John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music
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Released December 31, 2000
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Overview
Peer into the world of contemporary composer John Adams with this documentary that blends performance footage with insightful interviews and commentary from his collaborators and the master himself. Highlights include performances of Adams's Grammy Award-winning operas “Nixon in China” and “El Niño” and excerpts from Penny Woolcock’s film adaptation of “The Death of Klinghoffer”. Works by Steve Reich and Conlon Nancarrow are also performed by the Ensemble InterContemporain at the Théâtre Musical de Paris-Châtelet.
Cast
Crew
John Adams
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Original Music Composer
Kent Nagano
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Conductor
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Brad Lubman
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Conductor
John Adams
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Conductor
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Bob Coles
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Director
Steve Reich
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Original Music Composer
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David Jeffcock
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Director
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Conlon Nancarrow
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Original Music Composer
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Jonathan Nott
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Conductor
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André Trouttet
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Musician