MAX RICHTERMEMORYHOUSE (REISSUE)

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Originally released in 2002 but long out of print, Max Richter’s gorgeous debut album will finally see a much-awaited reissue via FatCat’s 130701 imprint. Recorded by Richter with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and critically lauded on its original release, Memoryhouse is quite deservedly held very dear to the broad-reaching “post-classical” field.

Championed as much in musical academia as by fans of film score and of contemporary music, Richter’s pieces share common ground with composers such as Henryk Górecki, Arvo Pärt, Philip Glass, Michael Nyman and Steve Reich in their depth, patience and articulacy, but also capture the swooning serenity and grace of quieter moments from Sigur Rós or Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Contemporaries Nico Muhly, Eluvium, Jóhan Jóhansson, or labelmate Hauschka provide a loose com-parison point, but Max’s evocative sense of vision is stunningly singular, as is his extraordinary ability to suddenly open up a piece of music like opening one’s eyes to glorious sunshine.

Memoryhouse is bright, sparkling, exhilarating, warming, gripping, heart-breaking, comforting and rousing, and never loses its awe-inspiring sense of identity and imagination. It is enveloping – one can get lost in the lovingly-composed intricacies and interaction between instruments – or can be a subtle, albeit chill-inducing, soundtrack to the everyday.

1. Europe After The Rain2. Maria The Poet (1913)3. Laika’s Journey4. The Twins (Prague)5. Sarajevo6. Andras7. Untitled (Figures)8. Sketchbook9. November

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Format: LPNOT AVAILABLE FOR EXPORT

File Under: Avant-Garde/Modern Composition

Release date: 1/26/10

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Full national press campaign

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Long-awaited reissue of Richter’s out of print debut

Richter recently won a European Film Award for the score to the Academy Award-nominated Waltz With Bashir

10. Jan’s Notebook11. Arbenita (11 years)12. Garden (1973) / Interior13. Landscape With Figure (1922)14. Fragment15. Lines On A Page (One Hundred Violins)16. Embers17. Last Days18. Quartet Fragment (1908)

MemoryhouseFAT1309CD

UPC: 600116130914FAT1309LP

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