William Orbit - Pieces in a Modern Style 2

Artist:

Orbit, William

UPC:

028947825388

See Also:

Massive Attack Twin, Aphex Kraftwerk Bowie, David Orb (The)

Description:

Liner Note Author: William Orbit.
Recording information: Air Studios London; Guerilla Studios.
Arranger: William Orbit.
The artist most often mentioned when discussing William Orbit`s classical crossover albums is Wendy Carlos, whose synthesizer pieces of Bach piqued many a college student`s interest during the early `70s. But on Pieces in a Modern Style 2, Orbit`s second edition in a series that also includes 2000`s original, he sounds like his closest inspiration is Tomita, the Japanese synth maestro who focused less on interpreting the classical canon than conveying the emotion and feel of these pieces, in a manner that struck classical fans as dumbing down the classics, but showed non-classical listeners a little bit of what`s special about the form. Orbit`s style here is close to Tomita`s, with Casio synth of the late-`70s variety burbling arpeggios in the background while synth-strings play the basic melody of the piece. ~ John Bush

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Aquarium (after Saint-Sa?ns)
2. Nimrod (after Elgar)
3. Alto Giove (after Porpora)
4. Peer Gynt (after Grieg)
5. Arioso (after Bach)
6. Lark (after Vaughan Williams)
7. Sonnambula (after Bellini)
8. Paradisum (after Faur?)
9. Pavane (after Faur?)
10. Clavier (after Bach)
11. O mio babbino caro (after Puccini)
12. Swan Lake (after Tchaikovsky)

Album Information

Release Date:

10/25/2010

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Electronic

Subgenre:

Trance

Label:

Universal Distribution

Producer:

William Orbit

Catalog Number:

14810

Original Release Year:

2010

# of Discs:

1

SPARS Coding:

DDD

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

55 : 54

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