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| 1991-09-12 | Short Ride in a Fast Machine | live | New York Philharmonic, Kurt Masur | 4:53 |
| 1993-07-04 – 1993-07-09 | Two Fanfares: 2. Short Ride in a Fast Machine | | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle | 4:24 |
| 1994-03-26 | Short Ride in a Fast Machine | | BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Sir Mark Elder | 4:40 |
| 2000-12-31 | Short Ride in a Fast Machine | live | Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg, Ingo Metzmacher | 4:47 |
| 2003-06-10 – 2003-06-11 | Short Ride in a Fast Machine | | Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop | 4:11 |
| 2011-09-07 | Short Ride in a Fast Machine | live | San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas | 5:04 |
| 2013-04-30 | Short Ride in a Fast Machine | | Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian | 4:13 |
| 2016-12-02 – 2016-12-04 | Short Ride in a Fast Machine | | Berliner Philharmoniker, Alan Gilbert | 4:12 |
| Intergalactic | medley | Cascades | 11:29 |
| New Era Metropolis: Short Ride in a Fast Machine / Jug Blues and Fat Pickin / Variants on a Medieval Time / New Era Dance | medley | Santa Clara Vanguard | ?:?? |
| Short Ride in a Fast Machine | | Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop | 4:08 |
| Short Ride in a Fast Machine | partial | [unknown] | 1:45 |
| Short Ride in a Fast Machine | | Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Mallory Thompson | 4:13 |
| Short Ride in a Fast Machine | | BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thomas Søndergård | 4:25 |
| Short Ride in a Fast Machine | | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle | 4:19 |
| Short Ride in a Fast Machine | | Orkest de Volharding, Jussi Jaatinen | 4:07 |
| Short Ride in a Fast Machine | partial | Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop | 2:54 |
| Short Ride in a Fast Machine | | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle | 4:23 |
| Short Ride in a Fast Machine | | Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Kent Nagano | 4:07 |
| Short Ride in a Fast Machine, Part 1 | partial | Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop | 1:01 |
| Short Ride in a Fast Machine, Part 2 | partial | Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop | 0:38 |
| Short Ride in a Fast Machine, Part 3 | partial | Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop | 1:14 |
| Short Ride in a Fast Machine, Part 4 | partial | Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop | 1:10 |
| Short Ride in a Fast Machine: Fanfare for Orchestra | | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle | 4:25 |
| Short Ride on a Fast Machine - Part 1 | partial | San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart | 3:03 |
| Short Ride on a Fast Machine - Part 2 | partial | San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart | 1:12 |
| The ABC's of Modern American Music: A Short Ride in a Fast Machine / Letter From Home / Prelude, Fugue and Riffs | medley | Cadets of Bergen County | 11:30 |
| Two Fanfares for Orchestra / Short Ride in a Fast Machine | | John Adams | 4:15 |
| Two Fanfares for Orchestra: Short Ride in a Fast Machine | | Glenn Fischthal, Laurie McGaw, San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart | 4:20 |
| Zoom | medley | Boston Crusaders | 11:40 |