Max Richter
From Sleep
Album of the Year 2015 Number 5 Rough Trade exclusive with a 3 track bonus CD or Download featuring 'selene' 'diffraction sequence' and 'origins ursa major' One of Britain's leading contemporary composers Max Richter has written what is thought to be the longest single piece of classical music ever to be recorded 'Sleep' It's an eighthour lullaby that is intended to send the listener to sleep The landmark work is scored for piano strings electronics and vocals but no words It's his personal lullaby for a frenetic world A manifesto for a slower pace of existence This release is a one hour adaptation of the full work and is called 'From Sleep' Richter has most recently enjoyed acclaim at the Royal Opera House in London for his 'lavishly atmospheric score' for Wayne McGregor's ballet Woolf Works Influenced equally by postrock classical music and the electronic avantgarde he has composed and released five solo albums and 'recomposed' Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons' for a bestselling album in 2012 LP Double 180 Gram Limited Transparent Vinyl Version with Download of the album and Bonus CD 2CD Limited Edition Digipack CD with Bonus CD Sold Out CD Standard Jewel case CD with Bonus CD lt Font Definitions @fontfacefontfamilyCalibripanose12 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4msofontcharset0msogenericfontfamilyautomsofontpitchvariablemsofontsignature3 0 0 0 1 0 Style Definitions pMsoNormal liMsoNormal divMsoNormalmsostyleparent'margintop0cmmarginright0cmmarginbottom100ptmarginleft0cmlineheight115msopaginationwidoworphanfontsize110ptfontfamily'Times New Roman'msoasciifontfamilyCalibrimsoasciithemefontminorlatinmsofareastfontfamilyCalibrimsofareastthemefontminorlatinmsohansifontfamilyCalibrimsohansithemefontminorlatinmsobidifontfamily'Times New Roman'msobidithemefontminorbidi@page Section1size6120pt 7920ptmargin720pt 900pt 720pt 900ptmsoheadermargin360ptmsofootermargin360ptmsopapersource0divSection1pageSection1gt
Tracklist
1. Dream 3 (in the midst of my life)
2. Path 5 (delta)
3. Space 11 (invisible pages over)
4. Dream 13 (minus even)
5. Space 21 (petrichor)
6. Path 19 (yet frailest)
7. Dream 8 (late and soon)