John Adams - Harmonielehre Part I (2/2)

[McDenster]

Ho Ho, good un!

[McDenster]

4:10 is heaven sent.

[alexpjp]

@McDenster indeed, though for me the eargasm comes at 5:19

[BorisGaquere]

8:24 fail

[RandomTask3000]

@BorisGaquere False.

[BorisGaquere]

@RandomTask3000 is the timp really supposed to be off from the rest of the ensemble?

[RandomTask3000]

@BorisGaquere Are you talking about the syncopation or the accelerando?

[BorisGaquere]

@RandomTask3000 I think the syncopation. In the intro, the timp is dead on with the rest of the ensemble on every e minor. in the outro, it is the only instrument (maybe also bass drum?) that is playing exactly in between each of the chords, which sounds wrong

also do you have the score?

[BorisGaquere]

@RandomTask3000 No, I don't, but I've considered buying it just to check the last page against this recording. I have the score for Tromba/Short Ride, because there is a much greater interest in that stuff for me and in relation to my own writing. Yeah, there's no rule against it, but it just honestly sounds like a mistake on the percussionist's part- to me, and to fellow musicians and composers who I've shown this recording to.

[RandomTask3000]

@BorisGaquere It's possible, however unlikely that an orchestral timpani player would make a mistake that glaring and they would not do another take. It is inconceivable that the same mistake would show up in two different recordings. I'm sorry I don't see how it could be anything other than deliberate.

[BorisGaquere]

@RandomTask3000 Alas, this tiny sliver of hope is my drive to see the score and know once and for all!

[videosteward]

the build up from 4:00 onwards. wow.

[ext409]

it's quite shostakovician

[IncaRoad01]

Adams = Genius

[pizzaROX]

Its like its pulling you closer and closer by the eye lids.

[wogandmush]

Sounds quite like songs from liquid days.

[MaxGueli]

That bit from 4:10 is beautiful, love it.

[GaussVsEuler]

Nuff said is right.

[kgband76]

Brilliant piece of music!

I attended the live performance of this piece in March of 2007 at Powell Symphony Hall, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra performed it. The ending of the 1st movement received ENORMOUS applause after it was finished. FANTASTIC piece.

[gab1279]

I have the recording of it from iTunes! It is incredible, a must-buy, Robertson and St. Louis really knocked it out of the park with that performance.