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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. Orbit says in the notes that he's interested in classical music because of the way it's put together, but it's difficult to understand the meaning of such a simplistic statement. If he's talking about the basic elements of classical music -- complexity, harmonization, modulation, or musical form -- then these pieces don't measure up at all. What he's created is an introduction to the feel of classical music, but listeners, regardless of their enjoyment of classical music, should understand that the feel of the thing is far from the thing itself.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Aquarium (Camille Saint-Saëns)
WILLIAM ORBIT, Producer, Arranger, Programming, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Geoff Pesche, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Arden Hart, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Universal Music Classics Group, a division of UMG Recordings Inc
Nimrod (Edward Elgar)
WILLIAM ORBIT, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Edward Elgar, Composer - Geoff Pesche, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Francesca Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Universal Music Classics Group, a division of UMG Recordings Inc
Alto Giove (Nicola Porpora)
WILLIAM ORBIT, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Geoff Pesche, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Iain Roberton, Programmer - Nicola Porpora, Composer
℗ 2010 Universal Music Classics Group, a division of UMG Recordings Inc
Peer Gynt (Edvard Grieg)
WILLIAM ORBIT, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Edvard Grieg, Composer - Geoff Pesche, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Laurie Mayer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Rico Conning, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Universal Music Classics Group, a division of UMG Recordings Inc
Arioso (Johann Sebastian Bach)
WILLIAM ORBIT, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Geoff Pesche, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - DAMIAN LEGASSICK, Programmer
℗ 2010 Universal Music Classics Group, a division of UMG Recordings Inc
Lark (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
WILLIAM ORBIT, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Geoff Pesche, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Laurie Mayer, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Universal Music Classics Group, a division of UMG Recordings Inc
Sonnambula (Vincenzo Bellini)
WILLIAM ORBIT, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Geoff Pesche, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Laurie Mayer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Universal Music Classics Group, a division of UMG Recordings Inc
Paradisum (Gabriel Fauré)
WILLIAM ORBIT, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gabriel Fauré, Composer - Geoff Pesche, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 Universal Music Classics Group, a division of UMG Recordings Inc
Pavane (Gabriel Fauré)
WILLIAM ORBIT, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gabriel Fauré, Composer - Geoff Pesche, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rico Conning, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Universal Music Classics Group, a division of UMG Recordings Inc
Clavier (Johann Sebastian Bach)
WILLIAM ORBIT, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Geoff Pesche, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ferry Corsten, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 2010 Universal Music Classics Group, a division of UMG Recordings Inc
Babbino (Giacomo Puccini)
WILLIAM ORBIT, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Geoff Pesche, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Giacomo Puccini, Composer - Giovacchino Forzano, Author
℗ 2010 Universal Music Classics Group, a division of UMG Recordings Inc
Swan Lake (Pyotr Illitch Tchaïkovski)
WILLIAM ORBIT, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Geoff Pesche, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Laurie Mayer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Rico Conning, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Universal Music Classics Group, a division of UMG Recordings Inc
Album review
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. Orbit says in the notes that he's interested in classical music because of the way it's put together, but it's difficult to understand the meaning of such a simplistic statement. If he's talking about the basic elements of classical music -- complexity, harmonization, modulation, or musical form -- then these pieces don't measure up at all. What he's created is an introduction to the feel of classical music, but listeners, regardless of their enjoyment of classical music, should understand that the feel of the thing is far from the thing itself.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:42
- Main artists: William Orbit
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
- Genre: Electronic
© 2010 Decca Music Group Limited ℗ 2010 Decca Music Group Limited
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