Song
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
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Recordings
On these albums
The Chairman DancesJohn Adams; San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart · 1987
Basic Recordings for The Enjoyment of Music, Sixth Edition, and The Norton Scores, Fifth Edition, Album II: Romantic to ContemporaryVarious Artists · 1990
1991 DCI World ChampionshipsDrum Corps International · 1991
Die Musik für ein neues ZeitalterJohn Zorn, Philip Glass, John Adams, Steve Reich; Kronos Quartet · 1991
Drum Corps International Audio Library Collector's Series, Volume Four, 1987 - 1991Drum Corps International · 1994
Harmonielehre / The Chairman Dances / Tromba Lontana / Short Ride in a Fast MachineJohn Adams; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle · 1994
Dirigent des JahresSimon Rattle · 1994
An Encore ExtraVarious Artists · 1995
Contemporary Composers: The New TraditionVarious Artists · 1995
Adams: Shaker Loops / The Chairman Dances / Glass: Façades / Reich: Eight LinesJohn Adams, Philip Glass, Steve Reich; Christopher Warren‐Green, Simon Rattle · 1998
The John Adams EarboxJohn Adams · 1999
An American Celebration Vol. 2New York Philharmonic · 1999
The A - Z of Classical MusicKeith Anderson · 2000
2001 Drum Corps International World ChampionshipsDrum Corps International · 2001
BBC Music, Volume 11, Number 2: Short Ride in a Fast Machine / The Chairman Dances / Harmonium / De SnelheidJohn Adams, Louis Andriessen · 2002
Simon Rattle on EMI ClassicsSimon Rattle · 2004
Shaker Loops / The Wound-Dresser / Short Ride in a Fast MachineJohn Adams; Nathan Gunn, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop · 2004
Discover Music of the 20th CenturyVarious Artists · 2005
Music: An Appreciation, Sixth Brief EditionRoger Kamien · 2006
My First Classical MusicVarious Artists · 2008
American MusicSimon Rattle · 2008
Grand Pianola Music / Shaker Loops / Short Ride in a Fast MachineJohn Adams; London Chamber Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Warren‐Green, Simon Rattle · 2008
Sonic Rebellion: Alternative Classical CollectionVarious Artists · 2008
Norton Recorded Anthology of Western Music, Volume 3: 20th CenturyVarious Artists · 2010
Trusted Guide to Classical MusicVarious Artists · 2010
My First Classical Music AlbumVarious Artists · 2011
Music: An Appreciation Tenth Edition - Brief Set of 5 CDsRoger Kamien · 2011
Imaginary Landscapes: Sounds of AmericaVarious Artists · 2012
50 Best American ClassicsVarious Artists · 2012
Harmonielehre / Short Ride in a Fast MachineJohn Adams; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas · 2012
Harmonielehre / Doctor Atomic Symphony / Short Ride in a Fast MachineJohn Adams; Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian · 2013
BBC Music, Volume 23, Number 8: Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10Shostakovich; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles · 2015
Simon Rattle: The CBSO YearsCity of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle · 2015
2015 Drum Corps International World ChampionshipsDrum Corps International · 2015
The MinimalistsReich, Riley, Andriessen, Gann, Adams, Lang; Geoffrey Douglas Madge, Orkest de Volharding, Jussi Jaatinen · 2016
Trois années au concert: 108 musiques pour le cycle 2Various Artists · 2016
American ClassicsVarious Artists · 2016
The John Adams EditionJohn Adams; Berliner Philharmoniker, Adams, Dudamel, Gilbert, Petrenko, Rattle · 2017
The John Adams AlbumJohn Adams; Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Kent Nagano · 2019
We Are Who We Are: Original Series SoundtrackDevonté Hynes · 2020Soundtrack
Landscapes: MinimalismPhilip Glass · 2021
Minimalism: A Classical AestheticPhilip Glass, Michael Nyman, Arvo Pärt · 2022
Collected WorksJohn Adams · 2022
2021 Drum Corps International CelebrationDrum Corps International · 2022
The Essential Bournemouth Symphony OrchestraBournemouth Symphony Orchestra · 2025
Listening to Music: 4th EditionCraig Wright
ContemporariesNorthwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Mallory Thompson
Listening to Music: Third EditionCraig Wright
Who Is Afraid of 20th Century Music? Volume 2Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg, Ingo Metzmacher
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