(John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music)

Content: Peer into the world of contemporary composer John Adams with this documentary that blends performance footage with insightful interviews and commentary from his collaborators and the master himself. Highlights include performances of Adams's Grammy Award-winning operas “Nixon in China” and “El Niño” and excerpts from Penny Woolcock’s film adaptation of “The Death of Klinghoffer”. Works by Steve Reich and Conlon Nancarrow are also performed by the Ensemble InterContemporain at the Théâtre Musical de Paris-Châtelet.

Countries:

France,

United Kingdom

Genres:

Documentary,

Music

Runtime:

133 minutes

Year:

2000

Directors:

David Jeffcock

Production companies:

RM Associates,

LGM Cinéma,

Mezzo,

Kinowelt Home Entertainment,

Channel 4 Television,

CNC

Actors:

Self

Self (Narrator)

Self

Self

Self

Crews:

Musician

Original Music Composer

Director

Conductor

Director