City Noir is John Adams鈥檚 musical tribute to half-lit rooms, venetian blinds, desperate men, dangerous women, secrets, lies, and the City of Angels.
City Noir is John Adams鈥檚 musical tribute to half-lit rooms, venetian blinds, desperate men, dangerous women, secrets, lies, and the City of Angels.
Sea, sky and symphonic power shape this programme from evocative seascape to heroic close. Grace Williams鈥檚 Sea Sketches shimmer, Beethoven鈥檚 鈥淓mperor鈥 Concerto features Alim Beisimbayev, and Sibelius鈥檚 Fifth Symphony ends in triumphant sweep.