JOHN ADAMS - The John Adams Earbox : A 10-CD Retrospective (1999) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Track Listing - Disc 1

Harmonium, for chorus & orchestra
1 I. Negative Love 10:32
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2 II. Because I Could Not Stop for Death 9:41
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3 III. Wild Nights 11:43
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Shaker Loops, for 7 strings or string orchestra
4 I. Shaking & Trembling 8:25
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5 II. Hymning Slews 5:08
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6 III. Loops & Verses 6:54
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7 IV. A Final Shaking 3:56
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Track Listing - Disc 2

1 The Chairman Dances, foxtrot for orchestra 12:36
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Grand Pianola Music, for 3 sopranos, 2 pianos, winds, brass & percussion
2 First Movement 15:12
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3 Second Movement 7:50
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4 Third Movement: On the Dominant Divide 7:59
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5 Fearful Symmetries, for orchestra 28:02
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Track Listing - Disc 3

Nixon in China, opera
1 Act 1. Scene 1. Opening 2:53
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2 Act 1. Scene 1. "Soldiers of heaven hold the sky" 2:48
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3 Act 1. Scene 1. "The people are the heroes now" 2:49
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4 Act 1. Scene 1. Landing of The Spirit of '76 2:22
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5 Act 1. Scene 1. "Your flight was smooth, I hope?" 1:19
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6 Act 1. Scene 1. "News has kind of mystery:" 7:09
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7 Act 1. Scene 3. "Ladies & gentlemen, Comrades & friends," 6:37
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8 Act 1. Scene 3. "Mr. Premier, distinguished guests," 2:36
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9 Act 1. Scene 3. Cheers 3:50
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10 Act 2. Scene 1. "This is prophetic!" 8:31
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11 Act 2. Scene 2. Opening 2:53
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12 Act 2. Scene 2. "Oh what a day / I thought I'd die!" 4:48
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13 Act 2. Scene 2. "Whip her to death!" 2:33
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14 Act 2. Scene 2. "I am the wife of Mao Tse-tung" 6:33
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15 Act 3. "Let us examine what you did." 2:43
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16 Act 3. "When I woke up" 1:20
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17 Act 3. "I have no offspring." 1:54
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18 Act 3. "I can keep still," 2:11
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19 Act 3. "After that - / The sweat / Had soaked my uniform" 2:28
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20 Act 3. "Peking watches the stars," 2:42
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21 Act 3. "You won at poker." 3:14
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22 Act 3. "I am old & cannot sleep" 4:24
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Track Listing - Disc 4

1 The Wound-Dresser, for baritone & orchestra 19:11
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2 Christian Zeal and Activity, for chamber ensemble 10:06
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3 Thoreau, song for voice & piano, S. 373 (K. 6B52) 1:56
Charles Ives [John Adams]
4 Down East, song for voice & piano, S. 236 (K. 6B60b) 2:28
Charles Ives [John Adams]
5 Cradle Song, song for voice & piano, S. 233 (K. 6B60a) 1:25
Charles Ives [John Adams]
6 At the River, song for voice & piano, S. 214 (K. 6B54) 1:16
Charles Ives [John Adams]
7 Serenity, song for voice & piano, S. 347 (K. 6B60d) 2:02
Charles Ives [John Adams]
8 Eros Piano, for piano & orchestra 14:52
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Track Listing - Disc 5

The Death of Klinghoffer, opera
1 Prologue. Chorus of the Exiled Palestinians 8:34
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2 Prologue. Chorus of the Exiled Jews 8:33
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3 Act 1. Scene 1. "It was just after 1:15" 8:09
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4 Act 1. Scene 1. " My Grandson Didi, who was two" 5:10
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5 Act 1. Scene 1. "Give these orders" 2:01
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6 Act 1. Scene 1. "So I said to my grandson" 1:17
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7 Act 1. Scene 1. "We are sorry for you" 1:17
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8 Act 1. Scene 1. Night Chorus 3:38
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9 Act 1. Scene 1. Chorus of Hagar & the Angel 5:24 John Adams 10 Act 2. Scene 1. "I've never been a violent man" 3:28 John Adams 11 Act 2. Scene 1. "You are always complaining of your suffering" 5:13
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12 Act 2. Scene 2. Aria of the Falling Body (Gymnopédie) 7:23 John Adams 13 Act 2. Scene 2. Day Chorus 4:30 John Adams

Track Listing - Disc 6

1 Tromba Lontana, fanfare for orchestra 4:17 John Adams 2 Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchestra 4:19 John Adams 3 Common Tones in Simple Time for orchestra 20:43 John Adams El Dorado, for orchestra 4 Part I. A Dream of Gold 12:39 John Adams 5 Part II. Soledades 16:09
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Track Listing - Disc 7

Harmonielehre, for orchestra
1 Part I. 17:12
2 Part II. The Anfortas Wound 12:24
3 Part III. Meister Eckhardt & Quackie 10:41
Violin Concerto
4 Part I. 14:56
5 Part II. Chaconne: "Body through which the dream flows" 11:30
6 Part III. Toccare 7:40 John Adams
Track Listing - Disc 8

Chamber Symphony
1 Mongrel Airs 7:50 John Adams 2 Aria with Walking Bass 8:13 John Adams 3 Roadrunner 5:52 John Adams Hoodoo Zephyr, for electronics
4 Tundra 10:34
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5 Disappointment Lake 8:15 John Adams 6 Hoodoo Zephyr 10:30 John Adams Gnarly Buttons, for clarinet & ensemble
7 The Perilous Shore 10:01 John Adams 8 Hoe-down (Mad Cow) 5:50 John Adams 9 Put Your Loving Arms Around Me 8:31 John Adams
Track Listing - Disc 9

I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, songplay
1 Act 1. I Was Looking at the Ceiling & Then I saw the Sky 8:05 2 Act 1. A Sermon on Romance 3:11 3 Act 1. Consuelo's Dream 4:55 4 Act 1. Mike's Song about Arresting a Particular Individual 3:22 5 Act 1. Tiffany's Solo 4:52 6 Act 1. Song about the On-Site Altercation 2:51 7 Act 1. Song about the Bad Boys & the News 6:20 8 Act 1. Your Honor My Client He's a Young Black Man 5:40 9 Act 1. Leila's Song: Alone (Again or at Last) 4:17 10 Act 2. Three Weeks & Still I'm Outta My Mind 5:12 11 Act 2. Crushed by the Rock I Been Standing On 4:37
12 Act 2. Dewain's Song of Liberation & Surprise 5:29
13 Act 2. Este País! / This Country! 4:27
14 Act 2. One Last Look at the Angel in Your Eyes 2:00
15 Act 2. Finale 4:36
Track Listing - Disc 10

1 Lollapalooza, for orchestra 6:47
John's Book of Alleged Dances, for string quartet
2 Judah to Ocean 2:34 John Adams 3 Toot Nipple 1:15 John Adams 4 Dogjam 2:34 John Adams 5 Pavane: She's so Fine 6:34 John Adams 6 Rag the Bone 3:04
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7 Habanera 4:49
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8 Stubble Crotchet 2:44
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9 Hammer & Chisel 1:16
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10 Alligator Escalator 3:54
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11 Ständchen: The Little Serenade 4:58
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12 Judah to Ocean (reprise) 2:38
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13 Slonimsky's Earbox, for orchestra 13:20
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