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iTunes: http://radi.al/AbsoluteJest
CD: http://SFSymphony.org/Adams

Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT) and the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) released a live recording of John Adams’s Absolute Jest and Grand Pianola Music, on the Orchestra’s own Grammy Award-winning SFS Media Label on August 14, 2015.

Composed almost three decades apart, both works were written specifically for the San Francisco Symphony by Adams, one of the Orchestra’s most important artistic partners for the past 35 years. On this recording, MTT leads the Orchestra in the first available recording of the SFS-commissioned Absolute Jest, featuring the St. Lawrence String Quartet, and, in Grand Pianola Music, John Adams leads the orchestra, pianists Marc-André Hamelin and Orli Shaham, and vocal group Synergy Vocals.

The release is available on hybrid SACD, compatible with conventional CD players, as a digital download, including high-resolution downloads, and all major streaming services. On iTunes, the album’s audio is Mastered for iTunes.

Title: Absolute Jest, Grand Pianola Music
Composer: John Adams (b.1947)

Artists:
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas Music Director
John Adams Conductor
St. Lawrence String Quartet
Marc-André Hamelin
Orli Shaham
Synergy Vocals

Recorded: Absolute Jest was recorded in 96kHz/24-bit audio May 4, 5 and 9, 2013 and Grand Pianola Music was recorded in PCM 192kHz/24-bit audio January 16-18, 2015, both in Davies Symphony Hall.

Label: SFS Media
Catalogue Number: SFS 0063
Release Date: August 14, 2015

Distribution: harmonia mundi (U.S., Canada, and France), Avie (International), The Orchard (Digital), Online: http://sfsymphony.org/store

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