Max Richter’s Update to ‘Four Seasons’ at Le Poisson Rouge

From NYTimes.com:

The composer Max Richter wanted to “recompose” Vivaldi’s ubiquitous “Four Seasons,” a masterpiece all too often demoted to musical wallpaper. In a recent interview with NPR he said that he initially loved the work, but it began to grate because of its elevator-music status; “the record and the project are trying to reclaim the piece, to fall in love with it again.” At Le Poisson Rouge on Thursday, Tito Muñoz conducted Ensemble LPR, the space’s new resident group, and the violinist Daniel Hope, in the second of two performances. Mr. Richter’s re-creation, scored for electronics and ensemble including harpsichord, reflects many of his influences, which range from Baroque composers like Purcell to electronica, dance music and punk.