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Max Richter

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  • Genre: Alternative / Ambient / Classical

    Location Un

    Profile Views: 568480

    Last Login: 1/10/2012

    Member Since 3/1/2006

    Website maxrichtermusic.com

    Record Label FatCat

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    Co-founder of the contemporary classical ensemble Piano Circus, Max spent ten years with the group, commissioning and performing works by artists including Arvo Part, Philip Glass, Brian Eno and Steve Reich and releasing five CD's on the Decca/Argo label. In 2008, Max was commissioned to write the music for Infra, Wayne McGregor's dance work that was performed at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Due to demand, the production returned to the ROH in February 2010. .. As Max Richter he has released 4 albums, Memoryhouse (recorded in 2002, music from the album is featured on the soundtrack of Martin Scorcese's new film, Shutter Island), The Blue Notebooks (2004), Songs From Before (2006), and 24 Postcards In Full Colour (2008). .. In 2007, Max scored Waltz With Bashir, an animated documentary by Ari Folman that was nominated for the 2008 Palme d'or and has featured in many critic's best of year lists for 2008. Having recently completed work on Womb, directed by Benedek Fliegauf, starring Eva Green, and My Trip To Al Qaeda, directed by Alex Gibney based on Lawrence Wright's play, Max is currently working on The Last Word, directed by David MacKenzie, starring Ewan McGregor.
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  • Influences

    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
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  • Bruno Kalil

     Great concert, yesterday, in Lisbon! Thanks for bringing to Portugal the poetry of your sound! Big hug! ;)

    3 months ago
  • Guladesoma

     wonderful after a hard day. Thank you and please go on this way!

    4 months ago
  • Horizon...

    Absolutely beautiful compostions... Max Richter, I just found your works while ago and you are already my favourite music composer. Thank you for your deep art!

    5 months ago
  • Myreille Bédard

    Hi 
    I am pleased and honored to share this virtual friendship with such a gifted artist. Your music is just marvelous and soul touching. I saw recently the movie "Her name was Sarah" and I adored the soundtrack. Bravo for your great talent. Welcome in my own world and hope you enjoy! 

    5 months ago
  • Mary Koreyvo

    thank you for a wonderful music!

    5 months ago
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