Awesome, some extremely talented musicians there. That must be a difficult piece with all the transitions in it. Kudos to the pianist for the haunting piano finale, which is my fav part.
Mr. Adams takes a great many risks here, and all of them pay off. I particularly like the fact that he's got such a fine foxtrot moving along, and then Mao's wife comes in dancing a waltz, and the two rhythms come together for a beautiful payoff.
Every time I listen to this grand entertainment, I try to peel away another layer of this dense orchestration to hear what's going on underneath -- great enjoyment!
Was in a record store back in 1984-85, and happened to see that odd photo of Chinese people looking down an alley or street for some great expectation? The title: "The Chairman Dances" was curiously amusing. Never heard of the composer nor this symphonic piece. I saw that it was directed by the famed conductor Edo de Waart, and the first rate orchestra The SFO. I purchased it for that reason. Upon hearing it, was pleasantly surprised it had rhythm and a pulse plus melody. The picture on the jacket was the expectation of Mao Tse Tung & his wife walking down the alley meeting the peasants, and giving a performance of a Fox-Trot before them. Give kudos to the then "new" composer John Adams in creating this "minimalistic" sound.
A tremendous performance. This student ensemble outplays professional orchestras I've heard on this piece. For me the standard remains the SFSO/de Waart recording on Nonesuch, but this performance is nearly as good. Outstanding job!
Glad you like it - I do, too. And this is a fairly good complete version. There are lots of time signatures in this piece, but it begins with 2/2, and the middle slightly slower section is 4/4. Hope this helps!
They are really working down to the marrow of this piece, making it come fully alive; I can just picture Madame Mao daintily gliding about in her cheongsam.
Never heard of this school before. But I really liked the performance of one of my favorite contemporary operas. I saw it in Los Angeles years ago with James Madalena who has made a career of singing Nixon.
I watched this beautiful piece in St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. January 15, 2017. It was such a great day :) ! Before the concert, I went to St. Louis Cathedral and watched an astonishing Mass.
The part at 3:19 was used in Jeremy Clarkson's documentary on Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It fit in perfectly when Clarkson listed off Brunel's ingenious industrial achievements of the 19th century.
Great job! My only criticism is that some of the tempos were a bit flat for me, and took away from the driving nature of the piece. This piece would be so fun to play. Kudos for playing modern minimalist/post-minimalist music! Great selection!
This is really good! I found this song when I was about 7 or 8 yrs old. Almost 20 years ago. I still sing it everywhere I go and I am glad that I have been able to find a good, full version somewhere on youtube. Well done guys and gals!! You sound terrific! Just out of curiosity, what is the overall time signature for the main theme? Or is it not at all the same with completely varying time signatures? Thanks a bunch!
Wasn't this song used in Bad Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby in the dining room scene when Gatsby and Daisy plan to tell Daisy's husband of their affair. I remember loving this song from the ending of the film "I Am Love," which was similarly revelatory.
Mao Zedong, the Chairman Dances is basically the expanded version of a section from ''Nixon in China'', an opera by the same composer about Nixon's famous visit to China, the first crossing of the Iron Curtain by an US president.
The greatest composer alive ! Love this piece and many others, however the orchestra doesn't quite seem to "believe" it. The interpretation is good, just the players don't seem to be in the right mood. Probably didn't realize just how great a piece they were playing !
Fabulous composer, i had the great chance to premiere his piano concerto Century Rolls in France in 2014 with the National Orchestra de Lorraine, amazing pieces!
I've heard this performed by several different orchestras, and on balance I'm inclined to say this performance is the most transparent one. I enjoyed it immensely. Many thanks to the conductor, the musicians of the orchestra, and most of all, of course, to John Adams.
The most precise, yet full-throttle version of this tricky piece that I have ever heard. Splendid work for such a youthful orchestra! Wonderful!
I just love how it builds up for several minutes for a most satisfying resolution at about the 11:02 mark. This piece always leaves me elated.
This is in Civilization 4.
The music is what makes the game epic.
Awesome, some extremely talented musicians there. That must be a difficult piece with all the transitions in it. Kudos to the pianist for the haunting piano finale, which is my fav part.
It took you this long to discover this piece? No matter. Better a little late than never. Beautiful interpretation.
Simply a great contemporary masterpiece.
If you say so.
@@plekkchand I say so too. Wonderfull magical yet melancholic piece !
@@plekkchand I do too !
@@plekkchand sign me up as well:)
I say so, too.
The benchmark recording is by the San Francisco Symphony conducted by Edo de Waart. This performance comes very, very close to that. Hat's off!
Mr. Adams takes a great many risks here, and all of them pay off. I particularly like the fact that he's got such a fine foxtrot moving along, and then Mao's wife comes in dancing a waltz, and the two rhythms come together for a beautiful payoff.
Every time I listen to this grand entertainment, I try to peel away another layer of this dense orchestration to hear what's going on underneath -- great enjoyment!
What a wonderfull piece of music. Headbanged the whole way in. Headbanging good
Bravo. Absolute BEST I have come across from any live orchestra. 🔥☝🏾💜
Was in a record store back in 1984-85, and happened to see that odd photo of Chinese people looking down an alley or street for some great expectation? The title: "The Chairman Dances" was curiously amusing. Never heard of the composer nor this symphonic piece. I saw that it was directed by the famed conductor Edo de Waart, and the first rate orchestra The SFO. I purchased it for that reason. Upon hearing it, was pleasantly surprised it had rhythm and a pulse plus melody. The picture on the jacket was the expectation of Mao Tse Tung & his wife walking down the alley meeting the peasants, and giving a performance of a Fox-Trot before them. Give kudos to the then "new" composer John Adams in creating this "minimalistic" sound.
Simply a masterpiece.
nonsense.
@@plekkchand if you said so.
A tremendous performance. This student ensemble outplays professional orchestras I've heard on this piece. For me the standard remains the SFSO/de Waart recording on Nonesuch, but this performance is nearly as good. Outstanding job!
Glad you like it - I do, too. And this is a fairly good complete version. There are lots of time signatures in this piece, but it begins with 2/2, and the middle slightly slower section is 4/4. Hope this helps!
This surpasses anything from Birmingham Symphony and Sir Simon Rattle.
Bravo! One of the most authentic versions!
They are really working down to the marrow of this piece, making it come fully alive; I can just picture Madame Mao daintily gliding about in her cheongsam.
These young musicians really pulled this off well, but it's nowhere close to top symphony orchestra level, Robert.
rousing music, awesome!👍😉
I wish I could be there!!!
Wonderful performance!
Magnificent!!!
Beautiful
Never heard of this school before. But I really liked the performance of one of my favorite contemporary operas. I saw it in Los Angeles years ago with James Madalena who has made a career of singing Nixon.
Whenever I listen to this song, I think of New York, rapid urbanization, emerging markets, stock markets, new technology development, Modernization
Were you influenced by CIV IV? If not, it only means the song fits perfectly the Modern era soundtrack of the game :)
I think Shenzhen ;)
Song? I didn't hear anyone singing. Maybe I missed it.
The song is literally about Mao and Jiang Qing dancing.
Waaaay to fast no matter what YOU think of the subject it's a foxtrot/ waltz.....
John, this quite remarkable. How you managed to put minalism into plenitude. I
Shazam this. You will not regret it.
Quelque chose de très imagé. Un monde Gerschwinien ... Superbe!
The tuba player is really feeling this piece, head banging the beat! Lol
Jose Saavedra he is counting the bars
BRAVO!
CHANEL !!!!!!
Awesome!
I watched this beautiful piece in St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. January 15, 2017. It was such a great day :) ! Before the concert, I went to St. Louis Cathedral and watched an astonishing Mass.
I love this!
Chanel me trajo aquí 😁
The LBC! My Hometown! RIP Lynn Bielefelt
Ottima esecuzione!
chillin
The part at 3:19 was used in Jeremy Clarkson's documentary on Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It fit in perfectly when Clarkson listed off Brunel's ingenious industrial achievements of the 19th century.
Great job!
My only criticism is that some of the tempos were a bit flat for me, and took away from the driving nature of the piece.
This piece would be so fun to play. Kudos for playing modern minimalist/post-minimalist music! Great selection!
Just heard this on Classic FM .
WOW
Some parts its just parallel tracks but only better .
wonderfull
This is really good! I found this song when I was about 7 or 8 yrs old. Almost 20 years ago. I still sing it everywhere I go and I am glad that I have been able to find a good, full version somewhere on youtube. Well done guys and gals!! You sound terrific! Just out of curiosity, what is the overall time signature for the main theme? Or is it not at all the same with completely varying time signatures? Thanks a bunch!
Siempre me ha gustado este compositor
CHANEL ALTA COSTURA 2016
Wasn't this song used in Bad Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby in the dining room scene when Gatsby and Daisy plan to tell Daisy's husband of their affair. I remember loving this song from the ending of the film "I Am Love," which was similarly revelatory.
Entrons dans la danse avec John Adams, John à danse !...
nada melhor para adentrar numa noite de sexta-feira.
Danse tratte dall'opera lirica "Nixon in China",ottimo esempio della cosidetta musica minimalista
+Enzo Ferrara I can't understand you, mate, but "Nixon in China" :D
Modern Era!
Yes, you hit a point. I also, hear and see the degradation of society.
yo tambien; has oido la obra q se llama "Dharma at Big Sur". Creo que quizas es mi favorita
Civilization 4 3
it has swing ;)
allo les 4B son présents pour le prof de musique
3.30 - Stravinsky???
Who is the chairman?
Mao Zedong, the Chairman Dances is basically the expanded version of a section from ''Nixon in China'', an opera by the same composer about Nixon's famous visit to China, the first crossing of the Iron Curtain by an US president.
The piece is a mataphorical representation of China's inmense and often uncontrolable growth during the second halve of the 20th century.
It's a good song. Postmodernism!
I call this Poppism.
The greatest composer alive ! Love this piece and many others, however the orchestra doesn't quite seem to "believe" it. The interpretation is good, just the players don't seem to be in the right mood. Probably didn't realize just how great a piece they were playing !
this shi is guwd
JCA > every other composer ever
2:43 3:09 4:31 5:59 7:35 8:20 9:06 10:09 11:10 11:50 12:55
Reminds me a bit of Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians.
Parallel tracks for me 👍
Fabulous composer, i had the great chance to premiere his piano concerto Century Rolls in France in 2014 with the National Orchestra de Lorraine, amazing pieces!
Ottima esecuzione!
I've heard this performed by several different orchestras, and on balance I'm inclined to say this performance is the most transparent one. I enjoyed it immensely. Many thanks to the conductor, the musicians of the orchestra, and most of all, of course, to John Adams.
I love the smooth transitions.
Brilliant harmonies.
Minimalism at its best.
At 3.26 the strings sound like a direct quote from Stravinsky's Symphony in Three Movements.
And Glass.
I'm just here because of Phantom Regiment.
03:18 best part
This is the perfect piece to back filming Union Pacific Big Boy 4017 when she finally Rolls on the Rails in Steam.
It will be a tear jerker!!