A Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Composer: John Adams
Performer: ±«Óãtv National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Thomas Søndergård
Recording date: 18 July 2015
Date of broadcast: 18 July 2015
Describing the title of this work, Adams summed it up by saying: 'You know how it is when someone asks you to ride in a terrific sports car, and then you wish you hadn't?' Short Ride is one of the most performed orchestral works of recent times, and is a joyful, exciting fanfare written for large orchestral forces. As is typical of Adams's music, the beat is steadily marked throughout, most notably by the woodblock, which adds to the mounting excitement and suspense.
Composer: John Adams
Performer: ±«Óãtv National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Thomas Søndergård
Recording date: 18 July 2015
Date of broadcast: 18 July 2015
