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Absolute Jest

Classical CD Reviews: John Adams’ “Absolute Jest” (SFS Media); Alexander Melnikov plays Schumann (Harmonia mundi)

John Adams’ Absolute Jest is a sheer blast of fun, wildly inventive and, at its best, a vertiginous collage.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Absolute Jest, Alexander Melnikov, Freiburger Barockorchester, Grand Pianola Music, Harmonia Mundi, Isabelle Faust, Jean-Guihen Queyras, John Adams, Robert Schumann, San Francisco Symphony, SFS Media productions, Synergy Vocals

Classical CD Reviews: John Adams’ “City Noir” and Saxophone Concerto (Nonesuch) and Howard Hersh’s “Angels and Watermarks”

Howard Hersh hails from northern California, and, as in John Adams’ “City Noir,” the music on Hersh’s album, “Angels and Watermarks,” embraces polyglot West Coast culture in various ways.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Absolute Jest, Angels and Watermarks, City Noir, Concerto for Piano and Ten Instruments, Howard Hersh, John Adams, Nonesuch, Saxophone Concerto

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