Hail Bop! DVD 1998 A portrait of John Adams / Directed by Tony Palmer / NVC Arts / Netherland Radio Philharmonic Orchestra - Conducted by Edo de Waart

UPC 5051011485725

REGION 2-5 NTSC DVD 

MADE IN EU

AUDIO: English 2.0

Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian

Total Runtime: 98 minutes

English Summary:

Tony Palmer directs this intimate profile of John Adams, controversial composer of operas such as 'Nixon in China' and 'The Death of Klinghoffer'. The film shows Adams at work in his secluded High Sierra log cabin and in rehearsal with soloists Emanuel Ax and Michael Collins. Other contributors include stage director Peter Sellars and librettist Alice Goodman.

Tracklist / Song list:

1. 1 Chapter 1 : grand pianola music

1. 2 Chapter 2 : century rolls

1. 3 Chapter 3 : the british dancing girl from the death of klinghoffer

1. 4 Chapter 4 : I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky

1. 5 Chapter 5 : shaker loops

1. 6 Chapter 6 : the wound dresser

1. 7 Chapter 7 : harmonielehre

1. 8 Chapter 8 : harmonium

1. 9 Chapter 9 : Slonimsky's earbox

1. 10 Chapter 10 : Gnarly buttons

1. 11 Chapter 11 : violin concerto

1. 12 Chapter 12 : Peter Sellars

1. 13 Chapter 13 : Nixon in China

1. 14 Chapter 14 : the death of Klinghoffer

1. 15 Chapter 15 : violin concerto

1. 16 Chapter 16 : century rolls

1. 17 Chapter 17 : el dorado

Hail Bop! A Portrait Of John Adams, Directed by Tony Palmer

He is the most performed composer of his generation. His operas Nixon in China and The Death of Klinghoffer have been international hits, although not without a touch of controversy. This is an intimate portrait, filmed over twelve months, of a great composer at work in his High Sierra log cabin and in rehearsal with soloists Emanuel Ax and Michael Collins. The dramatic landscapes of America, which Adams brings to life so vividly in his music, provide the visual backdrop. Contributors include stage director Peter Sellars and librettist Alice Goodman. Music by Edo de Waart and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic has been specially recorded for the film.

Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Conducted By Edo De Waart

Extracts include:

Sepp Grotenhuis & Gerard Bouwhuis
GRAND PIANOLA MUSIC

Emanuel Ax
CENTURY ROLLS

Laura Aitken
THE BRITISH GIRL from THE DEATH OF KLINGHOFFER

The London Sinfonietta
I WAS LOOKING AT THE CEILING AND THEN I SAW THE SKY

Sanford Sylvan
THE WOUND-DRESSER and THE DEATH OF KLINGHOFFER

The Hallé Orchestra
SLONIMSKY’S EARBOX

The London Sinfonietta & Michael Collins
GNARLY BUTTONS

Ernst Kovacic
VIOLIN CONCERTO

James Maddelena & Trudy Ellen Craney
NIXON IN CHINA

Conducted by Kent Nagano
The Schoenberg Ensemble

HAIL BOP SINGERS
Leader MONTY GREEN
Chorus Master SIMON HALSEY
Director TONY PALMER