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John's Earbox: the Music of John Adams

BBC Radio 3
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John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994) was written for Adams's friends in the Kronos
Quartet (alleged, explains Adams, because the steps have yetto be invented), and Shaker Loops (1978) for string septet was one of his first works to achieve cult status.
Smith Quartet and Friends
Adams John's Book of Alleged Dances; Shaker Loops

Source: Radio Times

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