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John Adams is one of the most popular of contemporary composers, but this should hardly come as a surprise, as his work is vibrant, propulsive, exuberant and muscular. Unlike his Minimalist forebears -- Terry Riley, La Monte Young, Steve Reich -- Adams is loathe to work only within the confines of a system marked by its static nature, relying as it does upon repetition. The composer is a self-described "post-Minimalist," as much of his work utilizes the hypnotic, circular and (of course) repetitive rhythms found in the genre. However, it also displays ample variety in terms of sweeping dynamic shifts, changes in tonality and a willingness to indulge in decidedly dramatic developments. This is evident in his wonderful 1985 work Harmonielehre, in which the opening chords crash upon the listener with all the impact of an 18-wheeler being driven through a wall, leaving you with the same breathless feeling a Beethoven symphony can produce. The rush provided by the first movement is contrasted with the more subdued, lush and almost neo-Romantic second movement. In the third and final section, Adams allows for more than one tonal center, creating a kind of struggle that pushes the music forward with unshakeable vigor.

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   Adams John Naive And Sentimental Music
the album is 48-minutes of adams most ambitious symphonic work to date performed by the los angeles philharmonic orchestra. nonesuch records. slipcase. 2002.
  2 listed $16 - $17
   Adams John Nixon In China
adams,john - nixon in china upc: 075597917727 act i, scene i: beginning - orch of st. luke's/edo de waartact i, scene i: 'soldiers of heaven hold the sky'<. NONESUCH 10251990
  2 listed $25 - $64
   Adams John / Lap / Sal Naive & Sentimental Music
adams,john / lap / salonen - naive & sentimental music upc: 075597963625 naive and sentimental musicmother of the manchain to the rh. NONESUCH 7302002
  2 listed $13 - $29
   Adams John:colorado Sy Nixon In China:alsop (3cd)
naxos american.
  2 listed $26 - $27
   Adams Johnny/gondolier Nowhere To Go/come On (special order) 7" 1 listed $64
   Adams, john Naive & Sentimental Music (special order)
adams,john / lap / salonen - naive & sentimental music upc: 075597963625 naive and sentimental musicmother of the manchain to the rh. NONESUCH 7302002
CD 1 listed $29
 Naïve And Sentimental Music listings Adams, john Naïve And Sentimental Music
german, salonen / los angeles philharmonic, nonesuch 755979636-2.
CD 1 listed $5
   Adams, john Naive And Sentimental Music (special order)
the album is 48-minutes of adams most ambitious symphonic work to date performed by the los angeles philharmonic orchestra. nonesuch records. slipcase. 2002.
CD 1 listed $32
   Adams, john Nixon In China
adams,john - nixon in china upc: 075597917727 act i, scene i: beginning - orch of st. luke's/edo de waartact i, scene i: 'soldiers of heaven hold the sky'<. NONESUCH 10251990
  4 listed $31 - $64
   Adams, john / Lap / Sa Naive And Sentimental Music
the album is 48-minutes of adams most ambitious symphonic work to date performed by the los angeles philharmonic orchestra. nonesuch records. slipcase. 2002.
  2 listed $12 - $14
   Adams, johnny No In Between (don't Wait Too
wrote by bettye swann, one day this fantastic overlooked sleeper will explode big! killer northern from a man with too much soul in every note.. 1036 DJ MODERN
  3 listed $44 - $63
   Adams, johnny Nowhere To Go
RIC 963
  2 listed $30 - $54
   John Adams Naive And Sentimental Music -
  2 listed $92 - $105
   John Adams Nixon In China - Opera
  2 listed $8 - $160
   John Adams (artist), e Naive & Sentimental Music
adams,john / lap / salonen - naive & sentimental music upc: 075597963625 naive and sentimental musicmother of the manchain to the rh. NONESUCH 7302002
CD 1 listed $17
   John Adams (artist), e Nixon In China
adams,john - nixon in china upc: 075597917727 act i, scene i: beginning - orch of st. luke's/edo de waartact i, scene i: 'soldiers of heaven hold the sky'<. NONESUCH 10251990
CD 1 listed $31
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