John Adams' Short Ride in a Fast Machine - New CD from MTT & the San Francisco Symphony

On March 13, 2012 Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony will release a hybrid SACD recording of their performances of John Adams' Harmonielehre and Short Ride in a Fast Machine on the Orchestra's own SFS Media label. Beginning February 15, John Adams' birthday, the recording will be available for pre-release by download exclusively from Apple's iTunes Music Store.

The San Francisco Symphony's e-store is currently accepting pre-sale orders for the recording at sfsymphony.org/store and on February 15 it will become available at the Symphony Store in Davies Symphony Hall.


On March 15 at Davies Symphony Hall, MTT leads the SFS in world premiere of Absolute Jest, a new work by John Adams Adams commissioned for its centennial season, with additional performances in Chicago, Ann Arbor and Carnegie Hall.

Footage from the SFS performance of Short Ride in a Fast Machine courtesy of WNET's Great Performances, which broadcasts the SF Symphony's Centennial Opening Gala on March 30, 2012 at 9pm. Check local listings.

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