{"product_id":"john-adams-los-angeles-philharmonic-girls-of-the-golden-west-cd","title":"John Adams | Girls Of The Golden West | CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Adams is an American minimalist composer and conductor, born in 1947, who moved to San Francisco in 1971 and teaches composition at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Among his works are the operas Nixon in China (1987) and Doctor Atomic (2005), along with Harmonielehre (1985) and Shaker Loops (1978). He also wrote On the Transmigration of Souls (2002), a choral piece that won a Pulitzer Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGirls of the Golden West is an opera by John Adams with a libretto by Peter Sellars. It tells the story of the Gold Rush through the words and deeds of real people, and this CD is a recording made live in performance on 27 and 29 January 2023 by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and the Los Angeles Master Chorale, conducted by the composer. Dmitriy Lipay produced the recording, Robert Hurwitz was executive producer, and it was released by Nonesuch on 26 April 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTrack List\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDisc 1\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt Was a Driving, Vigorous, Restless Population\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWagon Ride - Ned Peters Was a Hustler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Name Is Joe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNow He Consoles Himself\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Gambler's Life I Do Admire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJosefa, You Remember\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's Bone, It's Backbone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComin' Up from Red Dog\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDisc 2\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Raven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Attack On the Mexicans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt Seems Like Midnight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Is This Celebration to Me?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis Very Nearly Was the Cause\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVen Esta Noche\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlessed and Praised\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'm Going Far Away from My Creditors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Downieville Mob\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTú Me Quieres Alba\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's Four Long Years (Lousy Miner)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSometimes I Lounge Forlornly to the Window\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"The Music Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59054065254774,"sku":"0075597900484PMI","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/9733\/1318\/files\/orig_12211100_948679.jpg?v=1792434827","url":"https:\/\/themusicpress.co.uk\/products\/john-adams-los-angeles-philharmonic-girls-of-the-golden-west-cd","provider":"The Music Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}