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a Landscape in Bloomington, MN
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The composer and keyboardist
Max Richter
has been consistently successful for more than two decades, ever since the release of
The Blue Notebooks
in 2003. His albums, including 2024's
In a Landscape
, consistently make classical best-seller charts, even as most of their press comes from the pop, rock, and electronica spheres.
resembles
and other
Richter
albums in its mix of minimalist classical music with strings and winds, acoustic and electronic keyboards, and found sounds, but there are new ideas here.
has indicated that the album is about "connecting or reconciling polarities," a rather opaque statement that could apply to almost any musical work. Does it pertain to the contrast between the electronic and the acoustic instruments (as
has said)? Or perhaps to the personal and the general? The latter is the new element here;
alternates pieces for full ensemble with shorter ones titled "Life Studies," as short as 30 seconds in length. The found sounds and spoken text are assigned to these, with an intriguing effect. It is as if
's lush but abstract spaces are populated by individuals who pass through them. At any rate, the album is certain to satisfy
's fans from all around the classical-to-pop spectrum. ~ James Manheim
Max Richter
has been consistently successful for more than two decades, ever since the release of
The Blue Notebooks
in 2003. His albums, including 2024's
In a Landscape
, consistently make classical best-seller charts, even as most of their press comes from the pop, rock, and electronica spheres.
resembles
and other
Richter
albums in its mix of minimalist classical music with strings and winds, acoustic and electronic keyboards, and found sounds, but there are new ideas here.
has indicated that the album is about "connecting or reconciling polarities," a rather opaque statement that could apply to almost any musical work. Does it pertain to the contrast between the electronic and the acoustic instruments (as
has said)? Or perhaps to the personal and the general? The latter is the new element here;
alternates pieces for full ensemble with shorter ones titled "Life Studies," as short as 30 seconds in length. The found sounds and spoken text are assigned to these, with an intriguing effect. It is as if
's lush but abstract spaces are populated by individuals who pass through them. At any rate, the album is certain to satisfy
's fans from all around the classical-to-pop spectrum. ~ James Manheim
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