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John Adams: The Wound Dresser

Stephen Johnson looks at the music of the award winning American composer John Adams, and Iain Burnside examines Adams' The Wound Dresser with the 大象传媒 SSO and baritone Jeremy Huw Williams.

Stephen Johnson looks at the music of the award winning American composer John Adams. The programme also features another chance to hear Iain Burnside's examination of Adams' powerful setting of words by Walt Whitman 'The Wound Dresser' with the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Tim Weiss and baritone Jeremy Huw Williams.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • John Adams

    The Wound dresser for baritone and orchestra

    Performers: Jeremy Huw Williams (Baritone), 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Tim Weiss (conductor)

  • John Adams

    Short ride in a fast machine for orchestra

    Performers: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Tim Weiss (conductor)

  • John Adams

    On the transmigration of souls for chorus, children's chorus and orchestra

    Performers: New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Lorin Maazel (conductor), New York Choral Artists, Joseph Flummerfelt (conductor), Brooklyn Philharmonic Chorus

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  • John Adams

    Doctor Atomic - opera (Extract)

    Performers: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra, John Adams (conductor), Audra McDonald (soprano) Short excerpt from Proms performance of Easter Eve 1945 TX 22/08/04

Broadcast

  • Sun 19 Aug 2007 17:00