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Arditti Quartet/Claron Mcfadde Nash Ensemble/Reinbert De Leeu Birtwistle: Pulse Shadows / Mcfadden, De Leeuw, Arditti, Etc Music | List Price | $16.97 (You save $3.28) | | Label | Teldec | | All Time Sales Rank |  6405  | | CD Universe Part number | 2261001 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Nov 13, 2001 | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Recording Time | 1 4 |
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Birtwistle: Pulse Shadows / Mcfadden, De Leeuw, Arditti, Etc Songs Birtwistle: Pulse Shadows / Mcfadden, De Leeuw, Arditti, Etc Music Composers on Birtwistle: Pulse Shadows / Mcfadden, De Leeuw, Arditti, Etc CD : Harrison Birtwistle Conductors on Birtwistle: Pulse Shadows / Mcfadden, De Leeuw, Arditti, Etc CD : Reinbert de Leeuw Ensembles on Birtwistle: Pulse Shadows / Mcfadden, De Leeuw, Arditti, Etc CD : Arditti String Quartet, Nash Ensemble Genres on Birtwistle: Pulse Shadows / Mcfadden, De Leeuw, Arditti, Etc CD : 20th Century Period Performers on Birtwistle: Pulse Shadows / Mcfadden, De Leeuw, Arditti, Etc CD : Claron McFadden Purchase Birtwistle: Pulse Shadows / Mcfadden, De Leeuw, Arditti, Etc To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Bartok: Violin Sonatas / Gidon Kremer, Yuri Smirnov CD
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This may be composer John Adams's most ambitious undertaking to date, one that moves him further out of the "minimalist" category. A massive, sprawling opus, it bombards the listener with a dizzying array of swirling melodies, chugging rhythms, vivid sonic colors, and lush orchestral textures. Yet for all its complexity, this three-movement work never overwhelms the ear. Adams makes the work emotionally compelling by creating a variety of moods that sometimes blend smoothly and at other times collide with a clamor.
Poignant melodies churn and percolate until they explode into raucous climaxes; jubilant fanfares crash into craggy dissonance; motifs that dance and spin as if out of control somehow resolve into peaceful reveries. It all makes for a gripping study of struggle and contrast and an adventurous journey through ever-changing soundscapes. Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen, to whom this work is dedicated, leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in an assured performance that crackles with excitement. The accompanying booklet includes an excellent essay by fellow composer Ingram Marshall providing valuable insight and perspective. Kudos to Adams for creating a provocative yet accessible work that challenges listeners without a hint of intimidation.
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ROAD MOVIES offers a portrait of acclaimed composer John Adams at different stages of his career and working in a medium he's not generally associated with. His best-known compositions are musical statements made on a grand scale. The pieces selected for this disc were written for one or two instruments, but by no means are they "small" works--there's plenty of the Adams style and substance. 'China Gates' and 'Phrygian Gates,' both for solo piano, date back to the very beginning of his professional life in 1977. They bear the mark of youthful exuberance and are excellent examples of his compositional language in the early stages of development.
The later works have the type of harmonic and melodic movement that Adams is known for and that sets him apart from other "minimalist" composers. He describes 'Road Movies' and 'Hallelujah Junction' as traveling music, and indeed they are the sonic equivalent of watching landscapes through a car's windshield. Leila Josefowicz handles the violin part of the title track with characteristic aplomb, providing particularly expressive playing in the "Meditative" section. 'American Berserk,' another latter-day composition on the album, is a frenetic romp that edges perilously close to spinning out of control at several points but pulls itself together in the nick of time.
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