Tag: Max Richter
Max Richter: Three Worlds: Music From Woolf Works
I love variation forms because they allow you to play with identity, memory and repetition. Max Richter Woolf Works is a ballet triptych inspired by the writings of Virginia Woolf and staged by British choreographer Wayne McGregor. The ballet premiered on 1 May 2015 at…
Max Richter: From Sleep
Born in Germany but raised in England, modern classical composer Max Richter is a prolific artist who has already scored extensively for dance companies, art installations, animation or cinema. A classically trained pianist, Max Richter is also a keen listener of post-rock and punk music,…
Max Richter: Embers
The music of German-born and UK based neoclassical composer Max Richter has been attracting a lot of renewed interest over the last few years and deservedly so. His music has recently featured on several high profile films such as Golden Globe winner and Academy Award…
Dinah Washington & Max Richter: This bitter earth/ On the nature of daylight
“This bitter earth/On the nature of daylight” is the song that concludes Martin Scorsese’s 2010 psychological thriller Shutter Island. None of the music for the film’s soundtrack was actually composed for the film but it was (expertly) curated by musician and long-time collaborator Robbie Robertson, whom…
Max Richter: Vivaldi recomposed
From a statistical point of view, Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” probably belongs to the top ten most popular pieces of classical music recorded and played (sometimes even overplayed) on classical music radio stations. Not daunted by its overwhelming popularity, modern classical composer Max Richter set to…
Max Richter: The Haunted Ocean
Waltz with Bashir (2008) is a groundbreaking animated documentary by Israeli film maker Ari Folman. One night at a bar, an old friend tells director Ari about a recurring nightmare in which he is chased by 26 vicious dogs. Every night, the same number of beasts. The…
Max Richter: Shadow journal
The Blue Notebooks “Shadow journal” was originally released in The Blue Notebooks (2004), the second solo album by German born British composer Max Richter. While classically trained, the musician is also influenced by Rock and Electronic music or by modern minimalists such as Philip Glass, Steve…