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Max Richter

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About Me

Max’s records include the acclaimed The Blue Notebooks, with readings by Tilda Swinton, memoryhouse, recorded by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, and Songs from before, featuring texts by Haruki Murakami read by Robert Wyatt.

Recent film scores include "Waltz with Bashir", Ari Folman's groundbreaking animated doc, “Hope”, by Stanislaw Mucha, written by Kieslowski’s long time collaborator, Krzysztof Piesiewicz, and "Henry May Long"

Collaborations with other artists include records with Future Sound of London, and Roni Size, as well as music installation and gallery works, including a series of scores for the Super8mm films of Derek Jarman.

Max recently produced the long-awaited second album by 60s folk legend Vashti Bunyan.

For ten years max was a member of the ensemble PIano Circus, with whom he recorded 5 discs of contemporary classical work for Decca.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/1/2006
Band Website: maxrichter.com
Sounds Like: Henry Purcell, Sigur Ros, Arvo Part, Philip Glass, Rachel's, Gesualdo, Schubert, 33.3, Boards Of Canada, WG Sebald, Schumann, A Silver Mount Zion, Robert Frank, John Cage, John Dunstable, Murcof, Brad Mehldau, Czeslaw Milosz, Anton Webern, Walter Benjamin, Iannis Xenakis
Record Label: FatCat
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

NEW YORK SHOWS ANNOUNCED JULY 29, AUGUST 1&2

Max will be playing 3 shows in New York this Summer, at a new venue, Le Poisson Rouge. The sets will be different every night, featuring music from all Max's albums, and including the US premiere of ...
Posted by Max Richter on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:26:00 PST

WALTZ WITH BASHIR OST

Ari Folman's remarkable animated documentary premieres this week at the Cannes Film Festival, where it is in competition for the Palme d'Or.Max's score will be available on CD / Download in the Summer...
Posted by Max Richter on Mon, 19 May 2008 02:32:00 PST

LONDON UNION CHAPEL SHOW JUNE 29th

Max will be playing a rare London show, featuring a set from the recent records together with material from the forthcoming "24 postcards in full colour".Johann Johannson will play a set before Max&rs...
Posted by Max Richter on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:40:00 PST

MEMORYHOUSE RE-RELEASE SCHEDULE

memoryhouse will be re-released on FatCat in the Autumn of 2008 (CD, Download and limited edition double vinyl).
Posted by Max Richter on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 03:14:00 PST