Pieces in a Modern Style

by Samuel Barber / William 脴rbit

Pieces in a Modern Style cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 17 January 2000
  • Label: N-GRAM
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 55:55
  • Community rating: 2.79/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Riding high on his massive production success with Madonna, William 脴rbit delivers an entirely synthesized, electronic reimagining of classical repertoire. 'Pieces in a Modern Style' prominently features Samuel Barber's famous 'Adagio for Strings', recontextualizing the mournful composition as an expansive, pulsing trance track. The album proved massively successful, bringing ambient classical crossovers to the mainstream club scene.

Genres

Descriptors: progressive, atmospheric

Tracklist

  1. Aquarium (3:36)
  2. Nimrod (8:58)
  3. Alto Giove (4:05)
  4. Peer Gynt (5:31)
  5. Arioso (2:36)
  6. Lark (5:47)
  7. Sonnambula (3:35)
  8. Paradisum (3:37)
  9. Pavane (4:46)
  10. Clavier (4:25)
  11. Babbino (3:44)
  12. Swan Lake (5:15)

Credits

  • Arden Hart - piano
  • Camille Saint-Sa毛ns - written-by
  • Francesca Jackson - vocals
  • Sir Edward Elgar - written-by
  • Iain Roberton - programmed by [pro tools]
  • Nicola Porpora - written-by
  • Rico Conning - keyboards, programmed by
  • Laurie Mayer - vocals, keyboards

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