And hats off to (le) Poisson Rouge for making it happen. The New Four Seasons - Vivaldi Recomposed Max Richter 2022 6.8 By Kevin Lozano Genre: Experimental Label: Deutsche Grammophon Reviewed: JA decade after his wildly successful. In 2014, the premiere recording of Max Richter’s Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons was released by Deutsche Grammophon. In The Guardian’s review of Richter’s album, Richter is quoted as saying: “My aim was to fall in love with the original again – and I have.” I have to admit, I agree with Richter. This movement proved particularly tricky, as its melody sounded so similar to the original, barring one exception: the downbeat was skipped, bringing this 18th-century piece into modern times.Īlthough much of Richter’s recomposed concerto was unfamiliar and new, fragments of Vivaldi’s tunes were interspersed throughout. Richters recomposed version of Vivaldis The Four Seasons was premiered in the UK at the Barbican Centre on 31 October 2012, performed by the Britten Sinfonia, conducted by André de Ridder, with violinist Daniel Hope. Max Richter’s innovative rearrangement of Vivaldi’s.' Luís M Campelo on Instagram: 'Currently listening to this Max Richter. In “Winter” especially, Hope’s fingers dashed across the bow of his violin, with the entire string section following close behind. In the 2012 album 'Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons, n. A complex concerto, at times the music is gentle and delicate, but at others, the tempo is incredibly quick. But just imagine the grueling work Hope had to go through, retraining his fingers and his memory to play Richter’s notes. An incredible performer, one would assume that Richter’s avant-garde remix is the only Four Seasons Hope has ever heard or played.
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