Absolute Jest / Grand Pianola Music

~ Release by John Adams; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

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Annotation last modified on 2026-04-30 17:50 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Absolute Jest: I. Beginning
cello:
Christopher Costanza
strings:
St. Lawrence String Quartet (from 2013-05-04 until 2013-05-09)
viola:
Lesley Robertson (violist)
violin:
Geoff Nuttall (violinist) and Scott St. John (violinist/violist)
orchestra:
San Francisco Symphony (from 2013-05-04 until 2013-05-09)
conductor:
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor and pianist) (from 2013-05-04 until 2013-05-09)
partial recording of:
Absolute Jest (from 2013-05-04 until 2013-05-09)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 2012)
part of:
Unofficial catalog of the works of John Adam (number: 2)
John Adams10:35
2Absolute Jest: II. Presto
cello:
Christopher Costanza
strings:
St. Lawrence String Quartet (from 2013-05-04 until 2013-05-09)
viola:
Lesley Robertson (violist)
violin:
Geoff Nuttall (violinist) and Scott St. John (violinist/violist)
orchestra:
San Francisco Symphony (from 2013-05-04 until 2013-05-09)
conductor:
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor and pianist) (from 2013-05-04 until 2013-05-09)
partial recording of:
Absolute Jest (from 2013-05-04 until 2013-05-09)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 2012)
part of:
Unofficial catalog of the works of John Adam (number: 2)
John Adams3:31
3Absolute Jest: III. Lo stesso tempo
cello:
Christopher Costanza
strings:
St. Lawrence String Quartet (from 2013-05-04 until 2013-05-09)
viola:
Lesley Robertson (violist)
violin:
Geoff Nuttall (violinist) and Scott St. John (violinist/violist)
orchestra:
San Francisco Symphony (from 2013-05-04 until 2013-05-09)
conductor:
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor and pianist) (from 2013-05-04 until 2013-05-09)
partial recording of:
Absolute Jest (from 2013-05-04 until 2013-05-09)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 2012)
part of:
Unofficial catalog of the works of John Adam (number: 2)
John Adams1:08
4Absolute Jest: IV. Meno mosso
cello:
Christopher Costanza
strings:
St. Lawrence String Quartet (from 2013-05-04 until 2013-05-09)
viola:
Lesley Robertson (violist)
violin:
Geoff Nuttall (violinist) and Scott St. John (violinist/violist)
orchestra:
San Francisco Symphony (from 2013-05-04 until 2013-05-09)
conductor:
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor and pianist) (from 2013-05-04 until 2013-05-09)
partial recording of:
Absolute Jest (from 2013-05-04 until 2013-05-09)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 2012)
part of:
Unofficial catalog of the works of John Adam (number: 2)
John Adams3:18
5Absolute Jest: V. Vivacissimo
cello:
Christopher Costanza
strings:
St. Lawrence String Quartet (from 2013-05-04 until 2013-05-09)
viola:
Lesley Robertson (violist)
violin:
Geoff Nuttall (violinist) and Scott St. John (violinist/violist)
orchestra:
San Francisco Symphony (from 2013-05-04 until 2013-05-09)
conductor:
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor and pianist) (from 2013-05-04 until 2013-05-09)
partial recording of:
Absolute Jest (from 2013-05-04 until 2013-05-09)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 2012)
part of:
Unofficial catalog of the works of John Adam (number: 2)
John Adams1:49
6Absolute Jest: VI. Prestissimo
cello:
Christopher Costanza
strings:
St. Lawrence String Quartet (from 2013-05-04 until 2013-05-09)
viola:
Lesley Robertson (violist)
violin:
Geoff Nuttall (violinist) and Scott St. John (violinist/violist)
orchestra:
San Francisco Symphony (from 2013-05-04 until 2013-05-09)
conductor:
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor and pianist) (from 2013-05-04 until 2013-05-09)
partial recording of:
Absolute Jest (from 2013-05-04 until 2013-05-09)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 2012)
part of:
Unofficial catalog of the works of John Adam (number: 2)
John Adams5:20
7Grand Pianola Music: Pt. 1
piano:
Marc‐André Hamelin (Canadian pianist) (from 2015-01-16 until 2015-01-18) and Orli Shaham (from 2015-01-16 until 2015-01-18)
vocals:
Synergy Vocals (from 2015-01-16 until 2015-01-18)
orchestra:
San Francisco Symphony (from 2015-01-16 until 2015-01-18)
conductor:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (from 2015-01-16 until 2015-01-18)
recorded at:
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (from 2015-01-16 until 2015-01-18)
partial recording of:
Grand Pianola Music: I. / II. (from 2015-01-16 until 2015-01-18)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1982)
part of:
Grand Pianola Music
John Adams15:24
8Grand Pianola Music: Pt 1B. Slow
piano:
Marc‐André Hamelin (Canadian pianist) (from 2015-01-16 until 2015-01-18) and Orli Shaham (from 2015-01-16 until 2015-01-18)
vocals:
Synergy Vocals (from 2015-01-16 until 2015-01-18)
orchestra:
San Francisco Symphony (from 2015-01-16 until 2015-01-18)
conductor:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (from 2015-01-16 until 2015-01-18)
recorded at:
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (from 2015-01-16 until 2015-01-18)
partial recording of:
Grand Pianola Music: I. / II. (from 2015-01-16 until 2015-01-18)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1982)
part of:
Grand Pianola Music
John Adams7:46
9Grand Pianola Music: Pt. 2. On the Dominant Divide
piano:
Marc‐André Hamelin (Canadian pianist) (from 2015-01-16 until 2015-01-18) and Orli Shaham (from 2015-01-16 until 2015-01-18)
vocals:
Synergy Vocals (from 2015-01-16 until 2015-01-18)
orchestra:
San Francisco Symphony (from 2015-01-16 until 2015-01-18)
conductor:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (from 2015-01-16 until 2015-01-18)
recorded at:
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (from 2015-01-16 until 2015-01-18)
recording of:
Grand Pianola Music: III. “On the Dominant Divide” (from 2015-01-16 until 2015-01-18)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1982)
part of:
Grand Pianola Music
John Adams8:40