Songs from Before (Max Richter album)
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| Studio album by Max Richter | ||||
| Released | October 23, 2006 | |||
| Studio |
Eastcote Studios (London, England) The Exchange Studios (London, England) | |||
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| Length | 37:18 | |||
| Label | 130701 | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
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Songs from Before is the 2006 album by neo-classical composer Max Richter, released on October 23, 2006 on 130701, an imprint of FatCat Records.[1] The album was reissued on April 25, 2014 on Deutsche Grammophon.
Critical reception
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork | 8.3/10[2] |
Songs from Before received largely positive reviews from contemporary music critics.
Grayson Currin of Pitchfork Media gave the album a positive review, stating, "Richter takes techniques from the classics and modifies their approach to make more appropriate-- but no less efficacious-- statements for his own circumstances. Given Songs from Before's thematic conceit, this is appropriate: Richter isn't interested in changing the way the world hears his music as much as idealizing how he wants to hear it. He resurrects past idols for present idioms, his heroes, proclivities and experiences donned as unrepentantly as the nostalgia at Songs' core."[2]
Track listing
All tracks written by Max Richter.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Song" | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Flowers for Yulia" | 6:50 |
| 3. | "Fragment" | 1:41 |
| 4. | "Harmonium" | 4:21 |
| 5. | "Ionosphere" | 1:27 |
| 6. | "Autumn Music 1" | 3:54 |
| 7. | "Time Passing" | 1:51 |
| 8. | "Sunlight" | 5:35 |
| 9. | "Lullaby" | 0:53 |
| 10. | "Autumn Music 2" | 3:49 |
| 11. | "Verses" | 1:43 |
| 12. | "From the Rue Vilin" | 1:02 |
| Total length: | 37:18 | |
| Deutsche Grammophon reissue bonus tracks | ||
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| Track listing | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
| 13. | "Leo" | 2:26 |
| Total length: | 39:44 | |
Personnel
- Main personnel
- Max Richter – mixing, piano, primary artist, producer
- Chris Worsey – cello
- Natalia Bonner – violin
- Ian Burdge – cello
- Additional personnel
- Mark Rankin – engineer
- Nic Shonfeld – photography
- Anna Tjan – engineer
- Robert Wyatt – readings
Release history
| Country | Date |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | October 23, 2006 |
| United States | October 30, 2006 |
References
- ↑ Songs from Before: FatCat Press Release
- 1 2 Currin, Grayson. Max Richter: Songs from Before. Pitchfork Media. 28 November 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2016.