I am a fan of Max Richter and have a bunch of his albums. Recently I ran into his "recomposition" of one of my favorite classical pieces, Vivaldi's Four Seasons. I am not that much into classical music but have multiple versions of Four Seasons and always enjoy listening to them. This recomposition to me is a winner. It sounds both familiar at times, and fresh/new but still connected to the same theme. I am wondering however if those of you who are die hard classical fans, appreciate this or think it screws up a masterpiece. Here three representative tracks that are good to listen to before passing judgment:
This one has the least departure from the original:
This one has the least departure from the original: