Harmonielehre: Part 3
Sep. 13th, 2014 01:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sawylThe final part of John Adams' Harmonlehre is a sparkling movement that starts with an airy berceuse and concludes in E-flat major with a fanfares that mirror those of the opening movement. The title, Meister Eckhardt and Quackie, comes from another of Adams' dreams — he has said that was heavily influenced by C.G. Jung while working on the piece &mash; in which he imagined his daughter Emily flying through the universe on the shoulders of the medieval mystic Eckhart von Hochheim.
Again this is the San Francisco Symphony performance. My preferred version, partly because it's the first one I heard and partly because of loyalty to my then local orchestra and conductor, is the mid-90s recording from Simon Rattle and the CBSO. It's vibrant and energetic with a beautifully focused sound, while the mix of minimalist and Mahlerian soundworlds provides a real showcase for an ensemble at the very top of its game.
Again this is the San Francisco Symphony performance. My preferred version, partly because it's the first one I heard and partly because of loyalty to my then local orchestra and conductor, is the mid-90s recording from Simon Rattle and the CBSO. It's vibrant and energetic with a beautifully focused sound, while the mix of minimalist and Mahlerian soundworlds provides a real showcase for an ensemble at the very top of its game.
