Max Richter
Songs From Before
Provides a further refined, perhaps even subtler take on Max's narrative landscape, beautifully recorded & cinematic in scope. Max's orchestrations have also graced "In The Møde" by drum'n'bass pioneer Roni Size. He also co-founded the immensely successful contemporary classical ensemble Piano Circus. More recently he produced & co-arranged the long-awaited second album by 60's legend Vashti Bunyan.
The Blue Notebooks
Richter is a British-based, German-born pianist & composer. Following 2002's highly acclaimed "Memoryhouse"- performed by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra & released on the BBC's classical label, Late Junction - The Blue Notebooks is his 2nd solo album, a distinctive & adventurous work that is beautifully recorded & cinematic in scope.14
24 Postcards In Full Colour
With his fourth album, Berlin-based Max Richter further cements his status as one of the leading lights of modern composition. 24 Postcards In Full Colour is a dazzling conceptual exercise of great beauty and emotional resonance. Each of the album's 24 tracks is a classically-composed ringtone, an evocative miniature whose theme, though fully developed, hints at a larger piece; thus Richter explores the fugitive nature of memory through reprises and repetition throughout this intriguing album. W…