John Adams Discography The John Adams Earbox

The John Adams Earbox

Release date October 19, 1999

Tracklist

1

Harmonium: I. Negative Love

10:32

2

Harmonium: II. Because I Could Not Stop for Death

9:41

3

Harmonium: III. Wild Nights

11:43

4

Shaker Loops: I. Shaking and Trembling

8:25

5

Shaker Loops: II. Hymning Slews

5:08

6

Shaker Loops: III. Loops and Verses

6:54

7

Shaker Loops: IV. A Final Shaking

3:56

8

The Chairman Dances (Foxtrot for Orchestra)

12:36

9

Grand Pianola Music: I. Part IA

15:12

10

Grand Pianola Music: II. Part IB

7:50

11

Grand Pianola Music: III. On the Dominant Divide

7:59

12

Fearful Symmetries

28:02

13

Nixon in China: Act I, Scene I: Opening

2:53

14

Nixon in China: Act I, Scene I. "Soldiers of heaven hold the sky"

2:48

15

Nixon in China: Act I, Scene I. "The people are the heroes now"

2:49

16

Nixon in China: Act I, Scene II: Landing of the Spirit of '76

2:22

17

Nixon in China: Act I, Scene II: "Your Flight Was Smooth, I Hope?"

1:19

18

Nixon in China: Act I, Scene II: "News Has a Kind of Mystery:"

7:09

19

Nixon in China, Act I, Scene 3: "Ladies and Gentleman"

6:37

20

Nixon in China: Act I, Scene III. "Mr. Premier, distinguished guests"

2:36

21

Nixon in China: Act I, Scene III: Cheers

3:50

22

Nixon in China: Act II, Scene I. "This is prophetic!"

8:31

23

Nixon in China: Act II, Scene II: Opening

2:53

24

Nixon in China: Act II, Scene II. "Oh what a day I thought I'd die!"

4:48

25

Nixon in China: Act II, Scene II: "Whip Her to Death!"

2:33

26

Nixon in China: Act II, Scene II: "I Am the Wife of Mao Tse-Tung"

6:33

27

Nixon in China: Act III. "Let us examine what you did"

2:43

28

Nixon in China: Act III: "When I Woke Up"

1:20

29

Nixon in China: Act III: "I Have No Offspring."

1:54

30

Nixon in China: Act III. "I can keep still"

2:11

31

Nixon in China: Act III. "After that the sweat had soaked my uniform"

2:28

32

Nixon in China: Act III. "Peking watches the stars"

2:42

33

Nixon in China: Act III. "You won at poker"

3:14

34

Nixon in China: Act III. "I am old and I cannot sleep"

4:24

35

The Wound-Dresser

19:11

36

Christian Zeal and Activity

10:06

37

Five Songs: Thoreau

1:56

38

Five Songs: Down East

2:28

39

Five Songs: Cradle Song

1:25

40

Five Songs: At the River

1:16

41

Five Songs: Serenity

2:02

42

14:52

43

The Death of Klinghoffer: Chorus of Exiled Palestinians

8:34

44

The Death of Klinghoffer: Chorus of Exiled Jews

8:33

45

The Death of Klinghoffer: Act I, Scene I. "It was just after one fifteen" (The Captain)

8:09

46

The Death of Klinghoffer: Act I, Scene I. "My grandson Didi, who was two" (Swiss Grandmother)

5:10

47

The Death of Klinghoffer: Act I, Scene I. "Give these orders" (Molqi)

2:01

48

The Death of Klinghoffer: Act I, Scene I. "So I said to my grandson" (Swiss Grandmother)

1:17

49

The Death of Klinghoffer: Act I, Scene I. "We are sorry for you" (Mamoud)

1:17

50

The Death of Klinghoffer: Act I, Scene II. Night Chorus

3:38

51

The Death of Klinghoffer: Act II. Hagar Chorus

5:24

52

The Death of Klinghoffer: Act II, Scene I. "I've never been a violent man" (Leon Klinghoffer)

3:28

53

The Death of Klinghoffer, Act II, Scene 1: I'Ve Never Been A Violent Man (Leon Klinghoffer)

5:13

54

The Death of Klinghoffer: Act II, Scene II. Aria of the Falling Body (Gymnopédie)

7:23

55

The Death of Klinghoffer: Act II, Scene II. Day Chorus

4:30

56

Two Fanfares for Orchestra: Tromba Lontana

4:17

57

Two Fanfares for Orchestra: Short Ride in a Fast Machine

4:19

58

Common Tones in Simple Time

20:43

59

El Dorado, Part I: A Dream of Gold

12:39

60

El Dorado, Part II: Soledades

16:09

61

Harmonielehre: Part I

17:12

62

Harmonielehre: Part II. The Anfortas Wound

12:24

63

Harmonielehre: Part III. Meister Eckhardt and Quackie

10:41

64

Violin Concerto: I. ♩ = 78

14:56

65

Violin Concerto: II. Chaconne: Body Through Which the Dream Flows

11:30

66

Violin Concerto: III. Toccare

7:40

67

Chamber Symphony: I. Mongrel Airs

7:50

68

Chamber Symphony: II. Aria with Walking Bass

8:13

69

Chamber Symphony: III. Roadrunner

5:52

70

10:34

71

Disappointment Lake

8:15

72

10:30

73

Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore

10:01

74

Gnarly Buttons: II. Hoe-Down (Mad Cow)

5:50

75

Gnarly Buttons: III. Put Your Loving Arms Around Me

8:31

76

Ensemble - I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky

8:05

77

A Sermon on Romance

3:11

78

Consuelo's Dream

4:55

79

Mike's Song About Arresting a Particular Individual

3:22

80

4:52

81

Song About the On-Site Altercation

2:51

82

Song About the Bad Boys and the News

6:20

83

Your Honor My Client He's a Young Black Man

5:40

84

Leila's Song: Alone (Again or at Last)

4:17

85

Three Weeks and Still I’m Outta My Mind

5:12

86

Crushed by the Rock I Been Standing On

4:37

87

Dewain's Song of Liberation and Surprise

5:29

88

¡Este país!/This Country

4:27

89

One Last Look at the Angel in Your Eyes

2:00

90

4:36

91

6:47

92

John's Book of Alleged Dances: Judah to Ocean

2:34

93

John's Book of Alleged Dances: Toot Nipple

1:15

94

John's Book of Alleged Dances: Dogjam

2:34

95

John's Book of Alleged Dances: Pavane: She's So Fine

6:34

96

John's Book of Alleged Dances: Rag the Bone

3:04

97

John's Book of Alleged Dances: Habanera

4:49

98

John's Book of Alleged Dances: Stubble Crochet

2:44

99

John's Book of Alleged Dances: Hammer & Chisel

1:16

100

John's Book of Alleged Dances: Alligator Escalator

3:54

101

John's Book of Alleged Dances: Standchen: The Little Serenade

4:58

102

John's Book of Alleged Dances: Judah to Ocean (reprise)

2:38

103

Slonimsky's Earbox

13:20

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