City Noir
ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Marin Alsop
- Label
- Naxos
- Format
- Digital
John Adams' music has long earned the admiration of listeners for its unmistakable American qualities. City Noir was inspired by the cultural and social history of Los Angeles. Adams called it "an imaginary film score" that evokes a brief, melodramatic and menacing soundscape. Fearful Symmetries is an example of Adams' steamroller-like rhythms that are endlessly inventive in their shifts of timbre, texture and color. The album ends with a work dedicated to Marin Alsop, a whimsical "Spider Dance" with a memorable rhythmic drive.
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