Listening to this music makes me feel like I did when I was a teenager and discovered Tchaikovsky's concertos and Beethoven's symphonies. It is full of dramatic adventures and makes me think of towers rising in the sky, lurching sea monsters, lake mist, new cities coming over the horizon like the dawn, and the sounds of bells. There is nothing comparable to its filmic, expansive narrative. The music surprises you and challenges your expectations at every turn. Who anticipates the second movement?
Harmonielehre, by John Adams
Harmonielehre, by John Adams
Harmonielehre, by John Adams
Listening to this music makes me feel like I did when I was a teenager and discovered Tchaikovsky's concertos and Beethoven's symphonies. It is full of dramatic adventures and makes me think of towers rising in the sky, lurching sea monsters, lake mist, new cities coming over the horizon like the dawn, and the sounds of bells. There is nothing comparable to its filmic, expansive narrative. The music surprises you and challenges your expectations at every turn. Who anticipates the second movement?