- Audio CD (April 30 1996)
- SPARS Code: DDD
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Nonesuch
- ASIN: B000005J3B
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. Violin Concerto (1993): I Quarter Note = 78 |
| 2. Violin Concerto (1993): II Chaconne: Body Through Which The Dream Flows |
| 3. Violin Concerto (1993): III Toccare |
| 4. Shaker Loops (1977-83): I Shaking And Trembling |
| 5. Shaker Loops (1977-83): II Hymning Slews |
| 6. Shaker Loops (1977-83): III Loops And Verses |
| 7. Shaker Loops (1977-83): IV A Final Shaking |
Product Description
Amazon.com essential recording
Turned loose on John Adams's surprisingly flexible violin concerto, the team of conductor Kent Nagano and soloist Gidon Kremer do justice to its passionate verve. Nagano leads the London Symphony Orchestra to the point of near-explosion as it approaches Kremer's sluicing take on the work. Kremer hits the right slipping scales and sometimes slashing skids like magic, with the orchestra seeping into the sound and leaping forward for Kremer to chase.
The sound is effusively rich and far distant from Adams's more pronounced studies in repetition and harmonic expansion. The rendition of Shaker Loops here dates from 1983, that is, it's in the hands of the Orchestra of St. Luke's rather than performed by string septet, for which it was premiered in 1978. While some prefer the economy of the smaller-ensemble recordings (particularly the Ensemble Modern's version), this Adams-conducted version has the force of a lurching train. It's dense and overflowing, repeatedly surprising the listener with its Trojan horse-like discovery of small innovations beneath the large-group expansiveness. --Andrew Bartlett
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Parce qu'elle est accessible, mélodieuse et fondée sur des harmonies simples et claires, la musique de l'Américain John Adams (né en 1947) s'est heurtée au mépris des tenants de la modernité "pure et dure". Or cette musique résolument "post- moderne" possède énormément de charme, que ce soit dans les curieux et bondissants Shaker Loops, à l'écriture répétitive, ou dans le Concerto pour violon (1993) qui, brillamment servi par Gidon Kremer, force le respect par son classicisme hautement civilisé. --Michel Marmin
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Quit calling it minimalism!,
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This review is from: Violin Concerto (Audio CD)
I think if John Adams were to read some of the earlier reviews that referred to him as a minimalist and to these pieces as minimalist works, he would hunt down the reviewers at all costs. These pieces do show some influence of the minimalist period, but both pieces are such richly vested with luscious melodies and a strong sense of change that we'd be insane to label them as minimalist.Kremer, always a consummate musician, provides us with yet another gorgeous recording. Kent Nagano, the conductor, works well with kremer here - the LSO's attack on this piece perfectly parallels Kremer's slicing approach. The piece will swell to points where you'd think the speakers would burst from the intensity, and then drop back down to a quiet, almost sinister set of pizzicati lines. It's quite a rush. This piece is definitely in the running for one of the great violin concerti of the 20th century
5.0 out of 5 stars
Two of minimalism's finest works,
By "ragamala78" (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Violin Concerto (Audio CD)
These two works by American composer John Adams, "Violin Concerto" (1993) and "Shaker Loops" (1977, revised 1983) are two of the finest minimalist works I've ever heard. Adams is one of the few minimalist composers that has evolved into something else. He hasn't limited himself strictly to that genre. The earlier of these two works "Shaker Loops" is the more traditionally minimalist of the two. Even then, it is still breaking away from strict minimalism. The pulsating repetiveness is still there, but there are more lyrical passages that release and provided a much needed rest from the intensity of the hard repetition. Scored for string orchestra, its often hard to imagine that only strings are making these sounds. The "Violin Concerto" concerto is easily the more mature of the two works. At this point in his career, Adams is definately "post-minimalist" (all these labels mean virtually nothing!) New music advocate Gidon Kremer is the perfect choice as soloist for this piercing, energetic and exciting work. It is a piece often brimming with energy. It is also important that such a major contemporary composer is going back and returning to a very popular and traditional form considering that most modern composers do whatever they see fit by either inventing new forms or abandoning form entirely. The violin almost never stops completely overpowering the orchestra's understated but excellent part. The third movement in particular is quite unlike most violin concertos. Very spiky and fun. A splendid pair of works by one of today's most famour composers. The violin concerto, especially is worth checking out.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cutting edge music,
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This review is from: Violin Concerto (Audio CD)
This disc is extraordinary: the orchestral playing is clean and well recorded, and Gidon Kremer executes the solo part with color and precision. Adams's violin concerto is one of his better works. It is very lyrical, rhapsodic. The harmonies are some of his more advanced, and this concerto produces some of the most beautiful sounds that have never been created before.
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