orchestra, Gidon Kremer, Kent Nagano

7:39

I. Shaking and Trembling

8:25

II. Hymning Slews

5:08

III. Loops and Verses

6:56

IV. A Final Shaking

3:52

Pt. I. A Dream of Gold

Hallé, Kent Nagano

12:35

Pt. II. Soledades

Kent Nagano, Hallé

16:09

Berceuse elegiaque (des Mannes Wiegenlied am Sarge seiner Mutter)

8:09

The Black Gondola

9:48

Judah to Ocean

Kronos Quartet, David Harrington, Hank Durt, John Sherba, Joan Jeanrenaud

2:30

Toot Nipple

Kronos Quartet, Hank Dutt, John Sherba, David Harrington, John Jeanrenaud

1:14

Dogjam

Kronos Quartet, David Harrington, Hank Dutt, John Sherba, Joan Jeanrenaud

2:31

Pavane - She's So Fine

Kronos Quartet

6:32

Rag the Bone

Kronos Quartet, David Harrington, John Sherba, Joan Jeanrenaud, Hank Dutt

2:59

Habanera

Kronos Quartet, John Sherba, Joan Jeanrenaud, David Harrington, Hank Dutt

4:44

Stubble Crotchet

Kronos Quartet, John Sherba, Joan Jeanrenaud, David Harrington, Hank Dutt

2:39

Hammer and Chisel

Kronos Quartet

1:11

Alligator Escalator

Kronos Quartet, Hank Dutt, David Harrington, John Sherba, Joan Jeanrenaud

3:49

The Little Serenade

Kronos Quartet, David Harrington, John Sherba, Joan Jeanrenaud, Hank Dutt

4:51

Judah to Ocean (reprise)

Kronos Quartet, David Harrington, John Sherba, Joan Jeanrenaud, Hank Durt

2:31

The Perilous Shore

London Sinfonietta, Michael Collins, John Adams

9:54

II. Hoe-down (Mad Cow)

Michael Collins, John Adams, London Sinfonietta

5:46

III. Put Your Loving Arms Around Me

London Sinfonietta, Michael Collins, John Adams

8:32

I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky

John Adams, Marin Mazzie, Richard Muenz, Audra McDonald, Michael McElroy, Darius de Haas

7:59

A Sermon on Romance

John Adams, Marin Mazzie, Richard Muenz, Michael McElroy, Audra McDonald, Darius de Haas

3:07

Consuelo's Dream

John Adams, Audra McDonald, Michael McElroy, Marin Mazzie, Richard Muenz, Darius de Haas

4:52

Mike's Song about Arresting a Particular Individual

John Adams, Darius de Haas, Marin Mazzie, Richard Muenz, Michael McElroy, Audra McDonald

3:18

Tiffany's Solo

John Adams, Audra McDonald, Darius de Haas, Marin Mazzie, Richard Muenz, Michael McElroy

4:49

Song About The On-Site Altercation

John Adams, Darius de Haas, Audra McDonald, Marin Mazzie, Michael McElroy, Richard Muenz

2:45

Song About The Bad Boys And The News

John Adams, Darius de Haas, Richard Muenz, Marin Mazzie, Audra McDonald, Michael McElroy

6:20

Your Honor My Client He's A Young Black Man

John Adams, Marin Mazzie, Darius de Haas, Michael McElroy, Richard Muenz, Audra McDonald

5:40

Alone (Again or at Last)

John Adams, Marin Mazzie, Darius de Haas, Michael McElroy, Audra McDonald, Richard Muenz

4:15

Three Weeks and Still I'm Outta My Mind

John Adams, Richard Muenz, Marin Mazzie, Darius de Haas, Michael McElroy, Audra McDonald

5:09

Crushed by the Rock I Been Standing On

John Adams, Darius de Haas, Marin Mazzie, Richard Muenz, Audra McDonald, Michael McElroy

4:35

Dewain's Song of Liberation and Surprise

John Adams, Darius de Haas, Michael McElroy, Marin Mazzie, Audra McDonald, Richard Muenz

5:29

¡Este Pais! / This Country

John Adams, Marin Mazzie, Audra McDonald, Darius de Haas, Richard Muenz, Michael McElroy

4:24

One Last Look at the Angel in your Eyes

John Adams, Audra McDonald, Darius de Haas, Richard Muenz, Marin Mazzie, Michael McElroy

1:57

Finale

John Adams, Michael McElroy, Marin Mazzie, Darius de Haas, Audra McDonald, Richard Muenz

4:36

I. Negative Love

San Francisco Symphony Chorus, San Francisco Symphony, John Adams

10:32

II. Because I Could Not Stop for Death

San Francisco Symphony Chorus, San Francisco Symphony, John Adams

9:41

III. Wild Nights

San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, John Adams

11:40

I. First Movement

Emanuel Ax, The Cleveland Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnányi

14:55

II. Manny's Gym

The Cleveland Orchestra, Emanuel Ax, Christoph von Dohnányi

6:22

III. Hail Bop

The Cleveland Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnányi, Emanuel Ax

7:54

Lollapalooza

Kent Nagano, Hallé, John Adams

6:38

Slonimsky's Earbox

Hallé, Kent Nagano

13:20

I Sing of a Maiden

The London Voices, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Kent Nagano, Theatre of Voices

6:20

Hail Mary, Gracious!

Dawn Upshaw, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Patrick Marco, Theatre of Voices, Kent Nagano

4:47

La Annunciacion

Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Patrick Marco, Kent Nagano

9:34

For with God Nothing Shall Be Impossible

Patrick Marco, The London Voices, Kent Nagano, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

1:15

The Babe Leaped in Her Womb

Patrick Marco, The London Voices, Kent Nagano, Theatre of Voices, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

3:30

Magnificat

Theatre of Voices, Kent Nagano, Patrick Marco, The London Voices, Dawn Upshaw, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

3:23

Now She Was Sixteen Years Old

Theatre of Voices, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Dawn Upshaw, Patrick Marco, Kent Nagano, Willard White

3:20

Joseph's Dream

Theatre of Voices, Kent Nagano, Patrick Marco, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Willard White

4:32

Shake the Heavens

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Theatre of Voices, Willard White, Patrick Marco, The London Voices, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Kent Nagano, Dawn Upshaw

5:54

Se Habla De Gabriel

Dawn Upshaw, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Patrick Marco, Willard White, Kent Nagano

8:26

The Christmas Star

Dawn Upshaw, Kent Nagano, Theatre of Voices, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Patrick Marco, The London Voices, Willard White

6:45

Pues Mi Dios Ha Nacido A Penar

Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Patrick Marco, The London Voices, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Kent Nagano

4:32

When Herod Heard

Theatre of Voices, Willard White, Patrick Marco, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Kent Nagano

2:27

Woe Unto Them That Call Evil Good

Willard White, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, The London Voices, Kent Nagano

4:22

And the Star Went Before Them

Dawn Upshaw, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Kent Nagano, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Willard White, Patrick Marco

2:26

The Three Kings

Patrick Marco, Dawn Upshaw, Theatre of Voices, Kent Nagano, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

5:25

And When They Were Departed

Kent Nagano, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Patrick Marco, The London Voices

1:11

Dawn Air

Willard White, Patrick Marco, Kent Nagano, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

4:22

And He Slew All the Children

Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Kent Nagano, Patrick Marco, The London Voices

1:43

Memorial Del Tlateloloco

Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Dawn Upshaw, Patrick Marco, The London Voices, Kent Nagano

9:12

In the Day of the Great Slaughter

Patrick Marco, The London Voices, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Kent Nagano

3:20

Pues Esta Tiritando

Kent Nagano, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Patrick Marco, The London Voices, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Willard White

3:35

Jesus and the Dragons

Theatre of Voices, Dawn Upshaw, Patrick Marco, Kent Nagano, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

2:50

A Palm Tree

Willard White, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Theatre of Voices, Kent Nagano, La Maîtrise de Paris, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

7:57

I. Naive and Sentimental Music

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Los Angeles Philharmonic

18:10

II. Mother of the Man

David Tanenbaum, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen

15:08

Pt. III - Chain to the Rhythm

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Los Angeles Philharmonic

10:54

I. Relaxed Groove

John Novacek, Leila Josefowicz

4:54

II. Meditative

Leila Josefowicz, John Novacek

5:38

III. 40% Swing

John Novacek, Leila Josefowicz

5:00

1st Movement

Nicolas Hodges, Rolf Hind

7:09

2nd Movement

Nicolas Hodges, Rolf Hind

2:35

3rd Movement

Rolf Hind, Nicolas Hodges

6:44

China Gates

Nicolas Hodges

4:34

American Berserk

Nicolas Hodges

6:08

Phrygian Gates, Pt. 1

Rolf Hind

14:22

Phrygian Gates, Pt. 2 (A System of Weights and Measures)

Rolf Hind

3:24

Phrygian Gates, Pt. 3

Rolf Hind

7:28

On the Transmigration of Souls

New York Choral Artists, New York Philharmonic, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Lorin Maazel

25:03

A New Day

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Tracy Silverman, John Adams

14:29

Sri Moonshine

Tracy Silverman, BBC Symphony Orchestra, John Adams

12:20

I. Concord

Bill Houghton, BBC Symphony Orchestra, John Adams

9:35

II. The Lake

Bill Houghton, BBC Symphony Orchestra, John Adams

6:40

III. The Mountain

Bill Houghton, BBC Symphony Orchestra, John Adams

10:11

"Children, / I Want To Tell You a Story"

London Symphony Orchestra, Eric Owens, John Adams, Jessica Rivera, Russell Thomas

3:51

"One Morning"

Jessica Rivera, Eric Owens, John Adams, London Symphony Orchestra, Russell Thomas

8:41

Kumudha's Prayer

Jessica Rivera, Eric Owens, London Symphony Orchestra, John Adams, Russell Thomas

6:40

“¡Lindas flores!”

London Symphony Orchestra, John Adams, Schola Cantorum de Venezuela, Eric Owens, Russell Thomas, Jessica Rivera

2:43

"Kumudha and Her Sister"

Russell Thomas, London Symphony Orchestra, Eric Owens, Schola Cantorum de Venezuela, John Adams, Jessica Rivera

8:53

Audience with the King

London Symphony Orchestra, Schola Cantorum de Venezuela, Eric Owens, John Adams, Jessica Rivera, Russell Thomas

2:24

"Mamá Mamá, ¿Por qué nos pegas?"

John Adams, London Symphony Orchestra, Schola Cantorum de Venezuela, Eric Owens, Russell Thomas, Jessica Rivera

4:42

"Serving in Endless Bounty"

Russell Thomas, John Adams, London Symphony Orchestra, Jessica Rivera, Eric Owens

3:50

"They Brought Her to Me"

London Symphony Orchestra, Jessica Rivera, John Adams, Russell Thomas, Eric Owens

5:37

"Bride and Groom"

Eric Owens, London Symphony Orchestra, Jessica Rivera, Russell Thomas, John Adams

6:24

"The Bride Sunk Her Face"

Eric Owens, London Symphony Orchestra, John Adams, Russell Thomas, Jessica Rivera

5:46

Orchestral Prelude—"The King's Elder Daughter"

Schola Cantorum de Venezuela, London Symphony Orchestra, Eric Owens, John Adams, Jessica Rivera, Russell Thomas

6:58

"You Are Cruel"

Jessica Rivera, London Symphony Orchestra, John Adams, Eric Owens, Russell Thomas

3:50

"Kumudha Once More"

London Symphony Orchestra, Eric Owens, Schola Cantorum de Venezuela, Jessica Rivera, John Adams, Russell Thomas

5:44

"Days Passed"

Eric Owens, Schola Cantorum de Venezuela, London Symphony Orchestra, John Adams, Russell Thomas, Jessica Rivera

5:11

"Before I Laughed with Him Nightly"

Jessica Rivera, London Symphony Orchestra, John Adams, Eric Owens, Russell Thomas

6:30

"Kumudha and the Beggar Minstrels"

Schola Cantorum de Venezuela, John Adams, Jessica Rivera, London Symphony Orchestra, Russell Thomas, Eric Owens

10:03

"We Had All But Forgotten You, Prince"

London Symphony Orchestra, Eric Owens, John Adams, Jessica Rivera, Russell Thomas

5:43

The Prince Recognizes Kumudha

Eric Owens, Russell Thomas, Schola Cantorum de Venezuela, London Symphony Orchestra, Jessica Rivera, John Adams

5:40

Kumudha's Final Transformation

Schola Cantorum de Venezuela, John Adams, London Symphony Orchestra, Eric Owens, Russell Thomas, Jessica Rivera

3:14

I. The Laboratory

Scott Andrews, David Robertson, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

2:32

II. Panic

Scott Andrews, David Robertson, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

14:31

III. Trinity

David Robertson, Scott Andrews, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

7:11

Guide to Strange Places

David Robertson, Scott Andrews, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

22:40

Son of Chamber Symphony I

John Adams, International Contemporary Ensemble

8:45

Son of Chamber Symphony II

International Contemporary Ensemble, John Adams

7:44

Son of Chamber Symphony III

International Contemporary Ensemble, John Adams

7:12

First Quartet I

John Adams, St. Lawrence String Quartet

21:20

First Quartet II

John Adams, St. Lawrence String Quartet

8:49

I. The City and its Double

13:47

II. The Song is for You

9:22

III. Boulevard Night

12:14

I. Animato

Timothy McAllister, David Robertson, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

12:28

I. (Cont'd.) Moderato

Timothy McAllister, David Robertson, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

9:20

II. Molto vivo (a hard driving pulse)

5:51

I. Tale of the Wise Young Woman-Pursuit by the True Believers

David Robertson, Leila Josefowicz, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

15:00

II. A Long Desire (Love Scene)

David Robertson, Leila Josefowicz, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

14:24

III. Scheherazade and the Men with Beards

David Robertson, Leila Josefowicz, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

9:46

IV. Escape, Flight, Sanctuary

David Robertson, Leila Josefowicz, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

8:25

I. Quarter-note = 78

David Robertson, Leila Josefowicz, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

14:45

II. Chaconne - Body Through Which the Dream Flows

David Robertson, Leila Josefowicz, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

10:58

III. Toccare

David Robertson, Leila Josefowicz, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

7:24

Overture

BBC Symphony Orchestra, John Adams, BBC Singers

5:10

"The end of June 1945"

4:18

"First of all, let me say"

Gerald Finley, Brindley Sherratt, BBC Symphony Orchestra, John Adams

2:15

"We surround the plutonium core"

1:42

"We are bedeviled by faulty detonators"

Gerald Finley, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Brindley Sherratt, John Adams

1:31

"Many of us are inclined to say"

Brindley Sherratt, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Gerald Finley, John Adams

2:26

"The nation's fate..."

Andrew Staples, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Gerald Finley, John Adams

2:16

"This is a petition"

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Brindley Sherratt, Gerald Finley, Andrew Staples, John Adams

2:42

"What if it's a dud?"

Gerald Finley, Brindley Sherratt, John Adams, Andrew Staples, BBC Symphony Orchestra

2:02

"The test must go on as scheduled"

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Brindley Sherratt, BBC Singers, John Adams, Gerald Finley

3:20

"No, before the bomb is used"

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Brindley Sherratt, Gerald Finley, Andrew Staples, BBC Singers, John Adams

4:07

"Am I in your light?"

Julia Bullock, BBC Symphony Orchestra, John Adams

4:31

"Long let me inhale, deeply..."

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Gerald Finley, John Adams, Julia Bullock

6:27

"The motive of it all was loneliness"

Gerald Finley, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Julia Bullock, John Adams

4:24

Electrical storm

2:17

"What the hell is wrong with the weather?"

Gerald Finley, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Marcus Farnsworth, Aubrey Allicock, John Adams

2:34

"Five hundred U.S. Superfortresses are raining bombs"

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Aubrey Allicock, Marcus Farnsworth, Gerald Finley, John Adams

4:06

"I'll sign the report, sir"

Aubrey Allicock, Gerald Finley, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Marcus Farnsworth, John Adams

1:18

"With respect, sir, anyone with two good eyes"

Gerald Finley, Samuel Sakker, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Aubrey Allicock, John Adams

3:00

"I have been preoccupied with many matters"

Samuel Sakker, Gerald Finley, BBC Symphony Orchestra, John Adams, Aubrey Allicock

2:32

"Get them out of here. From now on, I'm making my own weather predictions"

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Aubrey Allicock, John Adams

4:05

"General, you are bearing up with remarkable fortitude"

Aubrey Allicock, BBC Symphony Orchestra, John Adams, Gerald Finley

3:18

"Batter my heart"

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Gerald Finley, John Adams

7:34

"Easter Eve, 1945"

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Julia Bullock, John Adams

11:59

Interlude - Rain over the Sangre de Cristo

BBC Symphony Orchestra, John Adams

2:57

"In the north the cloud-flower blossoms"

Jennifer Johnston, BBC Symphony Orchestra, John Adams

1:54

"It's midnight, Jack"

Marcus Farnsworth, John Adams, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Staples

5:11

"I've dreamed the same dream"

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jennifer Johnston, Andrew Staples, John Adams

2:48

"To the farthest west, the sea and the striped country"

Julia Bullock, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jennifer Johnston, John Adams

3:35

"A delay in the Potsdam Ultimatum"

Jennifer Johnston, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Aubrey Allicock, John Adams

1:00

"Fermi is taking wagers"

Aubrey Allicock, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Brindley Sherratt, Gerald Finley, John Adams

2:16

"I've spent a great deal of time indulging in controlled fantasies"

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Brindley Sherratt, Gerald Finley, John Adams

3:36

"Edward, the test will be delayed an hour"

Gerald Finley, Jennifer Johnston, Marcus Farnsworth, Aubrey Allicock, Brindley Sherratt, John Adams, BBC Symphony Orchestra

3:01

Panic

2:52

"This program has been plagued from the start"

BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra, John Adams, Aubrey Allicock, Gerald Finley

1:30

"To keep the weakness secret"

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Gerald Finley, BBC Singers, Jennifer Johnston, Julia Bullock, John Adams

2:11

"I just finished reading The Magic Mountain"

Andrew Staples, BBC Singers, Gerald Finley, BBC Symphony Orchestra, John Adams

2:15

"The winter dawned, but the dead did not come back"

BBC Singers, John Adams, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jennifer Johnston

1:53

"And love, which contains all human spirit"

Gerald Finley, BBC Singers, Julia Bullock, BBC Symphony Orchestra, John Adams

3:00

"The only saviors are the ham sandwiches"

Gerald Finley, Aubrey Allicock, Brindley Sherratt, BBC Symphony Orchestra, John Adams

2:27

Chorus - "At the sight of this"

4:41

"Lieutenant Bush, keep a weather eye on Oppenheimer"

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Aubrey Allicock, Brindley Sherratt, John Adams

1:32

"To what benevolent demon do I owe the joy of being thus surrounded"

Gerald Finley, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers, John Adams

2:42

"That's their signal!"

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Gerald Finley, John Adams

2:17

"The sky is clear to the east"

Marcus Farnsworth, Jennifer Johnston, BBC Symphony Orchestra, John Adams

2:59

"In the midnight, in the flame-brilliant midnight"

BBC Symphony Orchestra, John Adams, Julia Bullock

3:06

"Zero minus two minutes"

Gerald Finley, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers, John Adams

1:03

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