Richard Green with Irene Veneziano and Archimia - “Natural Circle” ~ Going in Circles Never Sounded So Beautiful!
- Esther
- May 25
- 3 min read
There are some tracks that carve out a space in time. London-based composer, Richard Green’s “Natural Circle”, the final piece in his ambitious trilogy The Circle Closes, doesn’t just bring a musical project to a close, it completes a meditation on existence itself. This is music with a pulse, but not one that races. It breathes, reflects, and most importantly, accepts. This final punctuation of a sweeping idea that spans birth, life, and death, themes, Green has tackled not with grandiosity, but with delicacy. Recorded at the revered Elfo Studio in Piacenza, Italy, and released on March 1st, 2024, it features the refined touch of Italian pianist Irene Veneziano and the lush Archimia string quartet. Together, they’ve crafted something that feels both personal and universal. And so if you haven’t yet stepped into his world, “Natural Circle” is a stunning place to begin.
The composition begins simply, piano notes step forward like a careful dance, a tango that soon finds its echo in swelling strings. But the elegance here lies in restraint. There’s no rush to arrive anywhere. Instead, the piece unfurls like breath over still water. Green allows space for his listeners to exist within the music, and it’s this spaciousness that gives "Natural Circle" its weight. As the strings build and shift around the two-minute mark, the piece
lifts into something more aerial, a glimmer of transformation that feels almost like a soul taking flight, before gently settling back into the earth as the music fades.
There’s a cinematic grace at work here, but the narrative is internal. This isn’t storytelling with characters, it’s storytelling through sensation. Green’s collab with Irene Veneziano (one of Italy’s most celebrated classical pianists, boasting over 70 awards) and Archimia (a quartet that has graced stages with some of Italy’s top
songwriters) only elevates this sense of refinement. Each player listens deeply, not just to each other, but to the space between the notes. The result is a piece that doesn’t demand attention, it invites it.
But what truly sets "Natural Circle" apart is the philosophy underpinning it. Green’s vision for The Circle Closes and the trilogy as a whole is profoundly simple, that life is cyclical, and the only true peace is found in acceptance. This is not a new idea, but in Green’s hands, it becomes a felt experience. You don’t just understand the circle, you feel its curve beneath your skin.
And here’s where Green’s strength as a composer lies, not just in melody, but in meaning. He’s not content with creating beautiful sounds; he’s chasing something more enduring. In his own words, this trilogy “uses music and notes instead of words” to tell its story and he means it. Like an author closing a book with a sigh, "Natural Circle" leaves us not with a bang, but with a breath. And maybe that’s the point. So take a moment, step outside the noise, close your eyes, and let it wash over you. Richard Green may not yet be a household name, but with work like this, he doesn’t need to shout to be heard. He’s building something slow, thoughtful, and deeply human, one note at a time. Stream it, share it, and support the art that dares to move at the speed of the soul. Because in a world chasing spectacle, Green reminds us sometimes, the quietest notes echo the longest.
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