Entrevista a John Adams

Morning Concert - 13.02.1990

Charles Amirkhanian

Charles Amirkhanian talks with composer John Adams (Worcester, 1947) in February 1990 about his music, including his two orchestral works, “The Wound-Dresser” and “Fearful Symmetries”. The composer of the opera “Nixon in China” also delivers a progress report on his next opera, “The Death of Klinghoffer”, as well as discussing his affinity for working with small orchestras, and other sundry topics. Born in Worcester, Mass on February 15, 1947, Adams celebrated his 43rd birthday the week of this recorded broadcast.

Entrevista a John Adams

Morning Concert - 20.02.1986

Charles Amirkhanian

Composer John Adams (Worcester, 1947), who was working on his opera, Nixon in China, talks with Charles Amirkhanian on the state of contemporary music. Interspersed in this free-ranging conversation are examples of music brought by both Adams and Amirkhanian to illustrate the topics discussed. Adams' composition, Harmonielehre, commissioned and recorded by the San Francisco Symphony under Edo de Waart, had just been released. The album received a nomination in the contemporary music category for a Grammy Award.