Fast Machines
Technology and music have always gone hand-in-hand. When the orchestra matured at the dawn of the twentieth century, it could suddenly convey the might, power, dexterity and velocity of the machines that were dazzling the developed world. Cruising locomotives were portrayed in European music while a raft of American composers captured the majesty of flight and the freneticism of heavy industry. But it isn't just the orchestra that can capture the awe of a fast machines. Nor is it music from the last 100 years. Before we had vehicles that could reach high velocities, all we had was music. Schubert, Handel and Strauss prove the point. Playlist curated by Andrew Mellor.