Adams, John: Absolute Jest / Grand Pianola Music (1 SACD)

John Adams (b. 1947)
Absolute Jest (25:40)
St. Lawrence String Quartet
San Francisco Symphony conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas
1. Beginning (10:35)
2. Presto (3:30)
3. Lo stesso tempo (1:07)
4. Meno mosso (3:18)
5. Vivacissimo (1:49)
6. Prestissimo (5:21)

Grand Pianola Music (31:54)
Orli Shaham and Marc-André Hamelin, piano
Synergy Vocals
San Francisco Symphony conducted by John Adams
7. Part 1 (15:23)
8. Part 1 – Slow (7:46)
9. Part 2, On the Dominant Divide (8:45)

Recorded live at Davies Symphony Hall, May 4, 5, and 9, 2013 (Absolute Jest) and January 16-18, 2015