| Pieces in a Modern Style 2 | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | William Orbit |
| Cover: | William_Orbit,_Pieces_2.png |
| Released: | 22 August 2010 |
| Genre: | Classical crossover, electronic |
| Label: | Decca |
| Producer: | William Orbit |
| Prev Title: | My Oracle Lives Uptown |
| Prev Year: | 2009 |
Pieces in a Modern Style 2 is the eleventh album by British electronic musician and record producer, William Orbit. A follow-up to Orbit's 1995 album Pieces in a Modern Style, it was released on compact disc and digital download formats on 22 August 2010 through Decca Records. Orbit's second foray into classical music by way of electronic instrumentation includes, among others, a selection from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake. A 2-CD version, with remixes and additional pieces was also released.
A Deutsche Grammophon 2010 release, Classic Originals - Pieces in the Original Style 2 (catalogue number 478 2589) featured the original versions of the tracks on this CD, which included contributions from Cristina Ortiz, Pascal Rogé, András Schiff, Iona Brown and Renée Fleming; conductors included Charles Dutoit, Herbert Blomstedt and Sir Georg Solti.[1]