The John Adams Edition

Gustavo Dudamel, Alan Gilbert, John Adams, Berlin Philharmonic

1999

The John Adams Edition

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.

I.

Berlin Philharmonic, John Adams

18:50

II. The Anfortas Wound

John Adams, Berlin Philharmonic

12:07

III. Meister Eckhardt and Quackie

John Adams, Berlin Philharmonic

11:18

Short Ride in a Fast Machine

Alan Gilbert, Berlin Philharmonic

4:11

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

Lollapalooza

Berlin Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert

6:35

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

Leila Josefowicz, Berlin Philharmonic, John Adams

15:27

II. A Long Desire (Love Scene)

Leila Josefowicz, Berlin Philharmonic, John Adams

14:22

III. Scheherazade and the Men with Beards

Leila Josefowicz, Berlin Philharmonic, John Adams

10:10

IV. Escape, Flight, Sanctuary

Leila Josefowicz, Berlin Philharmonic, John Adams

8:14

The Wound-Dresser

Georg Nigl, Kirill Petrenko, Berlin Philharmonic

18:31

The Next Day in the City Jail

Rundfunkchor Berlin, Kelley O'Connor, Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic

4:19

Now a Certain Woman Named Martha

Daniel Bubeck, Berlin Philharmonic, Brian Cummings, Tamara Mumford, Nathan Medley, Sir Simon Rattle

2:54

And She Had a Sister Named Mary

Nathan Medley, Berlin Philharmonic, Brian Cummings, Tamara Mumford, Daniel Bubeck, Sir Simon Rattle

1:45

I Am Surprised That I Am Beginning to Pray Daily

Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle, Kelley O'Connor

3:28

Chorus "En un Día de Amor Yo Bajé Hasta la Tierra"

Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle, Rundfunkchor Berlin

4:43

Now a Certain Man Was Sick

Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Medley, Brian Cummings, Daniel Bubeck

4:19

Lazarus Dies While His Sisters Await Jesus

Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle

2:06

Why Standest Thou Afar off, O Lord?

Tamara Mumford, Nathan Medley, Berlin Philharmonic, Brian Cummings, Sir Simon Rattle, Daniel Bubeck

2:36

In My Own Quietly Explosive Here

Tamara Mumford, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Medley, Kelley O'Connor, Berlin Philharmonic, Brian Cummings, Daniel Bubeck

3:02

Don't Touch My Left Arm

Kelley O'Connor, Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle

2:24

When Mary Was Come Where Jesus Was

Kelley O'Connor, Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic, Brian Cummings, Nathan Medley, Daniel Bubeck

3:46

Jesus Said, Take Ye Away the Stone

Nathan Medley, Sir Simon Rattle, Tamara Mumford, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Berlin Philharmonic, Brian Cummings, Daniel Bubeck

2:14

And When He Thus Had Spoken

Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic, Brian Cummings, Nathan Medley, Daniel Bubeck

4:41

Chorus "Drop Down, Ye Heavens, from Above"

Sir Simon Rattle, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Berlin Philharmonic

2:55

Then Jesus Six Days Before the Passover

Berlin Philharmonic, Nathan Medley, Brian Cummings, Sir Simon Rattle, Daniel Bubeck

0:44

For the Grave Cannot Praise Thee

Peter Hoare, Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle

7:08

Then Took Mary a Pound of Ointment

Berlin Philharmonic, Brian Cummings, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Medley, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Kelley O'Connor, Daniel Bubeck

4:48

And There Were Some That Had Indignation Within Themselves

Peter Hoare, Berlin Philharmonic, Brian Cummings, Nathan Medley, Sir Simon Rattle, Daniel Bubeck

1:53

We Know There Will Be No Utopias

Berlin Philharmonic, Brian Cummings, Tamara Mumford, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Medley, Daniel Bubeck

6:17

Tell Me, How Is This Night Different

Sir Simon Rattle, Peter Hoare, Berlin Philharmonic

11:37

Chorus "Who Rips His Own Flesh Down the Seams"

Rundfunkchor Berlin, Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle

4:01

Martha and Mary, Not Knowing

Brian Cummings, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Medley, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Peter Hoare, Berlin Philharmonic, Daniel Bubeck

5:58

Introduction

Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle

2:20

Up at Two a.m., Picketed All Day

Tamara Mumford, Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle

1:58

The Said Defendants

Rundfunkchor Berlin, Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic, Tamara Mumford

2:52

Chorus "Jesus, Incomparable Perdonador de Injurias"

Rundfunkchor Berlin, Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle

3:11

And They Were Come Unto a Place Called Golgotha

Sir Simon Rattle, Kelley O'Connor, Berlin Philharmonic, Nathan Medley, Brian Cummings, Daniel Bubeck

6:14

Daughters of Jerusalem, Weep Not for Me

Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle, Rundfunkchor Berlin

2:37

Now There Stood by the Cross of Jesus

Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic, Brian Cummings, Nathan Medley, Tamara Mumford, Daniel Bubeck

1:14

When Jesus Saw His Mother

Berlin Philharmonic, Brian Cummings, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Medley, Daniel Bubeck

3:13

When the Rain Began to Fall

Berlin Philharmonic, Kelley O'Connor, Sir Simon Rattle

4:54

On Earth When He Heard the First Rain

Sir Simon Rattle, Kelley O'Connor, Berlin Philharmonic

3:35

His Son Cried Out to Him

Peter Hoare, Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle

1:56

Now in the Place Where He Was Crucified There Was a Garden

Berlin Philharmonic, Brian Cummings, Daniel Bubeck, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Medley

4:30

Mary Awakens on the Third Morning

Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle

2:24

Chorus "It Is Spring"

Rundfunkchor Berlin, Kelley O'Connor, Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic

4:17

And, Behold, There Was a Great Earthquake

Berlin Philharmonic, Brian Cummings, Nathan Medley, Kelley O'Connor, Sir Simon Rattle, Tamara Mumford, Daniel Bubeck, Peter Hoare

3:09

Why Seek Ye the Living Among the Dead?

Tamara Mumford, Nathan Medley, Brian Cummings, Peter Hoare, Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle, Kelley O'Connor, Daniel Bubeck

7:36

John Adams

Composer
Gustavo Dudamel

Conductor
Alan Gilbert

Conductor
John Adams

Conductor
Berlin Philharmonic

Orchestra