![]() ![]() Reading the piece in combination with hearing to the music soon became very emotional for me, and I had to rush to the tissue box. Once while listening to the opening track of the music-only CD, I was reading a moving New York Times article about first responders who had succumbed the previous week to Covid-19. ![]() Richter’s work can evoke strong emotional responses. Richter is a post-minimalist composer, and you hear the influence of Henryk Górecki (luminous Symphony #3), Arvo Pärt (haunting depth of Tabula Rasa), and Philip Glass (repeated triplet figures) in his music. Voices comes as a double CD-the first includes the readings while the second features “Voiceless Mix” versions of the tracks-in other words, just the music. Although it isn’t a perfect document, the declaration does represent an inspiring vision for the possibility of better and kinder world.” Although they sound a little naïve given today’s toxic climate, Richter believes that the declaration “is something that offers us a way forward. They were and continue to be aspirational goals for humanity, full of optimism and hope. and Europe had only come out of the savagery and devastation of World War II at the time of the declaration. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.” The U.S. ![]() They, together with actor Kiki Layne and the historical voice of Eleanor Roosevelt, read the words of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights in many different languages, set to Richter’s compositions-which range from quiet and meditative but also rise to Wagnerian heights.Įleanor Roosevelt reads Article 1: “All Human Beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. The voices of the project come from people around the world who responded to Richter’s social media invitation to be a part of the work. A decade in the making, Voices explores mental and historical landscapes as well as universal themes that seem particularly relevant today. The innovative British-German composer Max Richter recently released his ninth studio album called Voices. ![]()
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