Rating: - questionable pairing
Being a huge fan of Adams' music, I find it uncomfortable for me to give any of his recordings less than 4 stars, yet here I am doing just that.

Dan Berk's review is dead on in terms of several of the problems I have with this recording. In terms of length, the Adams portion of the cd is less than that of David Lang. Whether this was an honest mistake or not by the Chandos Dig label is irrelevant, but does take away from the overall effect of the cd. The fact remains that Adams should ... Read More

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Rating: - Not the Best Pairings for Good Adams Works
From purely the standpoint of length, the two works by David Lang dominate slightly over the two works by John Adams. To me this is unfortunate, as I found the Lang works extremely difficult to understand and downright unpleasant.

The Adams works are excellent, but there are better places to find them. "Short Ride on a Fast Machine" is available on three other CD's, and "Grand Pianola Music" is available by the London Sinfonietta, coupled with Adams' "Chamber Symphony". Pursue the Adams ... Read More