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Max Richter - infra

Released: 19/07/2010 FatCat

Composer Max Richter's new album was born of illustrious circumstances. He was commissioned by the Royal Ballet to score a new work choreographed by Wayne McGregor, with visuals by artist Julian Opie. Its CD release finds infra extended to become a fine standalone work.

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The Independent“One for the archive of minimalism...” Infra started as a commission by Royal Ballet choregrapher Wayne McGregor and was first heard at the spellbinding performance in 2008 of his highly acclaimed ballet. Based on Eliot's The Waste Land, Infra is a journey in 13 episodes...
 
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Dusted Magazine“Warmly resonant piece...” For Richter, it’s both a return to form and an impressive expansion of what has come before...
 
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allmusic“A masterful restraint...” This may be the most subdued of Richter's Fat Cat releases, but every nuance shows the care with which he crafts all of his music...
 
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Pitchfork“Achingly gorgeous...” It is some of Richter's very best work. And if you've ever cared about his music, it will make you feel something...
 
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Drowned In Sound“Richter at his most intimate and spine-tinglingly sparse...” Richter's skill lies in his ability to re-emphasise and reinterpret, to construct an instrumental dialogue and a kind of imagined narrative through repetition and subtle alteration...
 
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MusicOMH“Infra defies vocabulary...” One cannot listen to Infra without feeling something, whether it be a melancholic sadness or a quiet, hopeful joy. Despite its origins, Infra stands as a staggering achievement, and as an album in its own right...
 
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