Max Richter’s ‘In a Landscape’ Connects Nature and Humanity
In a Landscape reconciles nature with humanity through lush soundscapes, and it feels like a revelation for newcomers to composer Max Richter’s oeuvre.
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The 60 Best Albums of 2020
Despite a global pandemic, an economic crash, and the shut-down of international touring, 2020 bestowed an embarrassment of musical riches upon us.
The 80 Best Albums of 2015
Travel back five years ago when the release calendar was rife with stellar albums. 2015 offered such an embarrassment of musical riches, that we selected 80 albums as best of the year.
Max Richter’s ‘VOICES’ Is an Awe-Inspiring and Heartfelt Soundscape
Choral singing, piano, synths, and an "upside-down" orchestra complement crowd-sourced voices from across the globe on Max Richter's VOICES. It rewards deep listening, and acts as a global rebuke against bigotry, extremism and authoritarianism.
The 20 Best Electronic Albums of 2015
Electronic music is one of the broadest reaching genres by design, and 2015 showcased that spectacularly well with a bevy of albums still heavily represented on playlists today.
Max Richter on How Music Helps Him Understand the World
"I love the ballet because it's a language which I'm not a native speaker of. I admire and love watching ballet, but I'm not a dancer, so for me it has a magical quality."
‘On the Nature of Daylight’: Arrival’s Gentle, Beating Heart
Max Richter's 'On the Nature of Daylight' signaled that as a new parent, I was going to have a relationship with Arrival's message.
Max Richter: The Blue Notebooks
If The Blue Notebooks was ever in danger of not being considered a classic, let this re-visitation be a way to cover our bases.
Various Artists: Red Hot + Bach
Red Hot + Bach can be intoxicatingly musical. It can also be the direct opposite.