Pieces In A Modern Style - William Orbit

...the Orbit versions. The pieces on the album are divided into three sections: 1: - Commonly Available Pieces: These are: Barber's "Adagio for Strings" (Even the single remix was a terrible kludge, taking the intro from the album and tacking on a rave beat to it, so hardly a remix.), Ravel's "Pavane pour une infante defunte", Mascagni's "Cavaliera Rusticana" and "Xerxes" by Handel . 2: - More Obscure Stuff , Therefore giving exposure to pieces ...
...be prefereable These are: John Cage's "In a Landscape, "Ogive No 1" by Satie, and "Piece in the Old Style 1 and 3" (so guess where he got the title from) by Gorecki. 3: - Music Box STuff - That sounds like it was played on a beefed up bedside music box, therefore not very good at all. Beethoven's "Triple Concerto" and "Opus 132" and "L'Inverno" by Vivaldi. So why did he do it. Because he could. The albub is very pleasant to listen to , comes ...

mikeydred 12.03.2001 · Read full review
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...If you are expecting such pieces as Ferry Corsten's Remix of 'Barber's Adagio For Strings' then you should not buy this album because the music on it bears little resemblance to the popular dance version. However, you should buy it if you have an open minded approach to classical music, because in my opinion that is the genre to which this album belongs. Others would disagree, such as the directors of the classical music chart who for some reason ...
...Orbit has taken several classical pieces by well known composers (such as Beethoven, Satie and Barber) and arranged them in his own, individual modern style. Some have been arranged with subtlety, such as 'Barber's Adagio For Strings', and don't sound particularly different compared to the originals. Others are more adventurous, such as 'Cavellera Rusticana'. They still sound like the originals whilst at the same time being innovative, creative and ...

Analytikerin 27.05.2001 · Read full review
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...He has selected 11 classical pieces of music from the likes of Vivaldi, Beethoven and Handel and added his own modern touch to create Pieces in a Modern Style. The pieces are still at a slow classical speed and are not for those who only like fast dance music. The pieces are also quite disimilar to the Ferry Corsten remixes that had so much airplay when Adagio for Strings was riding high in the charts. However as a relaxing albumn this does just ...

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Pieces in a modern style, what is that you may say. Well, Mr Orbit, of Madonna production fame has reworked 11 classical pieces of music, using today’s electronic equipment. Oh my god, you could shriek, Heathen, philistine, butcher. Ahhhhh, go all the classical music lovers. Well that is one reaction, here is a more considered one. Does this work? Well the answer is partly, of course the single from this Album was Adagio for strings, that ...
...the real stuff. Other pieces include those by Beethoven, Vivaldi and Handel, and these are better as there has been some real re-working of the music to make it fit a modern style. There are some other lesser known composers works used such as Gorecki and Satie, I certainly had not heard of them and so these pieces were completely new to me. As a person who likes classical music, but is not an avid collector, (I have about 7 classical CD’s), ...

KingHerrod 30.01.2001 · Read full review
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...William Orbit, it is called Pieces in a Modern Style and also includes his top ten hit Barber's Adagio for Strings, this is classical music as has never been heard before, it is inspiring and easy to listen to. He has come up with an album which is diverse and is essential listening for everyone. Pieces in a modern style and Barber's Adagio for strings are not the only cds that he has been involved with recently, he also produced another masterpiece ...

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