8) John Adams: City Noir | Top 10 – Modern Classical Music
In this series of articles, I offer a top 10 list of my favorite works of modern classical music, focusing on orchestral pieces composed during the last 25 years.
I have been following the career of composer John Adams for fifteen years. My first discovery was his minimalist works. The first piece that really hooked me was Shakers Loops, which in my opinion is one of the few success stories of the minimalist genre.