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ComposerAdams, John (b. 1947)
PeriodContemporary
Work typeOrchestral
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Transatlantic sparks and refreshing Brahms from Gilbert and the NDR

Alan Gilbert © Marco Borggreve

From John Adams’ swinging mechanics and Simone Lamsma’s fiery Korngold to Alan Gilbert’s masterfully paced Brahms First, the NDR Elbphilharmonie ignite the evening with boundless energy.

****1
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A concert of two halves from Pittsburgh Symphony

A stuttering first half of Adams and Dvořák redeemed by a magical Mahler 1.
***11
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Rides in a fast machine: precision-engineering in Berlin

The New York Phil's music director drives his Tchaikovsky hard but brings taut control to 20th-century repertoire, with Frank Peter Zimmermann oustanding in Bartók. 
****1
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