Thomas Adès
Thomas Joseph Edmund Adès (born 1 March 1971) is a British composer, pianist and conductor. Five compositions by Adès received votes in the 2017 Classic Voice poll of the greatest works of art music since 2000: The Tempest (2004), Violin Concerto (2005), Tevot (2007), In Seven Days (2008), and Polaris (2010). Major recent works include: Dante (2020) and Aquifer (2024).
Genre: 21st-century-classical, contemporary-classical, avant-garde, british-contemporary-classical
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Top Tracks
- Adès: Dante, Pt. I "Inferno": I. Abandon Hope—
- Adès: Dante, Pt. I "Inferno": IV. Pavan of the Souls in Limbo—
- Adès: Dante, Pt. I "Inferno": II. The Selfish—stung by wasps
- Adès: Dante, Pt. I "Inferno": V. Paolo and Francesca—the endless whirlwind
- Adès: Dante, Pt. I "Inferno": III. The Ferryman
- Adès: Dante, Pt. I "Inferno": VI. The Gluttons—in slime
- Adès: Dante, Pt. I "Inferno": VII. The Suicides—the bleeding trees—
- Adès: Dante, Pt. III "Paradiso": Awakening—Moon—Mercury—Venus—Sun—Mars—Jupiter (The Eagle)—Saturn (The Golden Ladder)—Fixed Stars—Empyrean
- Adès: Dante, Pt. II "Purgatorio": I. Dawn on the Sea of Purgatory—
- Adès: Dante, Pt. I "Inferno": XII. The Thieves—devoured by reptiles
- Adès: Dante, Pt. I "Inferno": VIII. The Deviants—on burning sand—
- Adès: Dante, Pt. II "Purgatorio": VI. The Heavenly Procession—
- Adès: Dante, Pt. II "Purgatorio": III. The Valley of Flowers—
- Adès: Dante, Pt. II "Purgatorio": II. Mount Purgatory—
- Adès: Dante, Pt. I "Inferno": XI. The Hypocrites—in coats of lead
- Adès: Dante, Pt. I "Inferno": X. The Popes’ Adagio—heads first—
- Adès: Dante, Pt. I "Inferno": IX. The Fortune-tellers—facing both ways
- Adès: Dante, Pt. II "Purgatorio": VII. The Ascent
- Adès: Dante, Pt. II "Purgatorio": V. The Earthly Paradise—
- Adès: Dante, Pt. II "Purgatorio": IV. The Healing Fire—
Albums (42)
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 - 6 (2024)
- Debussy / Komitas: Music in Time of War (2024)
- Thomas Adès: Alchymia (2023)
- Thomas Adès: Dante (2023)
- Four Songs: No. 1, By Beauteous Softness (Arr. for Voice & Piano by Thomas Adès) (2023)
- ACO Originals - Thomas Adès: Shanty – Over the Sea (2023)
- Thomas Adès: Dante, Pt. I “Inferno”: XII. The Thieves—devoured by reptiles (2023)
- Souvenir (2022)
- Beethoven: Complete Symphonies & Barry: Selected Works (2022)
- Adès: Orchestral Works (2022)
- Adès: Orchestral Works (2022)
- Märchentänze: A Skylark (2021 Version) (2022)
- Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 7, 8 & 9 – Barry: The Eternal Recurrence (2021)
- Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: IV. Allegro vivace (Radio Edit) (2021)
- Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto (Radio Edit) (2021)
- Schubert: Famous Pieces (2020)
- Beethoven: Symphonies 4, 5 & 6 - Barry: The Conquest of Ireland & Viola Concerto (2020)
- Thomas Adès: In Seven Days (2020)
- Janáček: Solo Piano (2020)
- Beethoven: Symphonies 1, 2 & 3 - Barry: Beethoven & Piano Concerto (2020)
- Thomas Adès: Piano Works (2020)
- Adès Conducts Adès (Live) (2020)
- Schubert: Winterreise (2019)
- Colette (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2018)
- Adès: Asyla, Tevot, Polaris (2017)
- Illuminating from within (2015)
- The Twenty-Fifth Hour: The Chamber Music of Thomas Adès (2015)
- Gerald Barry: The Importance of Being Earnest (Live) (2014)
- Gerald Barry: The Importance of Being Earnest (Live at the Barbican Hall, London, 4/26/2012) (2014)
- Adès: Violin Concerto, Op. 23 (2014)
- Lieux retrouvés: Music for Cello & Piano – Liszt, Fauré, Janáček, Kurtág, Adès (2012)
- Adès: In Seven Days / Nancarrow Studies Nos. 6 & 7 (2011)
- Ades: Anthology (2011)
- Adès: Tevot & Violin Concerto (2010)
- Stravinsky: Complete Music for Violin & Piano (2010)
- Thomas Ades: The Tempest (2009)
- Adès: Piano Quintet & Schubert: Piano Quintet (2005)
- America (2004)
- 20th Century Piano Music (2000)
- Adès: Asyla (1999)
- Adès: Living Toys (1998)
- Piano Works - Ades (1997)
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