Columbus, OH

The John Adams Earbox

Release year 1999

Tracklist

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