Max Richter - Voices 2 (2LP)
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Piano, Organ, Synthesizer – Max Richter
Alto Vocals – Amy Blythe, Elisabeth Paul, Lizzie Drury, Hannah Cooke, Martha McLorinan, Sophie Overin
Soprano Vocals – Emily Dickens, Grace Davidson, Hannah Ely, Isabella Gibber, Josephine Stephenson, Rachel Haworth, Victoria Meteyard
Cello – Ashok Klouda, Ayako Halder, Chris Worsey, Chris Allan, Dave Daniels, Davina Shum, George Hoult, Heeyeon Cho, Helen Rathbone, Ian Burdge, Ivan Hussey, James Douglas (4), Jess Cox, Katherine Jenkinson, Lydia Dobson, Madeleine Ridd, Nick Cooper, Paul Kegg, Rachel Lander, Samantha Ginsberg, Sara Hajir, Sophie Harris, Tony Willard
Double Bass – Andy Marshall, Beth Symmons, Beverley Jones, Jack Cherry, Laurence Ungless, Leon Bosch, Lucy Shaw, Martin Lüdenbach, Nicola Davenport, Rhian Porter, Richard Pryce, Roger Linley, Stacey Watson
Harp – Camilla Pay
Percussion – Joby Burgess
Soloist, Cello – Ian Burdge
Soloist, Violin – Mari Samuelsen
Viola – Bruce White, Clifton Harrison, Elisa Bergersen, Emma Sheppard, Nick Barr, Oak Lau, Rachel Robson, Reiad Chibah
Violin – Ani Batikian, Claire Kohda Hazelton, Daniel Bhattacharya, Elspeth MacLeod, Eva Thorarinsdottir, Everton Nelson, Gillon Cameron, Hazel Correa, Ian Humphries, Jamie Hutchinson, Juan Gonzalez, Kotono Sato, Marianne Haynes, Nicolette Kuo, Oli Langford, Preetha Narayanan, Raja Halder, Richard George, Rick Koster, Samantha Wickramasinghe, Tom Pigott-Smith, Zara Benyounes
Narrator – KiKi Layne
Conductor – Robert Ziegler
Written by Max Richter
2 LPs, gatefold jacket
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Optimal Media GmbH
Label : Decca
Original Label : Decca
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios and London Air Studios, London
Recorded and engineered by Rupert Coulson
Mixed by Max Richter, Rupert Coulson at Air Lyndhurst Studios
Produced by Max Richter
Executive Producer - Yulia Mahr
Mastered by Mandy Parnell at Black Saloon Studio
Cover Art - by Yulia Mahr
Design by Alex Sprogis, Charlie Drinkwater
Originally released in July 2020
Reissued in April 2024
Tracks :
Side A:
- All Human Beings
- Origins
- Journey Piece
Side B:
- Chorale
- Hypocognition
- Prelude 6
Side C:
- Murmuration
- Cartography
Side D:
- Little Requiems
- Mercy
Reviews:
"I described VOICES “a piece of music as a place to think”, and VOICES 2 develops this principle. In a sense this second record is a space to look at the questions raised by the first record. Building on the musical material of the first record, VOICES 2 extends the musical language into a purely instrumental and abstract direction. Where the first part of the project is very focussed on the text of The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights, the 2nd part opens up a musical space to let these words and ideas sink in. Mercy, the last track on the first record becomes in this new configuration not the end, but the mid-point of the project and, as the music progresses, the DNA of Mercy increasingly permeates the entire musical landscape. The music was in large part recorded as part of the original sessions and features the same dedicated band of players. Some additional recording had to be done during the months of lockdown; I will never forget recording the solo piano music in the vast spaces of the eerily deserted Studio 1 at Abbey Road.
Following up on his deeply resonating album Voices (Decca, 2020) which found its inspiration in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and centred on the messages it sent in these problematic, dark political times, composer Max Richter comes up with a follow-up entitled Voices 2, and the results are mesmerizing. Most of the album was recorded during the same sessions that produced Voices, with additional sessions during lockdown when Richter recorded some of the solo piano parts at Abbey Road studios.
Unlike Voices, where the compositions featured readings of excerpts from the Declaration by various speakers in their native languages and the music quietly but strongly bolstered the sentiments and messages behind the texts, this time the music offers more reflective and introspective themes than before from Richter. The music has an organic quality, often developing from a string theme. The tinkling, lulling piano and lush, soothing strings feel so grounding and centring and so wholly peaceful. On Voices 2, ambient and classical sounds collide throughout the record, evoking the feeling of drifting into a serene hideaway.
The opening composition "Psychogeography" has serene energy which perfectly encapsulates the atmosphere that unfolds across the rest of the album as it gently pushes towards more pensive and reflective states. The album as a whole feels innately optimistic, even when the melodic choices feel nostalgic and decidedly melancholic. As a result, the compositions, with their gentle and immersive nature, are a welcome respite from the noise and turbulences that have marked this period of so much political, social, and health uncertainty and unrest.
It is evident that Richter has shown his soul in creating this record. This also includes the initial Voices record of which Voices 2 is a natural evolution. Voices 2 offers solace to the isolated and the world-weary and gives hope for the future. If music is how we cope with the situation in which we have found ourselves, then Richter has provided us with an incredible means to cope with a difficult period that we all are in. Voices 2 is an album of bright sincerity." All About Jazz Reviews by Nenad Georgievski.
“Like 'Recomposed' and 'Sleeping', 'Voices' could have been overdone, but wasn't. It's not triumphant or strident; it doesn't pound or promise. It's almost light. The music is dark at times but never so heavy-handed as to suggest foreshadowing or parable - approaches Richter isn't always above taking. The production is precise, even subtle. Sure, Richter's trademark reverb-soaked strings are here, but the soloists in the foreground (voices, piano, flute) are surprisingly dry. It might all be a bit obvious, but then 'obvious' is what this declaration should be.” Fred Kaplan, Stereophile
Ratings :
Discogs : Stereophile: Performance 3 / 5, Sonics 4 / 5