Robert Ziegler Archive

Max RICHTER, “Three Worlds: Music from Woolf Works” – Max Richter (p. / synth.) /Deutsches Filmorch. /Robert Ziegler – DG

by Audiophile Audition | Jun 2, 2017 | Classical CD Reviews

Max RICHTER, “Three Worlds: Music from Woolf Works” – Max Richter, piano, synthesizer/Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg/Robert Ziegler – Deutsche Grammaphon 00289 479 6952, 67:24, (11/11/16) ****: Absolutely beautiful music that should not be taken lightly. The German born American composer-violinist Max Richter writes overtly emotional and beautiful music that some websites have taken to categorize as ‘neo-classical.’ In the music industry’s obsession with categories and the desire to create them, this means – I guess – music that it is not quite ‘pop/easy listening’ (another wonderfully obtuse term that is presumed to be the opposite of ‘difficult to listen to’) and not quite ‘classical.’ Regardless, his music holds great appeal for a large number of listeners and for good reason. I first became familiar with Richter’s work with his “recomposed” Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and his atmospheric Sleep. Subscription TV fans may know his absolutely lovely but creepy score to the equally provocative but unsettling show “The Leftovers.” The Woolf Works presented here is the composer’s arrangement of the three sections to a Royal Ballet production based on three novels from the iconic and cult-like British novelist/essayist Virginia Woolf. The three sections – and the books from which they derive their inspiration – […]