J. Adams
J. Adams: Two Fanfares for Orchestra
"Your Flight Was Smooth, I Hope?"
Sanford Sylvan· James Maddalena· Edo de Waart· Orchestra of St. Luke's
"News Has a Kind of Mystery"
Orchestra of St. Luke's· Edo de Waart· Sanford Sylvan· Thomas Hammons· James Maddalena
Beginning
Orchestra of St. Luke's· Thomas Hammons· Sanford Sylvan· Edo de Waart· John Duykers· James Maddalena
"You Know We'll Meet with Your Confrere The Democratic Candidate
John Duykers· Thomas Hammons· James Maddalena· Edo de Waart· Orchestra of St. Luke's
"You've Said That There's a Certain Well-known Tree"
Orchestra of St. Luke's· Sanford Sylvan· John Duykers· Edo de Waart· Thomas Hammons· James Maddalena
"Founders Come First, then Profiteers"
Thomas Hammons· Edo de Waart· James Maddalena· Orchestra of St. Luke's· John Duykers
"Like the Ming Tombs"
Sanford Sylvan· Thomas Hammons· Orchestra of St. Luke's· James Maddalena· Mari Opatz· Edo de Waart· Marion Dry· John Duykers
Beginning
Edo de Waart· Carolann Page· Sanford Sylvan· Orchestra of St. Luke's· Thomas Hammons· James Maddalena
Cheers
Orchestra of St. Luke's· Edo de Waart· Sanford Sylvan· Carolann Page· James Maddalena· Thomas Hammons
"Oh What a Day I Thought I'd Die!"
Edo de Waart· Thomas Hammons· Carolann Page· Orchestra of St. Luke's
J. Adams: Nixon in China, Act II, Scene 2
"It Seems so Strange"
Trudy Ellen Craney· Orchestra of St. Luke's· James Maddalena· Edo de Waart· Carolann Page
"Some Men You Cannot Satisfy"
Trudy Ellen Craney· Carolann Page· Edo de Waart· Sanford Sylvan· Orchestra of St. Luke's· Thomas Hammons· James Maddalena
"I Am No One"
Sanford Sylvan· John Duykers· Orchestra of St. Luke's· Thomas Hammons· Trudy Ellen Craney· Edo de Waart· Carolann Page· James Maddalena
The Maos Dance
Trudy Ellen Craney· John Duykers· Edo de Waart· Sanford Sylvan· Carolann Page· Orchestra of St. Luke's· James Maddalena
"Let Us Examine What You Did"
Orchestra of St. Luke's· Edo de Waart· Trudy Ellen Craney· John Duykers· Sanford Sylvan
"After that the Sweat Had Soaked My Uniform"
Orchestra of St. Luke's· James Maddalena· Sanford Sylvan· John Duykers· Carolann Page· Edo de Waart
J. Adams: The Death of Klinghoffer, Act I
"It was just after 1:15"
The Opera De Lyon· Chorus of the Royal Opera House· Kent Nagano· James Maddalena
"My Grandson Didi, who was two"
The Opera De Lyon· Thomas Hammons· Kent Nagano· Chorus of the Royal Opera House· Janice Felty· James Maddalena
"Give these orders"
Janice Felty· The Opera De Lyon· Kent Nagano· Chorus of the Royal Opera House· Thomas Young
"So I said to my grandson"
The Opera De Lyon· Chorus of the Royal Opera House· Janice Felty· Thomas Young· Kent Nagano
"We are sorry for you"
Chorus of the Royal Opera House· James Maddalena· The Opera De Lyon· Eugene Perry· Kent Nagano
Ocean Chorus. "Is Not the Ocean Itself Their Tear?" (Chorus)
Kent Nagano· Chorus of the Royal Opera House· Orchestre National de Lyon· The Opera De Lyon
J. Adams: The Death of Klinghoffer, Act I
"I think if you could talk like this"
Eugene Perry· Chorus of the Royal Opera House· Kent Nagano· The Opera De Lyon· James Maddalena
"I have often reflected that this is no ship"
Chorus of the Royal Opera House· Kent Nagano· The Opera De Lyon· James Maddalena
"Those birds flying above us"
Eugene Perry· The Opera De Lyon· Kent Nagano· Chorus of the Royal Opera House
J. Adams: The Death of Klinghoffer, Act II
"Come here. Look."
Chorus of the Royal Opera House· Kent Nagano· The Opera De Lyon· James Maddalena· Thomas Young
"I've never been a violent man"
Sanford Sylvan· The Opera De Lyon· Kent Nagano· Chorus of the Royal Opera House
"You are always complaining of your suffering"
Chorus of the Royal Opera House· The Opera De Lyon· Thomas Hammons· Kent Nagano
J. Adams: The Death of Klinghoffer, Act II
"I must have been hysterical"
Chorus of the Royal Opera House· Janice Felty· The Opera De Lyon· Kent Nagano
"It is as if our earthly life were spent miserably"
The Opera De Lyon· Chorus of the Royal Opera House· Kent Nagano
J. Adams: The Death of Klinghoffer, Act II
"My one consolation"
Kent Nagano· Thomas Young· Chorus of the Royal Opera House· The Opera De Lyon· Sheila Nadler
"Every fifteen minutes, one more will be shot"
Kent Nagano· The Opera De Lyon· Eugene Perry· Chorus of the Royal Opera House· Thomas Hammons· James Maddalena· Thomas Young
Aria of the Falling Body (Gymnopédie)
Kent Nagano· Chorus of the Royal Opera House· The Opera De Lyon· Sanford Sylvan· Eugene Perry
J. Adams: The Death of Klinghoffer, Act II
"Mrs. Klinghoffer, please sit down."
The Opera De Lyon· James Maddalena· Chorus of the Royal Opera House· Kent Nagano
J. Adams
II. Chaconne - "Body through which the dream flows"
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky
John Adams· Marin Mazzie· Darius de Haas· Audra McDonald· Richard Muenz· Michael McElroy
A Sermon on Romance
John Adams· Darius de Haas· Marin Mazzie· Richard Muenz· Audra McDonald· Michael McElroy
Consuelo's Dream
John Adams· Audra McDonald· Michael McElroy· Marin Mazzie· Richard Muenz· Darius de Haas
Mike's Song about Arresting a Particular Individual
John Adams· Marin Mazzie· Darius de Haas· Michael McElroy· Richard Muenz· Audra McDonald
Tiffany's Solo
John Adams· Richard Muenz· Marin Mazzie· Audra McDonald· Darius de Haas· Michael McElroy
Song About The On-Site Altercation
John Adams· Michael McElroy· Marin Mazzie· Richard Muenz· Audra McDonald· Darius de Haas
Song About The Bad Boys And The News
John Adams· Marin Mazzie· Audra McDonald· Michael McElroy· Darius de Haas· Richard Muenz
Your Honor My Client He's A Young Black Man
John Adams· Richard Muenz· Audra McDonald· Marin Mazzie· Darius de Haas· Michael McElroy
Alone (Again or at Last)
John Adams· Richard Muenz· Darius de Haas· Audra McDonald· Marin Mazzie· Michael McElroy
Three Weeks and Still I'm Outta My Mind
John Adams· Darius de Haas· Audra McDonald· Richard Muenz· Marin Mazzie· Michael McElroy
Crushed by the Rock I Been Standing On
John Adams· Marin Mazzie· Audra McDonald· Michael McElroy· Darius de Haas· Richard Muenz
Dewain's Song of Liberation and Surprise
John Adams· Marin Mazzie· Richard Muenz· Darius de Haas· Michael McElroy· Audra McDonald
¡Este Pais! / This Country
John Adams· Michael McElroy· Audra McDonald· Darius de Haas· Richard Muenz· Marin Mazzie
One Last Look at the Angel in your Eyes
John Adams· Marin Mazzie· Audra McDonald· Michael McElroy· Darius de Haas· Richard Muenz
II. Because I Could Not Stop for Death
J. Adams: Century Rolls
J. Adams: El Niño
I Sing of a Maiden
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin· Kent Nagano· Theatre of Voices· The London Voices
Hail Mary, Gracious!
Theatre of Voices· Patrick Marco· Kent Nagano· Dawn Upshaw· Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
La Annunciacion
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin· Lorraine Hunt Lieberson· Kent Nagano· Patrick Marco
For with God Nothing Shall Be Impossible
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin· Patrick Marco· The London Voices· Kent Nagano
The Babe Leaped in Her Womb
Patrick Marco· The London Voices· Kent Nagano· Theatre of Voices· Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Magnificat
Dawn Upshaw· Kent Nagano· Patrick Marco· The London Voices· Theatre of Voices· Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Now She Was Sixteen Years Old
Dawn Upshaw· Patrick Marco· Theatre of Voices· Kent Nagano· Willard White· Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Joseph's Dream
Kent Nagano· Willard White· Patrick Marco· Theatre of Voices· Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Shake the Heavens
Theatre of Voices· Lorraine Hunt Lieberson· Dawn Upshaw· Willard White· Patrick Marco· The London Voices· Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin· Kent Nagano
Se Habla De Gabriel
The Christmas Star
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson· Dawn Upshaw· Patrick Marco· The London Voices· Willard White· Kent Nagano· Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin· Theatre of Voices
Pues Mi Dios Ha Nacido A Penar
Kent Nagano· Patrick Marco· The London Voices· Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin· Lorraine Hunt Lieberson
When Herod Heard
Theatre of Voices· Kent Nagano· Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin· Willard White· Patrick Marco
Woe Unto Them That Call Evil Good
Kent Nagano· Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin· Willard White· The London Voices
And the Star Went Before Them
The Three Kings
Kent Nagano· Theatre of Voices· Patrick Marco· Dawn Upshaw· Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
And When They Were Departed
Kent Nagano· Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin· Patrick Marco· The London Voices
And He Slew All the Children
Patrick Marco· The London Voices· Kent Nagano· Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Memorial Del Tlateloloco
Kent Nagano· Dawn Upshaw· Patrick Marco· The London Voices· Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
In the Day of the Great Slaughter
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin· Patrick Marco· The London Voices· Kent Nagano
Pues Esta Tiritando
Willard White· Patrick Marco· The London Voices· Kent Nagano· Lorraine Hunt Lieberson· Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Jesus and the Dragons
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin· Kent Nagano· Patrick Marco· Dawn Upshaw· Theatre of Voices
J. Adams: Naïve and Sentimental Music
On the Transmigration of Souls
"Children, / I Want To Tell You a Story"
Eric Owens· John Adams· London Symphony Orchestra· Jessica Rivera· Russell Thomas
“¡Lindas flores!”
London Symphony Orchestra· John Adams· Schola Cantorum de Venezuela· Russell Thomas· Eric Owens· Jessica Rivera
"Kumudha and Her Sister"
Schola Cantorum de Venezuela· Eric Owens· Russell Thomas· John Adams· London Symphony Orchestra· Jessica Rivera
Audience with the King
Schola Cantorum de Venezuela· London Symphony Orchestra· Eric Owens· John Adams· Jessica Rivera· Russell Thomas
"Mamá Mamá, ¿Por qué nos pegas?"
John Adams· Schola Cantorum de Venezuela· Eric Owens· London Symphony Orchestra· Russell Thomas· Jessica Rivera
"Serving in Endless Bounty"
John Adams· Russell Thomas· London Symphony Orchestra· Eric Owens· Jessica Rivera
"They Brought Her to Me"
Russell Thomas· London Symphony Orchestra· Jessica Rivera· John Adams· Eric Owens
"The Bride Sunk Her Face"
Eric Owens· London Symphony Orchestra· John Adams· Jessica Rivera· Russell Thomas
Orchestral Prelude—"The King's Elder Daughter"
London Symphony Orchestra· Schola Cantorum de Venezuela· Eric Owens· John Adams· Russell Thomas· Jessica Rivera
"Kumudha Once More"
Schola Cantorum de Venezuela· Jessica Rivera· Eric Owens· London Symphony Orchestra· John Adams· Russell Thomas
"Days Passed"
Schola Cantorum de Venezuela· Eric Owens· John Adams· London Symphony Orchestra· Russell Thomas· Jessica Rivera
"Before I Laughed with Him Nightly"
John Adams· London Symphony Orchestra· Jessica Rivera· Eric Owens· Russell Thomas
"Kumudha and the Beggar Minstrels"
Jessica Rivera· John Adams· London Symphony Orchestra· Schola Cantorum de Venezuela· Russell Thomas· Eric Owens
"We Had All But Forgotten You, Prince"
Eric Owens· London Symphony Orchestra· John Adams· Jessica Rivera· Russell Thomas
The Prince Recognizes Kumudha
Jessica Rivera· Eric Owens· John Adams· Schola Cantorum de Venezuela· Russell Thomas· London Symphony Orchestra
Kumudha's Final Transformation
London Symphony Orchestra· John Adams· Schola Cantorum de Venezuela· Eric Owens· Russell Thomas· Jessica Rivera
J. Adams: Doctor Atomic Symphony
J. Adams
I. Tale of the Wise Young Woman-Pursuit by the True Believers
III. Scheherazade and the Men with Beards
II. Chaconne - Body Through Which the Dream Flows
"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?"
Aubrey Allicock· John Adams· Marcus Farnsworth· Gerald Finley· BBC Symphony Orchestra
"Five hundred U.S. Superfortresses are raining bombs"
John Adams· BBC Symphony Orchestra· Marcus Farnsworth· Gerald Finley· Aubrey Allicock
"I'll sign the report, sir"
BBC Symphony Orchestra· Aubrey Allicock· Marcus Farnsworth· Gerald Finley· John Adams
"With respect, sir, anyone with two good eyes"
Gerald Finley· BBC Symphony Orchestra· Aubrey Allicock· Samuel Sakker· John Adams
"I have been preoccupied with many matters"
Samuel Sakker· Aubrey Allicock· John Adams· Gerald Finley· BBC Symphony Orchestra
"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"
BBC Symphony Orchestra· Gerald Finley· John Adams· Aubrey Allicock
"To the farthest west, the sea and the striped country"
"A delay in the Potsdam Ultimatum"
John Adams· Aubrey Allicock· Jennifer Johnston· BBC Symphony Orchestra
"Fermi is taking wagers"
Aubrey Allicock· BBC Symphony Orchestra· Gerald Finley· John Adams· Brindley Sherratt
"I've spent a great deal of time indulging in controlled fantasies"
"Edward, the test will be delayed an hour"
Marcus Farnsworth· Gerald Finley· Aubrey Allicock· BBC Symphony Orchestra· Jennifer Johnston· John Adams· Brindley Sherratt
"This program has been plagued from the start"
Gerald Finley· BBC Singers· BBC Symphony Orchestra· John Adams· Aubrey Allicock
"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"
John Adams· Aubrey Allicock· Brindley Sherratt· BBC Symphony Orchestra· Gerald Finley
"Lieutenant Bush, keep a weather eye on Oppenheimer"
Aubrey Allicock· Brindley Sherratt· John Adams· 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"
J. Adams
J. Adams: Scratchband