John Adams: The Wound Dresser
Stephen Johnson looks at the music of the award winning American composer John Adams, and Iain Burnside examines Adams' The Wound Dresser with the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ SSO and baritone Jeremy Huw Williams.
Stephen Johnson looks at the music of the award winning American composer John Adams. The programme also features another chance to hear Iain Burnside's examination of Adams' powerful setting of words by Walt Whitman 'The Wound Dresser' with the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Tim Weiss and baritone Jeremy Huw Williams.
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John Adams: Doctor Atomic and The Wound Dresser
Duration: 40:54
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John Adams
The Wound dresser for baritone and orchestra
Performers: Jeremy Huw Williams (Baritone), Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Tim Weiss (conductor)
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John Adams
Short ride in a fast machine for orchestra
Performers: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Tim Weiss (conductor)
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John Adams
On the transmigration of souls for chorus, children's chorus and orchestra
Performers: New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Lorin Maazel (conductor), New York Choral Artists, Joseph Flummerfelt (conductor), Brooklyn Philharmonic Chorus
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John Adams
Doctor Atomic - opera (Extract)
Performers: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra, John Adams (conductor), Audra McDonald (soprano) Short excerpt from Proms performance of Easter Eve 1945 TX 22/08/04
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- Sun 19 Aug 2007 17:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3