Scene from: Hail Bop!
Composer: John Adams
Conductor: Edo de Waart, Kent Nagano
He is the most performed composer of his generation. His operas Nixon in China and The Death of Klinghoffer have been international hits, although not without a touch of scandal. This is an intimate portrait, filmed over twelve months, of a great composer at work in his High Sierra log cabin and in rehearsal with soloists Emanuel Ax and Michael Collins. The dramatic landscapes of America, wich Adams brings to life so vividly in his music, provides the visual backdrop.
Cast: Sepp Grotenhuis & Gerard Bouwhuis, Emanuel Ax, Laura Aitken, Sanford Sylvan, Michael Collins, Ernst Kovacic.
Catalogue: 5101148572