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If Benjamin Britten sneezed, the joke used to go, his record company Decca would be ready with the microphone. A similarly close relationship exists between John Adams and Nonesuch, the American

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Nonesuch Records releases the forty-disc John Adams Collected Works, a box set featuring recordings spanning more than four decades of the composer’s career with the label, on June 24, 2022. The release includes two extensive booklets containing new essays and notes by Timo Andres, Julia Bullock, Robert Hurwitz, Nico Muhly, and Jake Wilder-Smith.   Nonesuch made its first record with John Adams in 1985. He was signed exclusively to the label that year, and since then the company has releas...

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Adams, arguably our greatest living composer, has done operas inspired by recent history. In “Antony and Cleopatra,” he turns to Shakespeare.

A profoundly mournful classical work, written by one of Poland’s leading avant-garde composers, vied with REM and Paul McCartney to become a huge bestseller in 1992. Those involved recall a truly surprising hit

Milton (Milt) Kaplan, age 101, passed away on Thursday, March 3rd, 2022 in Milwaukee, WI. Loving husband of the late Mildred Kaplan (née Mantel). Cherished father of Steve (Revelee) Kaplan, Vicki Lapato, and Judy (the late Robert) Hurwitz. Milt had 6 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Also survived by his brother Ben (Sandy) Kaplan and many loving nieces and nephews who he loved and treasured spending time with. Predeceased by his brother Hyman Kaplan.