Metacritic Music Reviews, ANNO: Four Seasons by Anna Meredith & Antonio Vivaldi by Anna Meredith, The debut full-length collaboration for the British composer with the Scottish Ensemble features both original music and Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Baroque meets Techno in Anna Meredith's Anno By David Smythe, 14 November 2016 The annual Hot 100 cultural contributors from Edinburgh's magazine The List draws interest from right across the entertainment world in Scotland. Anno is a collaboration between composer Anna Meredith and string orchestra Scottish Ensemble, featuring Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Anno is a collaboration between composer Anna Meredith and string orchestra Scottish Ensemble, featuring Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Anno is a reimagining of Vivaldi's Four Seasons, written by Anna Meredith, which intertwines sections from Vivaldi's hugely famous seasonal concerti with new electronic compositions. Originally written as part of an audio-visual live performance, enhanced by the visual art and animations of Anna's sister, Eleanor Meredith, Anno was.
'A collection that casts an old master in a new light while cementing Meredith's place as a constantly startling and boundary-breaking contemporary composer'
The Skinny 4 / 5
anno: the album
In May 2018, Anna Meredith and Scottish Ensemble went into the studio to make an audio recording of Anno, to be released on Friday 17 August on the Moshi Moshi imprint.
Written by Anna Meredith, Anno combines movements from Vivaldi's Four Seasons interspersed with new electronic compositions; the result is one continuous experience of our journey through the year, from the awakening of spring, to the mournful intensity of summer, to the hushed darkness of winter.
The full album will be released on double vinyl, CD, digital download, and as spatial binaural audio on Friday 17 August on the Moshi Moshi imprint.
album reception
Since its release on Friday 17 August 2018, Anno has been reviewed by The Guardian, The Scotsman, The Skinny, i Paper, the Irish Times and Uncut - read the online reviews here.
On Wednesday 22 August, the album was named BBC 6 Music'sAlbum of The Day, with tracks played in shows across the station all day.
Anna and Scottish Ensemble are also hugely grateful for the myriad mentions, nods and kind words appearing across blogs and music websites including Pitchfork, Clash, FACT, This Is D.I.Y, The A.V. Club, Under The Radar, Stereoboard, Line of Best Fit and Steve Lamacq's Round Table on BBC 6 Music.
the single
The first single from the album, Stoop, was released on Moshi Moshi on Tuesday 3 July.Vibrant and unpredictable, in the full recording, Stoop nestles amongst movements from Vivaldi's Spring.
Anna Meredith Anno Model
This follows a teaser track, Low Light - Ice, released in June 2018 - a composite of two tracks from the album in which one of Anna's delicate, beautiful electronic compositions slides into the first movement from Vivaldi's Winter.
tracklisting
SPRING
1. Solstice - Light In
Anna Meredith
2. Dawn
Antonio Vivaldi
Anna Meredith Eighth Grade
3. Birds
Anna Meredith
4. Meadow
Antonio Vivaldi
5. Stoop
Anna Meredith
SUMMER
6. Heat
Antonio Vivaldi
7. Haze
Anna Meredith Gamesir z1.
8. Thunder
Antonio Vivaldi
AUTUMN
Anna Meredith Nautilus
9. Bloom
Anna Meredith
10. Slumber
Antonio Vivaldi
11. Stillness
Anna Meredith
12. Chase
Antonio Vivaldi
WINTER
13. Low Light
Anna Meredith
14. Ice
Antonio Vivaldi
15. Embers
Antonio Vivaldi
16. Solstice - Light Out
Anna Meredith
The full album will be released on double vinyl, CD, digital download, and as spatial binaural audio on Friday 17 August on the Moshi Moshi imprint.
album reception
Since its release on Friday 17 August 2018, Anno has been reviewed by The Guardian, The Scotsman, The Skinny, i Paper, the Irish Times and Uncut - read the online reviews here.
On Wednesday 22 August, the album was named BBC 6 Music'sAlbum of The Day, with tracks played in shows across the station all day.
Anna and Scottish Ensemble are also hugely grateful for the myriad mentions, nods and kind words appearing across blogs and music websites including Pitchfork, Clash, FACT, This Is D.I.Y, The A.V. Club, Under The Radar, Stereoboard, Line of Best Fit and Steve Lamacq's Round Table on BBC 6 Music.
the single
The first single from the album, Stoop, was released on Moshi Moshi on Tuesday 3 July.Vibrant and unpredictable, in the full recording, Stoop nestles amongst movements from Vivaldi's Spring.
Anna Meredith Anno Model
This follows a teaser track, Low Light - Ice, released in June 2018 - a composite of two tracks from the album in which one of Anna's delicate, beautiful electronic compositions slides into the first movement from Vivaldi's Winter.
tracklisting
SPRING
1. Solstice - Light In
Anna Meredith
2. Dawn
Antonio Vivaldi
Anna Meredith Eighth Grade
3. Birds
Anna Meredith
4. Meadow
Antonio Vivaldi
5. Stoop
Anna Meredith
SUMMER
6. Heat
Antonio Vivaldi
7. Haze
Anna Meredith Gamesir z1.
8. Thunder
Antonio Vivaldi
AUTUMN
Anna Meredith Nautilus
9. Bloom
Anna Meredith
10. Slumber
Antonio Vivaldi
11. Stillness
Anna Meredith
12. Chase
Antonio Vivaldi
WINTER
13. Low Light
Anna Meredith
14. Ice
Antonio Vivaldi
15. Embers
Antonio Vivaldi
16. Solstice - Light Out
Anna Meredith
Commissioned by Spitalfields Music and Scottish Ensemble Anno is an unforgettable experience and certainly puts Vivaldi's Four Seasons into a different dimension. Performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Anna Meredith's show, along with the Scottish Ensemble, interconnected the modern with the classical and the two worlds interacted with grace and electronic bravery.
Meredith could be compared to the likes of New York based performance artist Laurie Anderson who experiments with digital variations and the beauty of a violin.
Rogue company steam player count. The concert was choreographed in an interesting manner with the Scottish Ensemble musicians changing their spots and moving along the stage while performing, making it a breathtaking theatre for the ear and mind. This certainly made the audiences' perception of sound location tick.
Surround electronics, string orchestra and harpsichord -all accompanied by surround visuals by Eleanor Meredith turned the entire project into a rather interactive concept and a fascinating, thought-provoking experience.
Anna's perception of music seems very relevant to today's modern art, technology and society progression.
Eleanor Meredith's minimalist visualisations accompanying the show fill up the music with colourful and compatible background. Both artists and the Ensemble together have certainly created a new concept and within an hour's long experience the journey takes the audience through all four seasons, indeed, if not beyond.
