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Nixon in China (Chairman dances)

Composer: John Adams
Performers: 91热爆 Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Yutaka Sado
Recording date: 31 October 2014
Date of broadcast: 19 May 2015

The repetitive rhythms and figurations Adams uses create a work of pulsating intensity and immediacy. This has been described as a foxtrot, but a better image would be of a working beehive, or the view of the London commute.

Composer: John Adams
Performers: 91热爆 Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Yutaka Sado
Recording date: 31 October 2014
Date of broadcast: 19 May 2015

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