http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2360&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rssJohn Adams is one of the most popular of contemporary composers, but this should hardly come as a surprise, as his work is vibrant, propulsive, exuberant and muscular. Unlike his Minimalist forebears -- Terry Riley, La Monte Young, Steve Reich -- Adams is loathe to work only within the confines of a system marked by its static nature, relying as it does upon repetition. The composer is a self-described "post-Minimalist," as much of his work utilizes the hypnotic, circular and (of course) repetitive rhythms found in the genre. However, it also displays ample variety in terms of sweeping dynamic shifts, changes in tonality and a willingness to indulge in decidedly dramatic developments. This is evident in his wonderful 1985 work <I>Harmonielehre</I>, in which the opening chords crash upon the listener with all the impact of an 18-wheeler being driven through a wall, leaving you with the same breathless feeling a Beethoven symphony can produce. The rush provided by the first movement is contrasted with the more subdued, lush and almost neo-Romantic second movement. In the third and final section, Adams allows for more than one tonal center, creating a kind of struggle that pushes the music forward with unshakeable vigor. - Will LernerMinimalismen720Fri, 8 Jan 2010 16:03:54 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2360&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss John Adams is one of the most popular of contemporary composers, but this should hardly come as a surprise, as his work is vibrant, propulsive, exuberant and muscular. Unlike his Minimalist forebears -- Terry Riley, La Monte Young, Steve Reich -- Adams is loathe to work only within the confines of a system marked by its static nature, relying as it does upon repetition. The composer is a self-described "post-Minimalist," as much of his work utilizes the hypnotic, circular and (of course) repetitive rhythms found in the genre. However, it also displays ample variety in terms of sweeping dynamic shifts, changes in tonality and a willingness to indulge in decidedly dramatic developments. This is evident in his wonderful 1985 work <I>Harmonielehre</I>, in which the opening chords crash upon the listener with all the impact of an 18-wheeler being driven through a wall, leaving you with the same breathless feeling a Beethoven symphony can produce. The rush provided by the first movement is contrasted with the more subdued, lush and almost neo-Romantic second movement. In the third and final section, Adams allows for more than one tonal center, creating a kind of struggle that pushes the music forward with unshakeable vigor. - Will Lerner http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29030273&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss Minimalism Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by John Adams on Rhapsody Online 29030273 tra.29030273 John Adams art.2360 0.99 Dr. Atomic Symphony/Guide to Strange Places alb.29027858 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/0/3/0/1750300_170x170.jpg 2009-07-28 00:00:00.0 2009-07-20 00:00:00.0 true I. The Laboratory tra.29030273 152000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29030273&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29030273&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2724784&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss 20th/21st Century Fri, 12 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by John Adams on Rhapsody Online 2724784 tra.2724784 John Adams art.2360 0.0 Harmonielehre alb.176725 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/1/0/4/1824013_170x170.jpg 1994-04-16 00:00:00.0 2002-07-12 00:00:00.0 true Harmonielehre- Part I tra.2724784 1049000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2724784&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2724784&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8661436&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss Minimalism Tue, 1 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by John Adams on Rhapsody Online 8661436 tra.8661436 John Adams art.2360 0.99 Chamber Symphony/ Grand Pianola Music alb.8654858 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/0/0/9/1269001_170x170.jpg 2005-11-01 00:00:00.0 2005-11-01 00:00:00.0 true Grand Pianola Music: On the Great Divide tra.8661436 474000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8661436&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8661436&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2871240&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss Minimalism Tue, 3 Sep 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by John Adams on Rhapsody Online 2871240 tra.2871240 John Adams art.2360 0.99 New World Jazz alb.169300 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/2/9/2/1432920_170x170.jpg 1998-09-15 00:00:00.0 2002-09-03 00:00:00.0 true Lollapalooza tra.2871240 393000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2871240&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2871240&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23077137&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss Minimalism Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by John Adams on Rhapsody Online 23077137 tra.23077137 John Adams art.2360 0.99 A Flowering Tree alb.23068070 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/2/5/1425226_170x170.jpg 2008-09-23 00:00:00.0 2008-09-23 00:00:00.0 true A Flowering Tree, Act I Scene 1 tra.23077137 231000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23077137&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23077137&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7598320&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss Minimalism Tue, 13 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by John Adams on Rhapsody Online 7598320 tra.7598320 John Adams art.2360 0.99 Nixon In China alb.7598253 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/3/0/0/1300033_170x170.jpg 2005-09-13 00:00:00.0 2005-09-13 00:00:00.0 true Act I, Scene 1: "The People Are the Heroes Now" tra.7598320 169000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7598320&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7598320&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29030275&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss Minimalism Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by John Adams on Rhapsody Online 29030275 tra.29030275 John Adams art.2360 0.99 Dr. Atomic Symphony/Guide to Strange Places alb.29027858 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/0/3/0/1750300_170x170.jpg 2009-07-28 00:00:00.0 2009-07-20 00:00:00.0 true III. Trinity tra.29030275 431000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29030275&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29030275&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10427298&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss Minimalism Wed, 8 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by John Adams on Rhapsody Online 10427298 tra.10427298 John Adams art.2360 0.99 Live! alb.10421999 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/2/1/841241_170x170.jpg 2006-03-08 00:00:00.0 2006-03-08 00:00:00.0 true Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone tra.10427298 459000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10427298&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10427298&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.330419&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss Minimalism Tue, 19 Jun 2001 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by John Adams on Rhapsody Online 330419 tra.330419 John Adams art.2360 0.99 Jump Shot alb.184030 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/7/4/9/839471_170x170.jpg 2006-03-08 00:00:00.0 2001-06-19 00:00:00.0 true Canon In D tra.330419 377000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.330419&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.330419&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8804220&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss Minimalism Tue, 22 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by John Adams on Rhapsody Online 8804220 tra.8804220 John Adams art.2360 0.99 American Elegies alb.8801262 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/8/7/1267837_170x170.jpg 2005-11-22 00:00:00.0 2005-11-22 00:00:00.0 true Charles Ives (1874-1954): The Unanswered Question (Late Version) tra.8804220 296000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8804220&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8804220&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8804254&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss Minimalism Tue, 22 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by John Adams on Rhapsody Online 8804254 tra.8804254 John Adams art.2360 0.99 John Adams:The Death Of Klinghoffer alb.8801265 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/1/3/1/1291311_170x170.jpg 2005-11-22 00:00:00.0 2005-11-22 00:00:00.0 true Prologue: Chorus Of Exiled Palestinians tra.8804254 520000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8804254&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8804254&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9066806&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss Minimalism Tue, 2 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by John Adams on Rhapsody Online 9066806 tra.9066806 John Adams art.2360 0.0 NAIVE AND SENTIMENTAL MUSIC alb.9058076 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/9/0/1/1271095_170x170.jpg 2005-05-17 00:00:00.0 2002-07-02 00:00:00.0 true I. Naive and Sentimental Music tra.9066806 1090000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9066806&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9066806&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9066810&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss Minimalism Tue, 4 May 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by John Adams on Rhapsody Online 9066810 tra.9066810 John Adams art.2360 0.99 ROAD MOVIES alb.9058077 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/1/0/9/1299012_170x170.jpg 2005-05-17 00:00:00.0 2004-05-04 00:00:00.0 true Road Movies II. Meditative tra.9066810 338000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9066810&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9066810&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8661428&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss Minimalism Tue, 1 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by John Adams on Rhapsody Online 8661428 tra.8661428 John Adams art.2360 0.99 Hoodoo Zephyr alb.8654857 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/7/9/0/1260971_170x170.jpg 2005-11-01 00:00:00.0 2005-11-01 00:00:00.0 true Bump tra.8661428 312000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8661428&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8661428&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29030276&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss Minimalism Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by John Adams on Rhapsody Online 29030276 tra.29030276 John Adams art.2360 0.0 Dr. Atomic Symphony/Guide to Strange Places alb.29027858 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/0/3/0/1750300_170x170.jpg 2009-07-28 00:00:00.0 2009-07-20 00:00:00.0 true II. Panic tra.29030276 871000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29030276&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29030276&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29030274&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss Minimalism Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by John Adams on Rhapsody Online 29030274 tra.29030274 John Adams art.2360 0.0 Dr. Atomic Symphony/Guide to Strange Places alb.29027858 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/0/3/0/1750300_170x170.jpg 2009-07-28 00:00:00.0 2009-07-20 00:00:00.0 true Guide to Strange Places tra.29030274 1360000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29030274&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29030274&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7598363&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss Minimalism Tue, 13 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by John Adams on Rhapsody Online 7598363 tra.7598363 John Adams art.2360 0.0 Adams, John: The Chairman Dances alb.7598254 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/2/0/0/1300029_170x170.jpg 2005-09-13 00:00:00.0 2005-09-13 00:00:00.0 true Common Tones in Simple Time tra.7598363 1236000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7598363&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7598363&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2724788&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss Minimalism Fri, 12 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by John Adams on Rhapsody Online 2724788 tra.2724788 John Adams art.2360 0.99 Harmonielehre alb.176725 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/1/0/4/1824013_170x170.jpg 1994-04-16 00:00:00.0 2002-07-12 00:00:00.0 true Tromba Lontana tra.2724788 247000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2724788&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2724788&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8661437&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss Minimalism Tue, 1 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by John Adams on Rhapsody Online 8661437 tra.8661437 John Adams art.2360 0.0 Fearful Symmetries/The Wound-Dresser alb.8654859 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/7/9/0/1260972_170x170.jpg 2005-11-01 00:00:00.0 2005-11-01 00:00:00.0 true Fearful Symmetries tra.8661437 1682000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8661437&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8661437&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8661430&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss Minimalism Tue, 1 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by John Adams on Rhapsody Online 8661430 tra.8661430 John Adams art.2360 0.0 Hoodoo Zephyr alb.8654857 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/7/9/0/1260971_170x170.jpg 2005-11-01 00:00:00.0 2005-11-01 00:00:00.0 true Hoodoo Zephyr tra.8661430 618000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8661430&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8661430&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8661421&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss Minimalism Tue, 1 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by John Adams on Rhapsody Online 8661421 tra.8661421 John Adams art.2360 0.99 Harmonium/Choruses from The Death Of Klinghoffer alb.8654856 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/0/7/1/1301702_170x170.jpg 2005-11-01 00:00:00.0 2005-11-01 00:00:00.0 true Act II: Hagar Chorus tra.8661421 328000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8661421&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8661421&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8661416&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss Minimalism Tue, 1 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by John Adams on Rhapsody Online 8661416 tra.8661416 John Adams art.2360 0.0 Harmonium/Choruses from The Death Of Klinghoffer alb.8654856 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/0/7/1/1301702_170x170.jpg 2005-11-01 00:00:00.0 2005-11-01 00:00:00.0 true Harmonium: Wild Nights tra.8661416 693000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8661416&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8661416&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8661414&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss Minimalism Tue, 1 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by John Adams on Rhapsody Online 8661414 tra.8661414 John Adams art.2360 0.0 Harmonium/Choruses from The Death Of Klinghoffer alb.8654856 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/0/7/1/1301702_170x170.jpg 2005-11-01 00:00:00.0 2005-11-01 00:00:00.0 true Harmonium: Negative Love tra.8661414 632000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8661414&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8661414&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8804267&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss Minimalism Tue, 22 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by John Adams on Rhapsody Online 8804267 tra.8804267 John Adams art.2360 0.99 John Adams:The Death Of Klinghoffer alb.8801265 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/1/3/1/1291311_170x170.jpg 2005-11-22 00:00:00.0 2005-11-22 00:00:00.0 true Act 1, Scene 2: Night Chorus tra.8804267 213000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8804267&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8804267&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9045960&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohn-adams%2Ftop-tracks.rss Minimalism Fri, 2 Oct 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