Museums are replete with painting, sculptures, drawings, collages, and much else that are founded in this principle. The conceit of the piece, while seemingly totally new is sound and concept, is nevertheless based on one of the most essential and time-honored of principle in art: the manipulation of elements of previous works by others to create new works, but grounded in, and preserving much of the identity of the antecedents.

Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi-The Four Seasons was given its world première in 2012 in London, and soon went to top of the charts of classical music in both the UK and the US.

Just the citation of a few of his successful works is evidence of the variety of his musical imagination: elements of the score to the film, Shutter Island an opera based upon the writings of a neuroscientist a chamber work for strings, piano, and electronics based upon telephone ring tones and an eight-hour long composition entitled Sleep, influenced by the symphonies of Gustav Mahler. He seamlessly blends electronic music, recorded sounds, and other effects-whatever is available to sustain his remarkable musical ingenuity. Richter has been a most busy composer, composing works for ballet, the movies, opera, the theatre, and television-and as a performing artist, as well. He received a traditional music education, attending the Royal Academy of Music, and studied for a time with the giant of the avant garde in music, Lucio Berio (perhaps you may remember the latter’s choral vocal clusters in the soundtrack of the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey). Max Richter, a British citizen, born in Germany, is an internationally renowned composer, recognized for his prolific artistic imagination and adroit blending of classical and popular musical styles and elements.

Recomposed by max richter