John Adams: Doctor Atomic
John Adams 在 2005 年的歌劇中，嚴肅地探討了原子彈的發明，以及因而產生的個人與道德問題。專輯在歌劇現場演出中錄製，有著強大的衝擊力和說服力。當中最引人矚目的，必定是 Gerald Finley 演繹的 Robert Oppenheimer：一位內心充滿懷疑的科學家。自首演後，他在多次演出中為角色賦予強烈的個性。而擔任配角的 Julia Bullock、Brindley Sherratt、Samuel Sakker 與 Andrew Staples 的表演同樣精彩；Adams 的指揮也令 BBC 交響樂團交出了極為精彩的演奏。這張專輯出色地記錄了這部當代歌劇經典。
"We are bedeviled by faulty detonators"
"Many of us are inclined to say"
"This is a petition"
"What if it's a dud?"
"The test must go on as scheduled"
"No, before the bomb is used"
"The motive of it all was loneliness"
"What the hell is wrong with the weather?"
John Adams、 BBC Symphony Orchestra、 Marcus Farnsworth、 Aubrey Allicock、 Gerald Finley
"Five hundred U.S. Superfortresses are raining bombs"
Gerald Finley、 BBC Symphony Orchestra、 John Adams、 Marcus Farnsworth、 Aubrey Allicock
"I'll sign the report, sir"
Marcus Farnsworth、 Gerald Finley、 BBC Symphony Orchestra、 Aubrey Allicock、 John Adams
"With respect, sir, anyone with two good eyes"
Samuel Sakker、 Gerald Finley、 John Adams、 Aubrey Allicock、 BBC Symphony Orchestra
"I have been preoccupied with many matters"
BBC Symphony Orchestra、 Aubrey Allicock、 Gerald Finley、 Samuel Sakker、 John Adams
"Get them out of here. From now on, I'm making my own weather predictions"
John Adams、 BBC Symphony Orchestra、 Aubrey Allicock
"General, you are bearing up with remarkable fortitude"
Gerald Finley、 BBC Symphony Orchestra、 John Adams、 Aubrey Allicock
"To the farthest west, the sea and the striped country"
"A delay in the Potsdam Ultimatum"
John Adams、 BBC Symphony Orchestra、 Aubrey Allicock、 Jennifer Johnston
"Fermi is taking wagers"
Gerald Finley、 Brindley Sherratt、 Aubrey Allicock、 BBC Symphony Orchestra、 John Adams
"I've spent a great deal of time indulging in controlled fantasies"
"Edward, the test will be delayed an hour"
Brindley Sherratt、 Aubrey Allicock、 John Adams、 Jennifer Johnston、 Gerald Finley、 BBC Symphony Orchestra、 Marcus Farnsworth
"This program has been plagued from the start"
Gerald Finley、 BBC Symphony Orchestra、 BBC Singers、 Aubrey Allicock、 John Adams
"To keep the weakness secret"
"I just finished reading The Magic Mountain"
"The winter dawned, but the dead did not come back"
"And love, which contains all human spirit"
"The only saviors are the ham sandwiches"
BBC Symphony Orchestra、 Gerald Finley、 John Adams、 Aubrey Allicock、 Brindley Sherratt
"Lieutenant Bush, keep a weather eye on Oppenheimer"
John Adams、 Aubrey Allicock、 Brindley Sherratt、 BBC Symphony Orchestra
"To what benevolent demon do I owe the joy of being thus surrounded"
"The sky is clear to the east"
"In the midnight, in the flame-brilliant midnight"
製作團隊
- Friedemann Engelbrecht監製
- René Möller混音工程師、錄音工程師、編輯工程師、母帶工程師
- Wolfgang Schiefermair編輯工程師