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John Adams' Harmonielehre Finally on SACD

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Eagerly awaiting the release of John Adams' Harmonielehre on SACD, especially since it's the San Francisco Symphony performing.
I heard it for the first time in 1985. Entranced by the freshness of this minimalist neo-romantic work, I ran out and bought the CD by Edo DeWaart and the SFSO, which had just been released that year. I found it to be a modern work which sounded innovative and mysterious, yet unabashedly "beautiful" at the same time.
Released on March 13th on Amazon, and now available from the SFSO website.
Hoping the colourfully complex orchestral textures and agile energetic gestures will sound excellent on SACD.
John Adams' Harmonielehre, SFSO (Open in New Window)

Edits: 03/03/12 03/03/12

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Speaking of John Adams - Robert C. Lang 23:37:07 03/04/12 (0)
I attended a fine concert over the weekend that featured Pentatone's Arabella Steinbacher treating us to a stirring Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto.

Adams was not on the program but his likeness was omnipresent at Davies Hall. Adams is being featured in concerts during March being billed as "American Mavericks". A John Adams SFS-commissioned work "Absolute Jest" will be premiered (I'll resist saying "world premier") March 15 with Adams on hand. He will be lecturing at other symposiums as well. And, of course, the SACD "Harmonielehre" was being strongly marketed.

And if you haven't already pick up the Pentatone SACD "Music For A Tome of War" by the Oregon Symphony. Beautifully played and recorded it features works from Ives, Britten, Vaughan Williams and John Adams' "The Wound Dresser", a 20 minute symphonic work with baritone.

Robert C. Lang
Thanks everyone. Just ordered it from the SFSO website. (NT) - DkB 21:00:21 03/03/12 (0)
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RE: John Adams' Harmonielehre Finally on SACD - Fitzcaraldo215 14:50:39 03/03/12 (0)
Actually, it is available now from the SFS store, if nowhere else. I got a prerelease review copy from a friend and I have posted a review at www.sa-cd.net. I have since received my own copy from SFS.

I love the piece, too. And, it is a great recording in Mch. I gave it 5 stars all around.

I agree that it is very much in a Romantic vein, for the most part. But, I would consider it Neo-Neo-Romantic, since it goes in new directions from R. Strauss, Rachmaninov, or even Samuel Barber, to name a few.

You will not be disappointed.
It does. (NT) - Kal Rubinson 08:59:28 03/03/12 (0)

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