Tuesday 8 December 2009

To Live and Die in LA

John Adams has written a new symphony, City Noir, based on Los Angeles in the 40s and 50s: the glamour but also the seedy, dangerous underbelly. Hear a clip of this edgy, tense, vibrant piece here - the US premiere is soon but the UK one isn't for ages, and a CD won't be available for ages after that. Very annoying: I' and others are still waiting for the release of Reich's Double Sextet (2011!), which is meant to be a massive return to form.

Here's the only bit of it in the public domain:

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