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Track Listings
| 1. Europe After The Rain |
| 2. Maria The Poet (1913) |
| 3. Laika s Journey |
| 4. The Twins (Prague) |
| 5. Sarajevo |
| 6. Andras |
| 7. Untitled (Figures) |
| 8. Sketchbook |
| 9. November |
| 10. Jan s Notebook |
| 11. Arbenita (11 years) |
| 12. Garden (1973) / Interior |
| 13. Landscape With Figure (1922) |
| 14. Fragment |
| 15. Lines On A Page (One Hundred Violins) |
| 16. Embers |
| 17. Last Days |
| 18. Quartet Fragment (1908) |
Editorial Reviews
Originally released in 2002 but long out of print, Max Richter's gorgeous debut album will finally see a much-awaited reissue. 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.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By M. Phillips
Format:Audio CD
I bought The Blue Notebook about a year ago and it has been one of my favorite albums. No stranger am I to modern classical compositions. This Richter album, however, blew the blue notebook away in terms of raw emotional connection, elegance, and shear aural beauty. This album is at the top of a very long list (I own about 2000 albums). If you're a fan of classical compositions, ambient, subtle electronic melodies, or delicate music at all, this album is not to be missed.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By ProsperoDGC
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
The one other review for this product casts the CD in a wildly unfair light. Even that reviewer notes how great the music is, but gives it only 3 stars because of Amazon's customer service. Consequently I want to set the record a bit straighter.
I first learned of Max Richter through a BBC TV drama called "Dive," in which "On the Nature of Daylight", a piece from his 2004 release, Blue Notebooks, was used extensively. Since then I've become a little obsessed with that CD and am now subsequently enamored with "Memoryhouse".
The pieces here are vast in ambition and scope, with electronics, strings, and full orchestra coexisting beautifully within layered compositions that leave enough room for breath and imagination. As an indicator of how cinematic Richter's style is, Martin Scorcese has used his work, on "Shutter Island".
All this said, Richter has a very populist edge to his work. For example, he worked with Roni Size and Massive Attack, so if you're familiar with their work you're likely to love Richter's. My dream team, I think, would be Richter and Rob Dougan working together. (If you've never enjoyed Dougan's absolutely amazing Furious Angels, on which appears the club-anthem "Clubbed to Death" track, you should fix that situation immediately and without pause for thought or reflection.
I first learned of Max Richter through a BBC TV drama called "Dive," in which "On the Nature of Daylight", a piece from his 2004 release, Blue Notebooks, was used extensively. Since then I've become a little obsessed with that CD and am now subsequently enamored with "Memoryhouse".
The pieces here are vast in ambition and scope, with electronics, strings, and full orchestra coexisting beautifully within layered compositions that leave enough room for breath and imagination. As an indicator of how cinematic Richter's style is, Martin Scorcese has used his work, on "Shutter Island".
All this said, Richter has a very populist edge to his work. For example, he worked with Roni Size and Massive Attack, so if you're familiar with their work you're likely to love Richter's. My dream team, I think, would be Richter and Rob Dougan working together. (If you've never enjoyed Dougan's absolutely amazing Furious Angels, on which appears the club-anthem "Clubbed to Death" track, you should fix that situation immediately and without pause for thought or reflection.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
When I heard a few phrases of Richter on the radio, his use of static delighted and moved me -- so I ordered the CD. It speaks to the most solitary part of me, reminds me of being a child falling asleep in the afternoon, voices muted and far away and the sounds of the world a jumble. But Richter is not an innocent. This music is sober and full of grief. It is written for the 21st century as we look back in anguish and as we look forward with terror. This is not music for the faint of heart.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Classical music brought into the present era
I am a fan of classical music, but not so much of many contemporary composers. Richter is a contemporary whom I love and play all the time at home and in my car. Check him out.
Published 1 month ago by Sherry H. Jones
4.0 out of 5 stars
A little melodramatic, but otherwise....
Great neo-classical music, really nice to hear new works with symphonic ensembles. Sometimes really charging down the walls, though, to me, and that's a little much; melodramatic.
Published 3 months ago by doogie doogie doo!!
4.0 out of 5 stars
I gave this as a gift because we share common tastes
I like Max Richter and this album. This is one of those artists that I can play in the background without interrupting my work. Read more
Published 4 months ago by rpm507
3.0 out of 5 stars
I like Max Richter.
I am not that familiar with Max Richter's work but I like it and I think the cover art helps in selling it. Although it may seem similiar musically there is some maturity to it.
Published 5 months ago by Richard A. Kresal
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Big Void
At its best, Richter's music seems to focus on an emptiness. Sometimes the emptiness is big. Sometimes the emptiness is small. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Ben Abraham
5.0 out of 5 stars
A MASTER PIECE - UN CHEF D'OEUVRE
This album must be in the best place in your discotheque (or bibliotheque) with Beethoven, Bach, Mozart and so on....
Max Richter: a great composer. Read more
Max Richter: a great composer. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Philgood
3.0 out of 5 stars
Three stars for product itself, 5 stars for music
Lets start off this review with me saying the music found on this record is simply amazing. The talent of Max Richter is far beyond his current contemporaries. Read more
Published on February 7, 2010 by Ryan D. Harris
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