John Adams originally composed 'Shaker Loops' for string septet as a modular score that required a conductor to direct the ensemble to move from one module to the next. This version was later 'withdrawn' and replaced by a second edition that had the number of module repeats written out.
This recording - made on December 15th 1978 - is of a performance by the San Francisco Conservatory New Music Ensemble as conducted by the composer who was director of the ensemble at the time.
25 июл 2018
