This week: Gramophone celebrates John Adams at 70
Gramophone
Monday, February 13, 2017
This week on the Gramophone website we are celebrating the 70th birthday of the great American composer John Adams
Few composers of our time (or indeed of any time) have achieved the popularity, critical acclaim and notoriety of John Adams. This week, on February 15, Adams celebrates his 70th birthday, and to mark the occasion we've gathered together some classic interviews with the composer from Gramophone's archive, plus guides to Adams's key works and recordings, as well as a very special Apple Music playlist featuring all of his major works in chronological order, from China Gates to Scheherazade.2. John Adams Week starts here!
Contemporary composer: John Adams
James McCarthy celebrates that rare beast – a composer who writes music that is enjoyed by the critics and the public alike...
John Adams interview: 'I don’t think you can be a great composer unless you have a feeling for harmony'
Philip Clark meets the great American composer...
John Adams – An American Idol
John Adams continues to create a sense of what it means to be alive today in America, writes Philip Kennicott...
The Passion and Play of John Adams
The legendary American composer is taking more risks than ever, says Thomas May...
James Jolly's citation for John Adams's Honorary Doctorate from the Royal Academy of Music
James Jolly, Gramophone's Editor in Chief, delivered the citation for John Adams's degree...
