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Violinist
Ray Chen
is not the first musician to perform video game music in a classical context, but this 2024 release may be the most thoughtful effort so far. The sense of the album title is that
Chen
is Player One in a video game, and the listener is Player Two. The booklet notes suggest various deeper parallels, stating that "[b]oth [genres] involve interaction and multiplayer experiences. Both have their parameters set by a 'games-master' or composer: one dictates the rules via code, the other via black squiggles on paper. Both bring delight and joy. And both conjure rich worlds in which players can roam, discover, and grow." Whether or not this is stretching a point,
's program is innovative indeed. What he manages has been suggested but never realized in this detail, namely, that video game music has strong links to earlier forms of dramatic music.
and the
Royal Philharmonic
under
Cristian M¿celaru
delve into film, animation, and television, and there is an original composition by
Eunike Tanzil
from Indonesia, a country with a strong orchestral tradition not much heard outside its borders. The centerpiece,
Erich Korngold
's
Violin Concerto
, is a work that might be regarded as an apotheosis of the classic Hollywood language, and
delivers a brilliant performance of this on a
Stradivarius
violin that once belonged to
Jascha Heifetz
. The most impressive thing is that the whole program holds together nicely, which suggests that although
may be the first to offer an album like this, he will not be the last. ~ James Manheim
Ray Chen
is not the first musician to perform video game music in a classical context, but this 2024 release may be the most thoughtful effort so far. The sense of the album title is that
Chen
is Player One in a video game, and the listener is Player Two. The booklet notes suggest various deeper parallels, stating that "[b]oth [genres] involve interaction and multiplayer experiences. Both have their parameters set by a 'games-master' or composer: one dictates the rules via code, the other via black squiggles on paper. Both bring delight and joy. And both conjure rich worlds in which players can roam, discover, and grow." Whether or not this is stretching a point,
's program is innovative indeed. What he manages has been suggested but never realized in this detail, namely, that video game music has strong links to earlier forms of dramatic music.
and the
Royal Philharmonic
under
Cristian M¿celaru
delve into film, animation, and television, and there is an original composition by
Eunike Tanzil
from Indonesia, a country with a strong orchestral tradition not much heard outside its borders. The centerpiece,
Erich Korngold
's
Violin Concerto
, is a work that might be regarded as an apotheosis of the classic Hollywood language, and
delivers a brilliant performance of this on a
Stradivarius
violin that once belonged to
Jascha Heifetz
. The most impressive thing is that the whole program holds together nicely, which suggests that although
may be the first to offer an album like this, he will not be the last. ~ James Manheim
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