John Adams

The John Adams Earbox

Release date October 19, 1999

Tracklist

1
Harmonium: I. Negative Love
10:32
10:32
2
Harmonium: II. Because I Could Not Stop for Death
9:41
9:41
3
Harmonium: III. Wild Nights
11:43
11:43
4
Shaker Loops: I. Shaking and Trembling
8:25
8:25
5
Shaker Loops: II. Hymning Slews
5:08
5:08
6
Shaker Loops: III. Loops and Verses
6:54
6:54
7
Shaker Loops: IV. A Final Shaking
3:56
3:56
8
The Chairman Dances (Foxtrot for Orchestra)
12:36
12:36
9
Grand Pianola Music: I. Part IA
15:12
15:12
10
Grand Pianola Music: II. Part IB
7:50
7:50
11
Grand Pianola Music: III. On the Dominant Divide
7:59
7:59
12
Fearful Symmetries
28:02
28:02
13
Nixon in China: Act I, Scene I: Opening
2:53
2:53
14
Nixon in China: Act I, Scene I. "Soldiers of heaven hold the sky"
2:48
2:48
15
Nixon in China: Act I, Scene I. "The people are the heroes now"
2:49
2:49
16
Nixon in China: Act I, Scene II: Landing of the Spirit of '76
2:22
2:22
17
Nixon in China: Act I, Scene II: "Your Flight Was Smooth, I Hope?"
1:19
1:19
18
Nixon in China: Act I, Scene II: "News Has a Kind of Mystery:"
7:09
7:09
19
Nixon in China, Act I, Scene 3: "Ladies and Gentleman"
6:37
6:37
20
Nixon in China: Act I, Scene III. "Mr. Premier, distinguished guests"
2:36
2:36
21
Nixon in China: Act I, Scene III: Cheers
3:50
3:50
22
Nixon in China: Act II, Scene I. "This is prophetic!"
8:31
8:31
23
Nixon in China: Act II, Scene II: Opening
2:53
2:53
24
Nixon in China: Act II, Scene II. "Oh what a day I thought I'd die!"
4:48
4:48
25
Nixon in China: Act II, Scene II: "Whip Her to Death!"
2:33
2:33
26
Nixon in China: Act II, Scene II: "I Am the Wife of Mao Tse-Tung"
6:33
6:33
27
Nixon in China: Act III. "Let us examine what you did"
2:43
2:43
28
Nixon in China: Act III: "When I Woke Up"
1:20
1:20
29
Nixon in China: Act III: "I Have No Offspring."
1:54
1:54
30
Nixon in China: Act III. "I can keep still"
2:11
2:11
31
Nixon in China: Act III. "After that the sweat had soaked my uniform"
2:28
2:28
32
Nixon in China: Act III. "Peking watches the stars"
2:42
2:42
33
Nixon in China: Act III. "You won at poker"
3:14
3:14
34
Nixon in China: Act III. "I am old and I cannot sleep"
4:24
4:24
35
The Wound-Dresser
19:11
19:11
36
Christian Zeal and Activity
10:06
10:06
37
Five Songs: Thoreau
1:56
1:56
38
Five Songs: Down East
2:28
2:28
39
Five Songs: Cradle Song
1:25
1:25
40
Five Songs: At the River
1:16
1:16
41
Five Songs: Serenity
2:02
2:02
42
Eros Piano
14:52
14:52
43
The Death of Klinghoffer: Chorus of Exiled Palestinians
8:34
8:34
44
The Death of Klinghoffer: Chorus of Exiled Jews
8:33
8:33
45
The Death of Klinghoffer: Act I, Scene I. "It was just after one fifteen" (The Captain)
8:09
8:09
46
The Death of Klinghoffer: Act I, Scene I. "My grandson Didi, who was two" (Swiss Grandmother)
5:10
5:10
47
The Death of Klinghoffer: Act I, Scene I. "Give these orders" (Molqi)
2:01
2:01
48
The Death of Klinghoffer: Act I, Scene I. "So I said to my grandson" (Swiss Grandmother)
1:17
1:17
49
The Death of Klinghoffer: Act I, Scene I. "We are sorry for you" (Mamoud)
1:17
1:17
50
The Death of Klinghoffer: Act I, Scene II. Night Chorus
3:38
3:38
51
The Death of Klinghoffer: Act II. Hagar Chorus
5:24
5:24
52
The Death of Klinghoffer: Act II, Scene I. "I've never been a violent man" (Leon Klinghoffer)
3:28
3:28
53
The Death of Klinghoffer, Act II, Scene 1: I'Ve Never Been A Violent Man (Leon Klinghoffer)
5:13
5:13
54
The Death of Klinghoffer: Act II, Scene II. Aria of the Falling Body (Gymnopédie)
7:23
7:23
55
The Death of Klinghoffer: Act II, Scene II. Day Chorus
4:30
4:30
56
Two Fanfares for Orchestra: Tromba Lontana
4:17
4:17
57
Two Fanfares for Orchestra: Short Ride in a Fast Machine
4:19
4:19
58
Common Tones in Simple Time
20:43
20:43
59
El Dorado, Part I: A Dream of Gold
12:39
12:39
60
El Dorado, Part II: Soledades
16:09
16:09
61
Harmonielehre: Part I
17:12
17:12
62
Harmonielehre: Part II. The Anfortas Wound
12:24
12:24
63
Harmonielehre: Part III. Meister Eckhardt and Quackie
10:41
10:41
64
Violin Concerto: I. ♩ = 78
14:56
14:56
65
Violin Concerto: II. Chaconne: Body Through Which the Dream Flows
11:30
11:30
66
Violin Concerto: III. Toccare
7:40
7:40
67
Chamber Symphony: I. Mongrel Airs
7:50
7:50
68
Chamber Symphony: II. Aria with Walking Bass
8:13
8:13
69
Chamber Symphony: III. Roadrunner
5:52
5:52
70
Tundra
10:34
10:34
71
Disappointment Lake
8:15
8:15
72
Hoodoo Zephyr
10:30
10:30
73
Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore
10:01
10:01
74
Gnarly Buttons: II. Hoe-Down (Mad Cow)
5:50
5:50
75
Gnarly Buttons: III. Put Your Loving Arms Around Me
8:31
8:31
76
Ensemble - I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky
8:05
8:05
77
A Sermon on Romance
3:11
3:11
78
Consuelo's Dream
4:55
4:55
79
Mike's Song About Arresting a Particular Individual
3:22
3:22
80
Tiffany's Solo
4:52
4:52
81
Song About the On-Site Altercation
2:51
2:51
82
Song About the Bad Boys and the News
6:20
6:20
83
Your Honor My Client He's a Young Black Man
5:40
5:40
84
Leila's Song: Alone (Again or at Last)
4:17
4:17
85
Three Weeks and Still I’m Outta My Mind
5:12
5:12
86
Crushed by the Rock I Been Standing On
4:37
4:37
87
Dewain's Song of Liberation and Surprise
5:29
5:29
88
¡Este país!/This Country
4:27
4:27
89
One Last Look at the Angel in Your Eyes
2:00
2:00
90
Finale
4:36
4:36
91
Lollapalooza
6:47
6:47
92
John's Book of Alleged Dances: Judah to Ocean
2:34
2:34
93
John's Book of Alleged Dances: Toot Nipple
1:15
1:15
94
John's Book of Alleged Dances: Dogjam
2:34
2:34
95
John's Book of Alleged Dances: Pavane: She's So Fine
6:34
6:34
96
John's Book of Alleged Dances: Rag the Bone
3:04
3:04
97
John's Book of Alleged Dances: Habanera
4:49
4:49
98
John's Book of Alleged Dances: Stubble Crochet
2:44
2:44
99
John's Book of Alleged Dances: Hammer & Chisel
1:16
1:16
100
John's Book of Alleged Dances: Alligator Escalator
3:54
3:54
101
John's Book of Alleged Dances: Standchen: The Little Serenade
4:58
4:58
102
John's Book of Alleged Dances: Judah to Ocean (reprise)
2:38
2:38
103
Slonimsky's Earbox
13:20
13:20