John Adams' Doctor Atomic Symphony: Part 1

[rvaughanwilliams1988]

beginning reminds be of the opening of Britten Sinfonia da Requiem

[jku3000]

Great work of music. I saw the Japan premier in Tokyo last month. Dr. Atomic was paired with Symphony No. 6 “Hiroshima” (交響曲第6番「HIROSHIMA」) (1985) by Ikuma Dan (團 伊玖磨).

[MrDigitalgenie]

I like to think of John Adams as late late romantic composer.

[AzNbOiJayJ]

My school band is using an arrangement of this piece as our opener for our marching band.

[buenobus]

this is unreal!!!!

[MichaelBakrnchev1989]

Very engaging composition. The recording doesn't have very much ambience, which is a shame, but it still sounds quite good.

[sacredlunatic]

@MichaelBakrnchev1989

Turn the volume up!

[BagelBites48]

3:20 holy crap

[HPTX911]

This year I listen this piece in Cleveland(Live), Franz Welser-Most, it was great too!

[Hearst2009]

I was at the North American premier in Saint Louis. It was like nothing else i had ever  experience.

[terocon101]

I love the Einstein quote,

"I don't know what weapons WWIII will be fought with but WWIV will be fought with sticks and stones"

Not verbatim.

[iansquared3]

heard it in cleveland. i crapped my pants

[mahler151]

Heh, did they perchance also play the Brahms 'Tragic Overture' and second Piano concerto?

[iansquared3]

yeah! were you there? that piano concerto is soooo boring

[mahler151]

Yes, I was there. I actually attended to hear the Piano concerto of anything else....

[iansquared3]

oh sorry man! i just thought it was to long and generic. brahms definitly has better piano concertos.

[mahler151]

No need for apologies, just verying tastes is all.

I thought the concert in all was great, and it really opened my eyes to John Adams, a composer I previously didn't think much of.

[guy214]

Last summer I heard and recorded this piece online at the BBC Proms podcast...it was 45mins long. I guess Adams revised it?

[KarlMartel1]

magnificent

[ternacreative]

I saw this piece performed in Miami, directed by John Adams himself. It was incredibly potent!

[percussionisto]

Thanks for posting I've been looking for recordings of this for a while.