Max Richter (born 1966) is a German-born composer, now living in the United Kingdom.
Biography
Richter trained in composition and piano at University of Edinburgh, the Royal Academy of Music, and with Luciano Berio in Florence.
After finishing his studies, Richter co-founded the contemporary classical ensemble Piano Circus, where he stayed for ten years, commissioning and performing works by Arvo Pärt, Brian Eno, Philip Glass, Julia Wolfe and Steve Reich. The ensemble was signed to Decca/Argo, producing five CDs.
In 1996 he worked with Future Sound of London on their album Dead Cities, initially starting as a pianist but ending up working on several tracks as well as co-writing one track (titled Max).[1] Richter subsequently collaborated with FSOL over a period of two years, also contributing to the albums The Isness[2] and The Peppermint Tree and Seeds of Superconsciousness[3] He has also collaborated with Mercury Prize winner Roni Size, with the album In The Mode.[4]
Richter has released four solo albums; Memoryhouse (2002), The Blue Notebooks (2004), Songs From Before (2006) and his newest release, 24 Postcards in Full Colour (2008).[citation needed]
In 2005, Richter produced the Vashti Bunyan album Lookaftering.[citation needed]
In 2006, Richter' music was heavily used in the movie, Stranger than Fiction; a movie starring Will Ferrell. His tracks "On the Nature of Daylight" and "Horizon Variations" were used.[citation needed]
In 2007 Richter worked on Waltz with Bashir an animated documentary by Ari Folman. His first U.S. performance was on November 28th at the Good-Shepherd Faith Church, New York, as part of the Wordless Music Series.[citation needed]
In September 2008, Richter released his fourth solo album, 24 Postcards in Full Colour, available on limited edition vinyl, CD and as a download release. The album is an experimental collection of miniatures for mobile phones. The pieces are a series of variations on the basic material, scored for strings, piano and electronics. [5] Also in September 2008, Richter's first solo album, Memoryhouse was re-released. [6]
Solo discography
- memoryhouse (BBC, 2002)
- The Blue Notebooks (Fat Cat Records, 2004)
- Songs from Before (Fat Cat Records, 2006)
- 24 Postcards in Full Colour (Fat Cat Records, 2008)
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