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John Adams: City Noir
Stephen Johnson explores the dark, jazz-inflected world of John Adams's orchestral paean to the film noir, and post-war Hollywood.
Composed in 2009, John Adams's City Noir is a dark, brooding, jazz-inflected tribute to film noir. The composer's primary inspiration was urban California in the 1950s - from Sunset Boulevard to Macarthur Park - and his score seethes with barely-repressed energy. Stephen Johnson explores its murky musical pages.
Last on
Thu 12 Dec 2013
20:40
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
Credit
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Composer | John Adams |
Broadcast
- Thu 12 Dec 2013 20:40Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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