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Max Richter鈥檚 VOICES

Marking Human Rights Day 2020 with a special performance of Max Richter鈥檚 moving new work, VOICES, in a broadcast shared by 40 radio stations around the world.

大象传媒 Radio 3 marks Human Rights Day 2020 with the first broadcast performance of Max Richter鈥檚 new work, VOICES.

VOICES incorporates words from the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, including its powerful opening statement: "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights." These words, spoken in languages by contributors from across the globe, are woven into a moving musical reflection on the state of the world today.

Elizabeth Alker presents this special arrangement, which was conceived during the Covid-19 lockdown and recorded with social distancing measures in the 大象传媒鈥檚 Maida Vale studios. We'll hear the Max Richter Ensemble joined by narrator Sheila Atim, soprano Grace Davidson, violinist Viktoria Mullova plus members of Tenebrae and conductor Robert Ziegler. The broadcast opens with a performance of Infra, the composer鈥檚 musical response to the London 7/7 terror attacks.

This broadcast, made in partnership with the European Broadcasting Union, will be heard on 40 radio stations from across Europe and by global audiences in Australia, Canada and the United States.

Max Richter: Infra (2010)

Elizabeth Alker interviews Max Richter and his creative partner Yulia Mahr.

Max Richter: VOICES (2020)

Max Richter piano, synthesizer
Grace Davidson soprano
Viktoria Mullova violin
Sheila Atim narrator
Tenebrae choir
Max Richter Ensemble
Robert Ziegler conductor

Following the performance, Max Richter introduces his own playlist of pieces which have inspired him, including Bob Dylan's 'The Times they are a-Changin'; the 40-part motet 'Spem in Alium' by Thomas Tallis in the version by the Kronos Quartet; 'Soweto' by South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim; Kraftwerk's classic track 'Computer World'; ending with Charles Ives' orchestral work 'The Unanswered Question'.

2 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Thu 10 Dec 2020 19:30
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Max Richter

    Infra

    Ensemble: Max Richter Ensemble.

  • Max Richter

    VOICES

    Performer: Max Richter. Performer: Viktoria Mullova. Narrator: Sheila Atim. Singer: Grace Davidson. Choir: Tenebrae. Ensemble: Max Richter Ensemble. Conductor: Robert Ziegler.

  • Bob Dylan

    The Times They Are A-Changin'聽

  • Thomas Tallis

    Spem In Alium (arr for string quartet)

    Music Arranger: Kronos Quartet. Ensemble: Kronos Quartet.
    • Black Angels.
    • Nonesuch.
    • 4.

  • Abdullah Ibrahim

    Soweto

    Ensemble: Abdullah Ibrahim Trio.
    • Cape Town Revisited.
    • Tiptoe.
    • 12.

  • Kraftwerk

    Computer World (2009 Remaster)

    • Computer World.
    • Elektra.
    • 1.

  • Charles Ives

    The Unanswered Question (2 Contemplations K.V.23)

    Orchestra: New York Philharmonic. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Leonora Overture No 3, Op 72

    Performer: European Soloists, Luxembourg.

Broadcast

  • Thu 10 Dec 2020 19:30
    大象传媒 Radio 3