t/s: John Adams vs. Phillip Glass vs. Steve Reich

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Anybody heard Reich's 'You Are' yet?
I saw this performed at the Barbican in January. Can't really say after only one hearing but seemed a bit too 'Desert Music' for my taste. Still, 'Eight Lines' and 'Tehillim' were in the same concert and they were great.

'You Are' and 'Cello Counterpoint' are released on 26 September in the UK.

avery keen-gardner (avery keen-gardner), Friday, 23 September 2005 00:19 (eighteen years ago) link

Thanks Avery. It'll be out in a few days in the States as well.

Brakhage (brakhage), Friday, 23 September 2005 12:51 (eighteen years ago) link

Desert Music has become one of my fave Reich pieces, though my only problem w/Reich is that he sticks to his favorite harmonies/voicings too much. I wish he'd do something totally atonal or arhythmic or something (which is probably going against everything he stands for, but oh well)

Dominique (dleone), Friday, 23 September 2005 13:25 (eighteen years ago) link

seven years pass...

Adams' Son of Chamber Symphony -- so awesome

#fomo that's the motto (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 27 August 2013 14:59 (ten years ago) link

i don't listen to a ton of modern composed music but for some reason john adams really speaks to me. not sure why he's my dude in particular.

congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 27 August 2013 15:01 (ten years ago) link

one year passes...

Anyone seen Klinghoffer/planning to see it? Curious in re the "anti-Semitism" angle. From what I have read it doesn't exactly sound anti-Semitic but maybe a little morally mushy.

my jaw left (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 21 October 2014 13:31 (nine years ago) link

Tomassini's exemplary description of complex, apparently imperfect, riveting The Death of Klinghoffer at the Met: http://nyti.ms/1pwPdry

dow, Tuesday, 21 October 2014 14:07 (nine years ago) link

the libretto sounds corny to me. I'm sure the music is great though.

my jaw left (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 21 October 2014 14:13 (nine years ago) link

Shoot wish they were doing Met Live in HD for this

Brakhage, Tuesday, 21 October 2014 22:35 (nine years ago) link

Reich > Glass, easy. Adams I can't speak intelligently about, though I would think the question would be Adams vs. Luther Adams (and the answer fairly clear?).

benbbag, Tuesday, 21 October 2014 23:05 (nine years ago) link

A friend who is a Met subscriber was at opening night, and was revolted by Rudy Giuliani / Fox News etc milking the "anti-Semitic" angle in the plaza. He finds the accusations ludicrous, and as his mate is Israeli I tend to believe him.

this horrible, rotten slog to rigor mortis (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 23 October 2014 16:22 (nine years ago) link

Furore made me check out Klinghoffer, which I'd blown off when it came out. Man I am loving this. The 2001 film version is great so far, though I'm glad I listened to the recording first before watching it (there are a lot of diegetic sound cues in the film, especially at the beginning, which distract from the opening choruses)

Brakhage, Thursday, 23 October 2014 18:44 (nine years ago) link


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