I'm sure there's something people find to enjoy in his music, but I have no idea what it is.

He can't even bring himself to write something original instead of returning to his ten-year-old cash cow.Īll right, I'm being harsh, but I really don't like Richter or find his music the least bit compelling. He's also cranked out a new version in 2022 to continue printing money.

And I don't even like the original Four Seasons! But Richter's version sucks out what little there was of interest. Anything remotely interesting that happens in his Recomposition was written by Vivaldi, and most of the interesting stuff Vivaldi did is removed. Richter's brand of postminimalism, to me, feels like it simplifies every parameter and there's nothing interesting happening in any parameter. I think what's great about minimalism is that it simplifies some parameters in order to draw out interesting things happening in other parameters. He and Max developed these pieces to intercut with the written orchestral material, and to illuminate the abstract visual world of the images.I really like a lot of minimalist composers - Glass, Reich, Eastman, Adams, and others.

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.

Recomposed by max richter