My Bachtrack review of last Friday’s all-Americana concert, performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by John Adams, was posted earlier today.

One of the high points of the concert was Adams’ masterly account of Roy Harris’ Third Symphony:

The conductor’s penchant for disruptiveness also paid off in greater linear clarity, important in this rigorously constructed fusion of drama and symphonic logic. Evidently an admirer of the symphony, Adams took care with the presentation of this highly original music; the Harris Third was as much celebrated as it was played.

Adams the composer was also on excellent form. I’m by no means an admirer of his music, much less an uncritical one, but his After the Fall made for enjoyable and thoughtful listening. This is probably my favorite Adams score after Naive and Sentimental Music.

You can read more of my review here.