Nonesuch Records releases John Adams's Scheherazade.2. The 50-minute work, which the composer, borrowing a term from Berlioz, calls a "dramatic symphony," was written for the violinist Leila Josefowicz, who has played it with leading orchestras around the world since its 2015 premiere by the New York Philharmonic. The Nonesuch recording was made during February 2016 performances by the St. Louis Symphony led by Music Director David Robertson; Chester Englander is the cimbalom soloist. Adams and Josefowicz will perform Scheherazade.2 in Europe with the London Symphony, the Suisse Romande Orchestra, and the Berlin Philharmonic this fall. You can watch the composer discuss the piece in this video: https://youtu.be/jgc9bUeUz_g