This set the mood for Max Richter’s recomposition of the piece that preceded the intermission (you may be familiar with Max Richter through his work composing film scores, including Arrival, Mary Queen of Scots, and Ad Astra). The concerti comprising The Four Seasons were performed in succession prior to intermission.Īfter the intermission, the stage lights were dimmed, with blue lights and a pattern projected on the back of the stage behind the performers. I especially enjoyed watching the lute player, since this is not an instrument usually found in modern orchestras.

That said, I noticed all kinds of details about the music in person that I never would have noticed on the recording. I’ve listened to The Four Seasons, which is a set of four violin concerti, many times, but I had never heard it performed live prior to this concert. Their musicianship was incredible, but it was also clear to everyone in the audience that the performers were enjoying playing the music as much as the audience was listening to it!

He and Max developed these pieces to intercut with the written orchestral material, and to illuminate the abstract visual world of the images.Without a doubt, I can honestly say that the Zurich Chamber Orchestra’s performance of Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons and Max Richter’s Vivaldi Recomposed was one of the top five performances I’ve ever been to in my life. The album features 5 new tracks, so called “shadows which are electronic landscapes that were made for a live performance of the work with accompanying visual material made by the Danish game designers DarkMatters. The new edition will come with new artwork in stunning packaging, and lots of new material, including brand new remixes, shadows and the film that was shot in Berlin in December. Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin, André de Ridderįollowing the success of Recomposed by Max Richter, DG will be releasing version 2 of the album in April.

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