John Adams: "The Chairman Dances" with Alan Gilbert | NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester

[@briananderson8428]

I just heard this tonight in Tampa with the Florida Symphony Orchestra! LOVE this composition!!

[@johnzielinski9951]

John Adam's compositions are a needed balm to the gravitas of so much contemporary music. It's all about the simple pleasures of consonance and rhythm. Feel good music.

[@itamarbar9580]

Moreover, it's a perfect soundtrack to the modern world.

[@Belfreyite]

Exactly! More about Timbre, pitch, and intensity. It reflects the somewhat frenetic nature of modern life and is Classical's answer to Jazz!

[@JoaoGabriel-hk8ub]

You reached the Modern Era!

[@joedellinger9437]

love the ending!

[@greatsewing6061]

Just dazzling. How wonderful to have this at my fingertips, versus putting the vinyl on the turntable. Glorious joy.

[@NDRKlassik]

Many thanks for this comment. How nice that we bring so much joy with our recording.

[@kraighunter5262]

My second-favorite piece of his, behind "Short Ride in a Fast Machine."

[@valerieheinderyckx4506]

J'adore et j'adhère...Merci ❤

[@DGatsby]

One of my favorites

[@charlesbarry971]

I have to come back to hear this composition again. I can never get enough of it.

[@NDRKlassik]

So happy to hear that!!

[@pibbles-a-plenty1105]

Captivating, melodic, and cacophonous in its rhythmic strides. It's Adam's brand of romantic minimalism. It fascinates the ear.

[@charlesbarry971]

The music has a hypnotic effect on the listener

[@ludwigvanbeethoven61]

It is very similar to Steve Reichs works especially Desert Music check it out. It is more like a "romanticized" version of it ;-)

[@ludwigvanbeethoven61]

That is techno for orchestra. Another great example that a symphonic orchestra mimics electronic music! So great!

[@NDRKlassik]

Anything is possible! 😀

[@marcelouz1]

John Adams is one of the greatest American composers of our time , i have heard really a few pieces of him, and is It really is captivating, this piece is totally minimalist but unlike Philip Glass, who tends to be monotonous and sometimes boring, Adams's work is completely different because he takes minimalism to its maximum expression in colors, nuances, development and orchestral variations. ,etc. Thanks to NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester and its conductor Alan Gilbert

[@NDRKlassik]

Our pleasure! Thank you for sharing!

[@charlesbarry971]

One of the great contemporary composers

[@kittyschmalwasser]

i was there first of january 2022! unforgetable!

[@NDRKlassik]

Lucky you, how nice to start the year with music :) Enjoy the recording from the night before ✨

[@mcreadan]

The end is perfect!

[@christian-andreaspistor2973]

This is the end my friend ❤😂🎼🎹🌏🌈😎🥁😊

[@extremeflext]

nearly in tears - so so beautiful

[@alainmorin2565]

Adams, Reich et Glass, la Trinité du génie musical américain !

[@rolandofurioso6782]

GROSSARTIG!!! Ein hanseatisches Koyaanisqatsi ab 3:24; wunderschön! Wir hatten das große Glück, dieses Konzert mit dieser wunderbaren Musik am Silvesterabend 2021 live in der Elbphilharmonie erleben zu dürfen. Genau für solche Musik ist dieser Saal wie geschaffen. Ein grandioses Erlebnis!

[@NDRKlassik]

Wie schön!! Das freut uns sehr! Auf ein Wiedersehen in der Elphi!

[@rolandofurioso6782]

@@NDRKlassik (Spätestens) am Pfingstsonntag zu MAHLER 3 :-))

[@NDRKlassik]

🤩

[@alainmorin2565]

Pure bliss !!

[@NDRKlassik]

Thank you!

[@charlesbarry971]

I keep returning to this composition. It took me a while to appreciate it.

[@slimyelow]

Orchestra musicians are all so good looking. That is because they get to play music all day.

[@NDRKlassik]

Interesting thought! 🤩

[@extremeflext]

insane performance - that horn part at 2:21 with headphones on will take any sane person's breath away

[@JeanDetheux]

Superb music, beautifully played and directed, and a special bravo to the video people, great work!

[@NDRKlassik]

Thank you, much appreciated!!

[@brastionskywarrior6951]

beautiful

[@littoy]

Superb.

[@NDRKlassik]

We are delighted!

[@李岩-e3s]

perfect！

[@oqeox]

this piece is so catchy

[@junacebedo888]

Wonderful.

[@NDRKlassik]

Thanks! 🤩

[@김문석-r8x]

I heard first time. So good 👍

[@NDRKlassik]

We are glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@charlesbarry971]

Minimalism at its best. Excellent playing.

[@hgolivares]

Pure pleasure. It is so surreal imagine President Mao and President Nixon at that party with Foxtrot music.

[@christian-andreaspistor2973]

Minimalimus zum süchtig werden... ❤🎼🥁🌏🤪🎧🔊🌈🎯👍🎹🎻😝😳🌏🎏🥰

[@NDRKlassik]

Keine Einwände unsererseits! 😊

[@lluisrafalessole-classical5068]

Excellent music 🎶🎻

[@NDRKlassik]

Thank you! Glad to have you with us!

[@benjaminniemczyk]

A great performance with nostalgic visuals.

[@NDRKlassik]

We are glad you liked it!

[@lkh0120]

This is what we call genius

[@siegfriedk728]

wow

[@santiagofdez.4351]

Por mi cumpleaños me hicieron el MEJOR regalo que podría esperar: una entrada a la Filarmónica del Elba. Estoy deseando volver. Una de las mejores experiencias musicales de mi vida. Muchas gracias a quienes hacen posible este paraíso.

[@NDRKlassik]

¡Muchas gracias! Esto nos alegró el día 🥰🥰🥰

[@deutschliebe]

Lady at 2:51 is so into it - love it!

[@NDRKlassik]

Thank you, she is great, Teresa Schwamm is our principle violist since 2019 :)

[@ryanthrasher2719]

A fine, muscular performance!!!!

[@NDRKlassik]

Thank you!!

[@toccataforte]

This is beyond great. All I can say is can we get an Alan Gilbert and NDR recording of Nixon in China?

[@NDRKlassik]

Thank you for listening and appreciating our recording! There are currently no plans to release a recording of "Nixon in China" by Adams.

[@toccataforte]

@@NDRKlassik but there SHOULD be 😍

[@juancarlosgarcia5137]

Gracias. En Valencia, España, es casi imposible asistir a conciertos orquestales interpretando obras de Adams, Glass, Reich...

[@NDRKlassik]

De nada :) Esperamos que nuestras grabaciones de conciertos sean un pequeño consuelo.

[@juliamansilla5808]

Pues ahora puedes ir al Teatro Real de Madrid a ver Nixon in China de este autor.

[@ddd20120127]

😎😎😎😎😎🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@juliamansilla5808]

La música de John Adams que tiene algo de hipnótico y que te atrapa es, sin embargo, siempre la misma. Esta pieza es igual que la música de Nixon in China

[@zoeypf]

Thank you for this beautigul music! Is it me or are the video and sound not in synch? It seems the sound is coming a bit late.

[@NDRKlassik]

With pleasure! Excuse us, we have had a second look but can't find any irregularities about the synchronization.

[@valter.oberding]

You're right! The sound has an almost imperceptible delay to the video.

[@NDRKlassik]

Thanks for commenting. We checked it again, but can't find any irregularities!

[@yiyiwei861]

Klingt wie die Musik aus Sim City 😇

[@bretlowery1739]

That’s an up tempo take, wow

[@andrewnguyen1220]

2:22 Wow what is that sound Sound like a vibraphone

[@sbornot2b]

Percussion has the last word.

[@francisbacon-moneygrabber9996]

Na die Aufnahme hat mal Eier!

[@furanrabbits]

Please show the orchestra rather than the building!

[@ludwigvanbeethoven61]

I never saw an ugly person play the harp. there must be an universal law behind it!

[@lilikatebuggins374]

I'm trying to be open minded about modern classical, and I can hear it's a complex piece. It just not my cup of tea. I will give his other works a listen. I did not like the clips, I like to imagine the scenes as I listen.

[@NDRKlassik]

We are aware, contemporary music is discussed. But it's nice to present and play all kinds of eras in our repertoire. Thanks for listening!

[@lilikatebuggins374]

@@NDRKlassik I was not in any way suggesting this genre of music should make way for any other. I see the benefits in having a variety of classical music performed often for all to enjoy. I did like the piece it's just it took a project of discovery for me to find this video. Many comments show a love for this composer and style. I can appriciate this city piece without it being something I would personally persue frequently. Thanks for sharing the video and for replying to my comment.

[@PurpleRevolutionMusic]

too fast

[@charlesbarry971]

Minimalism .😢😮😅

[@BRockoproject]

Этот фокстрот написан задолго до Аддамса русским композитором Георгием Свиродовым, правда , называется он Румба. Но идея та же. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJXEgGN8brSHhKs

[@arlettehellemans2117]

Adams, Reich, Pärt, Glass... How dare you write that terrible music? Listen to that is waste your time.