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The John Adams Earbox

A 10-CD retrospective

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Luke's, London Sinfonietta, Lyon Opera Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Halle Orchestra, John Adams, Edo de Waart, Kent Nagano

The John Adams Earbox

The John Adams Earbox

A 10-CD retrospective

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Luke's, London Sinfonietta, Lyon Opera Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Halle Orchestra, John Adams, Edo de Waart, Kent Nagano

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Adams, J: Harmonium
Work length31:53
This work is only available as an album download.
Negative Love
Track length10:32
This track is only available as an album download.
Because I Could Not Stop for Death
Track length9:41
Wild Nights
Track length11:40
This track is only available as an album download.
Adams, J: Shaker Loops
Work length24:21
I. Shaking and Trembling
Track length8:25
II. Hymning Slews
Track length5:08
III. Loops and Verses
Track length6:56
IV. A Final Shaking
Track length3:52
Adams, J: The Chairman Dances
Work length12:31
This work is only available as an album download.
Adams, J: Grand Pianola Music
Work length30:52
This work is only available as an album download.
Part IA
Track length15:12
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Part IB
Track length7:46
On the Great Divide
Track length7:54
Fearful Symmetries
Work length28:02
This work is only available as an album download.
Adams, J: Act I, Scene 1
Work length19:14
(Beginning)
Track length2:53
"Soldiers of Heaven Hold the Sky'
Track length2:48
"The People Are the Heroes Now"
Track length2:49
Landing of the Spirit of '76
Track length2:22
"Your Flight Was Smooth, I Hope?"
Track length1:19
"News Has a Kind of Mystery:"
Track length7:03
Adams, J: Act 1, Scene 3 (excerpt)
Work length6:37
  • John Adams
Adams, J: Act 1, Scene 3 (excerpt)
Work length2:36
  • John Adams
Adams, J: Act 1, Scene 3 (excerpt)
Work length3:45
  • John Adams
Adams, J: Pat's Aria (from Nixon in China)
Work length8:32
Adams, J: Act II, Scene 2
Work length16:39
(Beginning)
Track length2:53
"Oh What a Day I Thought I'd Die!"
Track length4:47
"Whip Her to Death!"
Track length2:29
"I Am the Wife of Mao Tse-tung
Track length6:30
Adams, J: Act III
Work length20:56
"Let Us Examine What You Did."
Track length2:43
"When I Woke up I Dimly Realized the Jap Bombers Had Given Us a
Track length1:20
"I Have No Offspring."
Track length1:54
"I Can keep Still,"
Track length2:11
"After that the Sweat Had Soaked My Uniform"
Track length2:28
"Peking Watches the Stars,"
Track length2:43
"You Won at Poker."
Track length3:13
"I Am Old and I Cannot Sleep"
Track length4:24
Adams, J: The Wound-Dresser
Work length19:04
This work is only available as an album download.
Adams, J: Christian Zeal and Activity
Work length10:05
This work is only available as an album download.
Ives, C: Five Songs
Work length5:33
Thoreau
Track length1:49
Down East
Track length2:24
Cradle Song
Track length1:20
Lowry, R: Five Songs: At The River
Work length1:12
Ives, C: Five Songs: Serenity
Work length1:58
Adams, J: Eros Piano
Work length14:52
This work is only available as an album download.
Adams, J: Chorus of Exiled Palestinians
Work length8:31
  • John Adams
  • The London Opera Chorus, The Opera De Lyon
  • Kent Nagano
Adams, J: Chorus of Exiled Jews
Work length8:33
  • John Adams
  • The London Opera Chorus, The Opera De Lyon
  • Kent Nagano
Adams, J: The Captain: "It Was Just After One Fifteen"
Work length8:09
  • John Adams, James Maddalena (vocals)
  • The London Opera Chorus, The Opera De Lyon
  • Kent Nagano
Adams, J: Swiss Grandmother: "My Grandson Didi, Who Was Two"
Work length5:10
  • John Adams, James Maddalena (vocals), Janice Felty (vocals), Thomas Hammons (vocals)
  • The London Opera Chorus, The Opera De Lyon
  • Kent Nagano
Adams, J: Molqi: "Give These Orders"
Work length2:01
  • John Adams, Janice Felty (vocals), Thomas Young (vocals)
  • The London Opera Chorus, The Opera De Lyon
  • Kent Nagano
Adams, J: Swiss Grandmother: "So I Said To My Grandson"
Work length1:17
  • John Adams, Janice Felty (vocals), Thomas Young (vocals)
  • The London Opera Chorus, The Opera De Lyon
  • Kent Nagano
Adams, J: Mamoud: "We Are Sorry For You"
Work length1:16
  • John Adams, Eugene Perry (vocals), James Maddalena (vocals)
  • The London Opera Chorus, The Opera De Lyon
  • Kent Nagano
Adams, J: Night Chorus
Work length3:33
  • John Adams
  • The London Opera Chorus, The Opera De Lyon
  • Kent Nagano
Adams, J: Hagar Chorus
Work length5:23
  • John Adams
  • The London Opera Chorus, The Opera De Lyon
  • Kent Nagano
Adams, J: Leon Klinghoffer: "I've Never Been a Violent Man
Work length3:28
  • John Adams, Sanford Sylvan (vocals)
  • The London Opera Chorus, The Opera De Lyon
  • Kent Nagano
Adams, J: Rambo
Work length5:11
  • John Adams
Adams, J: Aria of the Falling Body
Work length7:23
  • John Adams, Eugene Perry (vocals), Sanford Sylvan (vocals)
  • The London Opera Chorus, The Opera De Lyon
  • Kent Nagano
Adams, J: Day Chorus
Work length4:30
  • John Adams
  • The London Opera Chorus, The Opera De Lyon
  • Kent Nagano
Adams, J: Two Fanfares for Orchestra
Work length8:25
Tromba Lontana
Track length4:11
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Track length4:14
John Adams, John Newton: Common Tones in Simple Time
Work length20:35
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Adams, J: El Dorado
Work length28:44
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Part I. A Dream of Gold
Track length12:35
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Part II. Soledades
Track length16:09
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Adams, J: Harmonielehre
Work length40:02
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Part I
Track length17:03
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Part II The Anfortas Wound
Track length12:25
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Part III Meister Eckhardt and Quackie
Track length10:34
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Adams, J: Violin Concerto
Work length34:05
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I. = 78
Track length14:56
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II. Chaconne: Body through which the dream flows
Track length11:30
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III. Toccare
Track length7:39
Adams, J: Chamber Symphony
Work length21:38
Mongrel Airs
Track length7:46
Aria with Walking Bass
Track length8:08
Roadrunner
Track length5:44
Adams, J: Hoodoo Zephyr
Work length29:08
This work is only available as an album download.
  • John Adams (keyboards), John Adams (piano)
Tundra
Track length10:34
This track is only available as an album download.
Disappointment Lake
Track length8:14
Hoodoo Zephyr
Track length10:20
This track is only available as an album download.
Adams, J: Gnarly Buttons for clarinet & ensemble
Work length24:10
The Perilous Shore
Track length9:54
Hoe-down (Mad Cow)
Track length5:44
Put Your Loving Arms Around Me
Track length8:32
Adams, J: Ensemble - I Was Looking At The Ceiling And Then I Saw The Sky
Work length7:59
  • John Adams
Adams, J: A Sermon on Romance
Work length3:07
  • John Adams
Adams, J: Consuelo's Dream
Work length4:52
  • John Adams
Adams, J: Mike's Song about Arresting a Particular Individual
Work length3:18
  • John Adams
Adams, J: Tiffany's Solo
Work length4:49
  • John Adams
Adams, J: Song About The On-Site Altercation
Work length2:45
  • John Adams
Adams, J: Song About the Bad Boys and the News
Work length6:14
  • John Adams
Adams, J: Your Honor My Client is a Young Black Man
Work length5:38
  • John Adams
Adams, J: Leila's song: Alone
Work length4:15
  • John Adams
Adams, J: Three Weeks and I'm Still Outta My Mind
Work length5:09
  • John Adams
Adams, J: Crushed by the Rock I Been Standing On
Work length4:35
  • John Adams
Adams, J: Dewain's Song of Liberation and Surprise
Work length5:29
  • John Adams
Adams, J: Este Pais / This Country
Work length4:24
  • Audra McDonald (vocals), Janne Murto (saxophone), Jari-Pekka Karvonen (drums), Kari Tenkanen (clarinet), Marja Mutru (keyboards), Markku Tabell (keyboards), Michael McElroy (vocals), Seppo Kantonen (keyboards)
  • John Adams
Adams, J: One Last Look at the Angel in your Eyes
Work length1:57
  • John Adams
Adams, J: Finale
Work length4:36
  • John Adams
Adams, J: Lollapalooza
Work length6:38
Adams, J: John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Standchen: The Little Serenade
Work length28:09
Judah to Ocean
Track length2:30
Toot Nipple
Track length1:14
Dogjam
Track length2:31
Pavane: She's So Fine
Track length6:32
Rag the Bone
Track length2:59
Habanera
Track length4:44
Stubble Crotchet
Track length2:39
Hammer and Chisel
Track length1:11
Alligator Escalator
Track length3:49
Adams, J: John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Judah to Ocean (reprise)
Work length7:22
John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Standchen: The Little Serenade
Track length4:51
John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Judah to Ocean (reprise)
Track length2:31
Adams, J: Slonimsky's Earbox
Work length13:20
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