San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas and John Adams, conductors
St. Lawrence String Quartet
Orli Shaham (piano), Marc-André Hamelin (piano), Synergy Vocals
Repertoire
John Adams: Absolute Jest
John Adams: Grand Pianola Music
Featuring John Adams’s witty take on Beethoven’s spirited scherzos in this first-ever recording of his SFS-commissioned Absolute Jest. Also featured is Grand Pianola Music, with its tongue-in-cheek allusions to Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto, written for and premiered by the SFS.