John Adams
I Am Love [Soundtrack]

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Track Listing

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1	Chairman Dances (Foxtrot for Orchestra)	12:27
2	Century Rolls: I. First Movement (excerpt)	4:10
3	Lollapalooza	6:50
4	Shaker Loops: III. Loops and Verses	6:55
5	Shaker Loops: IV. A Final Shaking	3:56
6	The Death of Klinghoffer: Desert Chorus	5:03
7	Fearful Symmetries (excerpt)	3:03
8	Harmonielehre: Part II. The Anfortas Wound	12:16
9	Harmonielehre: Part III. Meister Eckhardt and Quackie	10:31

News & Reviews

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

New Production of John Adams's "Nixon in China" Premieres at Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris

A new production of John Adams's groundbreaking first opera Nixon in China, led by director Chen Shi-Zheng, receives its premiere performance at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris tonight. Musical director Alexander Briger leads the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, the Châtelet choir, and a cast featuring baritone Franco Pompini as President Richard Nixon. Performances begin tonight and run through next Wednesday, April 18. Watch a preview of the new production here. Nonesuch Records reissued the Grammy-winning original cast recording of Nixon in China last year.
Thursday, March 8, 2012

John Adams's "Absolute Jest" to Premiere in San Francisco Symphony's Month-Long American Mavericks Festival, US Tour

As part of their 2011-12 Centennial Season, Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony launch a month-long American Mavericks Festival of music by pioneers of the American sound. The Festival begins at San Francisco's Davies Symphony Hall tonight, with performances there through March 18, followed by a national tour to Chicago's Orchestra Hall, Ann Arbor's Hill Auditorium, and Carnegie Hall in New York through March 30. The American Mavericks Festival explores the music of path-breaking composers like Steve Reich and builds on their visionary spirit with world-premieres, including John Adams's "Absolute Jest." Watch Adams discuss the piece here.

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About this Album

Several of John Adams's works surge with new life as the score to the Italian film I Am Love, which was directed and produced with Adams's music in mind. The New York Times calls the film, directed by Luca Guadagnino and starring Tilda Swinton, "a cinematic tour de force"; the Times of London gives it five stars, noting its "sublime score." The BBC calls the album "one of those rare soundtracks that merits—and
rewards—repeated listening."

Credits

MUSICIANS
San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart, conductor (1, 8, 9)
Emanuel Ax, piano (2)
Cleveland Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor (2)
Hallé Orchestra, Kent Nagano, conductor (3)
Orchestra of St. Luke's, John Adams, conductor (4, 5, 7)
Orchestra of the Opéra de Lyon, Kent Nagano, conductor (6)
English Opera Chorus, Richard Cooke, director (6)
Sanford Sylvan, baritone (7)

PRODUCTION CREDITS
The Chairman Dances (1985)
Produced by Wilhelm Hellweg
Recorded November 1986 at Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA
Recording Engineer: John Newton
Assistant Engineer: Lolly Lewis
Edited by E. Amelia Rogers
Originally Mastered by Robert C. Ludwig

Century Rolls (1996)
Produced by Wilhelm Hellweg
Recorded October 4, 1999, at the Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland
Balance Engineer: Everett Porter
Recording Engineer: Tom Knab
Edited by Thijs Hoekstra, Polyhymnia International, Baarn, Netherlands
Mixed by Everett Porter, Polyhymnia International
Originally Mastered by Robert C. Ludwig

Lollapalooza (1995)
Produced by Wilhelm Hellweg
Recorded July 1997 at Royal Centre, Nottingham, England
Engineered by Kees de Visser
Edited and Mixed by Kees de Visser, Galaxy Studios, Mol, Belgium
Originally Mastered by Robert C. Ludwig

Shaker Loops (1978)
Produced by Philip Waldway
Recorded November 1988 at Manhattan Center Studios, New York, NY
Engineered by Paul Zinman
Assistant Engineer: Nelson Wong
Originally Mastered by Paul Zinman at SoundByte Productions Inc., New York, NY

The Death of Klinghoffer (1990–91)
Produced by John McClure
Recorded April and July 1991 at Auditorium Maurice Ravel, Lyon, France
Balance Engineer: John Newton
Recording Engineer: Henk Jansen
Recording and Editing Engineer: Everett Porter
Stage Sound Design: Jonathan Deans
Stage Production Sound Engineer: Graham Carmichael
Audio Assistant: Susan Presson
Production Coordinator: Kathryn King

Fearful Symmetries (1988)
Recorded November 1988 at Manhattan Center Studios, New York, NY
Engineer: Paul Zinman
Assistant Engineer: Nelson Wong
Mixing Engineer: Everett Porter

Harmonielehre (1984–85)
Recorded March 23, 1985, at Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA
Engineer: John Newton

Mastered by Paul Zinman at SoundByte Productions, Inc., New York, NY

Design by Kasia Ozmin
Cover Photograph by Pierpaolo Ferrari, provided courtesy of Magnolia Pictures