Adams: Shaker Loops ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Andrew Manze 

I discovered this work with happiness. Obsessive music, distressing limit, the intensity of which gives resonance to the whole body. We vibrate in rhythm, the chills come, go and come back. What energy. The execution is magnificent and the sound recording still spectacular.

It's amazing how three notes (the ones at the beginning) can mark you for life

This may not make it to those who actually produce these videos, but thank you. They are so well produced and shot. They really show of the excellent artistry. Thank you for not changing shots every 5 seconds and capturing the artists.

Remarkable work by Adams.

Je découvre cette œuvre avec bonheur. Musique obsédante, limite angoissante, dont l'intensité donne une résonance au corps tout entier. On vibre en cadence, les frissons viennent, repartent et reviennent. Quelle énergie. L'exécution est magnifique et la prise de son toujours aussi spectaculaire.

J.Adamas and his operas introduced me to modern classical music, a world I never imagined I would like, so thank you, sir!

One of my favorite among Adam’s’ many brilliant pieces. Thank you for playing it so well! Bravi!

Repetition in the wrong hands can be very boring. It takes a legend like John Adams to pull this off. It is like kinetic energy for the ears. Stunning performance!

Mit so viel Herz dabei, nur für uns !!! Dankeschön ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

A well chosen piece for this day.

WOW! Trippy as hell. I felt myself exploring unknown dimensions. Ripples of water eh? Manze just keeps getting better and better!

Remarkable composition! First heard on BBC Radio 3 this morning. Immediately ordered a CD of what I listened to. The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Edo De Waart

Большое спасибо за прекрасный концерт!

Absolutely marvelous !!

♥️ this orchestra sounds amazing!! 🇺🇸

Never heard this piece before. Reminds me of something you'd put in a video game or movie!

Absolutely beautiful

Wow! I prefer the secret version for its clarity, but this is a stellar performance. Many thanks for the upload!

Sublime.

thank you so much!! we don't often get opportunities to see pieces by adams/reich/glass performed. the orchestra sounds incredible as usual

Una obra maestra no sólo del minimalismo sino de la creación contemporánea. John Adams es un maestro, un genio, como ya señaló muy bien Alex Ross en sus libros (The Rest is Noise). La belleza de la obra es expuesta a las mil maravillas por estos músicos (una de las mejores orquestas que conozco) y Andrew Manze. La toma de sonido y la realización, perfectas también. Qué pena que no haya público.... P.D Escuché esta obra por primera vez en un viejo CD de Virgin, Minimalists (Adams, Glass, Reich, Heath), con la London Chamber Orchestra dirigida por Christopher Warren-Green; pero en este vídeo-grabación, es todo mucho mejor que en aquel pálido CD...

Hypnotic!

Amazing！！！無與倫比的傑出大師与音樂家們！！！

So wonderful!!!!!😍😍😍

Bravo!! Magnífica interpretación!!

Wunderschöne und detaillierte Aufführung dieses modernen und ein bisschen mysteriösen Meisterwerks mit ein bisschen außerirdischen doch perfekt vereinigten Tönen aller Instrumente. Der intelligente Maestro dirigiert das ausgezeichnete Streichorchester im polyrhythmischen doch fließenden Tempo und mit perfekt kontrollierter Dynamik. Wahrlich hörenswert!

We experience many repetitive minimalistic patterns...waves, birdsong, howling wind, a waterfall, a thunderstorm, the cracking of ice, the crackling of a fire, a ticking clock, the thrum of an engine. But while I recognise its aesthetic forebears, I still wonder where the boundaries of music, if any, lie. Is this real music, a true work of art? I have the same questions about modern poetry and painting. I enjoy the forms, they can speak suggestively, but can lack the disciplined constraints of a prescribed form. One person's expressive freedom is another's chaos or even pointlessness. Yet I know that aleatoric influences create evolution. For me, the argument remains in a state of unresolved tension. The work has intellectual heft, but I can't say it moves me or remains with me for long.

Always a good shot of dopamine.

참 좋습니다!

Me encanto !!!

Never heard this piece before. My impression: strong repetitive beautiful music imitates strong repetitive beautiful nature.

I think music tell us about the time it was composed.... from this point of view I like the video very much.

El sonido orquestal en su mas pura esencia.

23:00 wow that part

The discernible slowing between 75 and 85 is kinda rough! What the heck?

This whole piece is wonderful, but 27:45 to the end is absolutely magical, especially the entrance of the cellos and double basses at 28:37.

A wonderful complex work that seems to stop at least twice only to begin. Adams is winding up re musical narrative. And the big orchestra? Who does he think he is Mahler apres le letter?

Gotta start somewhere🤧

Gregorian Chant

Interesting, yes, but... beautiful???

too slow

Why the musicians are not wearing masks? Wear the f#@%^g masks!

I'm sorry, but my ears are not for this sort of music. Thx for up loading it, but I do prefer something more "old fashion".

Pénible.

Didn't like this at all.