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| Composer | Adams, John (b. 1947) |
| Period | Contemporary |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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ManchesterGrand Pianola Music
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Stravinsky, Adams
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; John Storgårds; Tamara Stefanovich
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Before last night I had reserved judgement on John Adams’ Grand Pianola Music (1982), which I knew from CD but hadn’t previously heard live. It was an effect-piece, I thought, so while it had left me a little cold in recorded form, I was open to the possibility that this enormous, ecstatic major-key pile-up would blow me away in the concert hall.