JoAnn Falletta is on the podium to lead the Buffalo Philharmonic in "Short Ride in a Fast Machine," by John Adams (b. 1947). We're in concert at the Buffalo Philharmonic's home, Kleinhans Music Hall.

Here's a piece that's as famous for its name as it is for its sound: John Adams' "Short Ride in a Fast Machine." Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Birmingham Symphony.