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With Max Richter

Tom Robinson chats to composer, pianist, producer and remixer Max Richter about his new album, an eight-hour piece entitled Sleep.

Tom chats to composer, pianist, producer and remixer Max Richter. His new album is an 8 hour piece entitled Sleep, which is intended to make the listener do just that. He is a neo-classical artist, blending classical orchestration with modern technology.
He was born in Germany and brought to Britain as a small boy; his first gigs were The Clash and Kraftwerk. He began his career as a founding member of Piano Circus, a contemporary classical group that played and commissioned works by Steve Reich, Arvo P盲rt, Philip Glass and Brian Eno. After collaborations with The Future Sound of London and Roni Size, he released his first solo album Memoryhouse in 2002. The Blue Notebooks followed in 2004 to critical acclaim, and his work ahs continued to be well received. In 2012 he recomposed Vivaldi's The Four Seasons. His music has been used in numerous soundtracks, and his film scores include the award-winning Waltz With Bashir from 2007.

Huw Stephens from Radio 1 shares his personal tip from 大象传媒 Introducing, as does one of the Introducing shows from around the UK.
At 11 o'clock Tom launches The After Hour, where he dusts off tracks from the outer reaches of his record collection.

3 hours

Last on

Sat 5 Sep 2015 21:00

Music Played

  • Arcade Fire

    Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)

    • Rough Trade Records.
  • The Sonics

    He's Waitin'

    • Here Are The Sonics + Boom.
    • Fan Club.
  • Nolita View

    Departed

    • white.
  • Rozi Plain

    Best Team

    • Lost Map Records.
  • Placebo

    Nancy Boy

    • Hut Music.
  • Little R锚d

    Mountains (Radio Edit)

    • white.
  • Kraftwerk

    Autobahn

    • EMI.
  • Philip Glass

    Another Look at Harmony, Pt. 4- Oscillating and repeated chords;

  • The Future Sound of London

    We Have Explosive (7'' Edit)

  • Max Richter

    Sarajevo

  • Max Richter & Tilda Swinton

    Arboretum

  • Max Richter

    Cold Fusion for G

  • Max Richter

    Kierling / Doubt

  • Max Richter

    H Thinks a Journey

  • Max Richter

    From 553 W Elm Street, Logan Illinois (Snow)

  • Max Richter

    Infra 4

  • Max Richter, Daniel Hope, Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin & Andr茅 de Ridder

    Spring 1

  • Max Richter

    Rainlight

  • Max Richter

    The Leftovers (Main Title Theme)

  • Paper Beat Scissors

    Sean McGinty Tip - Go On

  • Matthew Herbert

    August 2009 (edited)

  • Fatoumata Diawara

    Makoun Oumou

  • Bloch Eyot

    Do It Again

    • White Label.
  • Jacques Dutronc

    Mini, Mini, Mini

  • Spiritualized

    Ladies & Gentleman We Are Floating In Space

  • Jono McCleery

    Bet She Does

  • Al Green

    Tired of Being Alone

    • Beechwood.
  • Tirzah

    Make It Up

  • Gravenhurst

    Black Holes In The Sand

  • Man of Moon

    This World

    • melodic.
  • Christina Vantzou

    Shadow Sun

  • Johnson

    Until The Sun

    • La Dame Noir Records.

Broadcast

  • Sat 5 Sep 2015 21:00