Vivaldi Recomposed: An Interview with Max Richter

† The interview was conducted on 7 June 2013 at Max Richter's studio in Berlin.

Abstract

With a focus on Vivaldi Recomposed (2012), composer Max Richter explores his approach to and understanding of composition and music in terms of storytelling and place. He discusses his changing relationship to The Four Seasons, the interchange between his own musical voice and style and that of Vivaldi's, and the kinds of engagement his work aims to encourage.

Keywords:

• Vivaldi Recomposed
• Composition
• Storytelling
• Place

Notes

† The interview was conducted on 7 June 2013 at Max Richter's studio in Berlin.

[1] Daniel Hope is solo violinist for Vivaldi Recomposed.

[2] ‘I enjoy the vulnerability of broken things, they seem to convey a sense of their own histories in their imperfections. This is part of the allure of analogue technology—it has a narrative quality inherent in it's fragility’. ‘Max Richter: “I was a typically nerdy child”’ by Kyle Lemmon, 06.08.2008. Available at: http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/an-interview-with-max-richter-5989/