John Adams   Phrygian Gates
4.3
superb
Release Date: 1977
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4.0 excellentBedex | September 13th 22

The quintessential Adams piece in the form of 24min of "minimalist" solo piano. Although some scarce sections do sound a bit like someone rubbing a piano at random due to the very high rate of notes coming through, most of this is quite nice and some sections are really entrancing and pretty. Of course this features heavy repetition but only within a given section as it does have many motifs to it - certainly quite a lot of prominent changes are to be found here. Budgie aptly compared this to a piano only version of Le Carnaval des Animaux and that is kind of a good description ngl. Really nice, short and sweet, a classic piece though not an absolutely stunning favourite either. 3.8

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4.0 excellentearthmoves | June 11th 18
4.5 superbJJKeys | August 14th 17
4.5 superbSnowdog808 | July 17th 17

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