Adams: Absolute Jest, Grand Pianola Music
Oct 3, 2015
The Arts Desk
By Graham Rickson
“This is such clever, engaging music, with Beethoven’s boundless energy refracted in music of unparalleled dynamism. And what an ending – two propulsive fast movements abruptly disappearing into thin air. Life-enhancing, vibrant stuff, and this live performance from Michael Tilson Thomas’s San Francisco Symphony is thrilling.”