Max Richter, one of Britain’s leading contemporary composers, has written SLEEP - an eight hour long piece which is genuinely intended to send the listener to sleep... Here, DiS hosts an exclusive ...

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AMBIENT music is the term Brian Eno conceived of in 1978 to describe a music of slow, calm, reflective, spiritual mood. French composers Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy were ahead of the curve, early ...

Composer and purposeful sleep-inducer Max Richter has announced his new album and a world tour. In A Landscape will be out September 6 via Decca. It’s the first record he’s made at his Studio Richter ...

LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - People since time immemorial have been dozing off in concert halls. Now British composer Max Richter has written an eight-hour-long piece called "SLEEP" which he says is ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook It’s quiet here. Outside, in the frigid darkness, nothing moves. No birds sing, no deer wander, no ...

Movie"Max Richter performs Sleep his eight hour lullaby for a frenetic world live from the Sydney Opera House" ...

One of the most influential composers of his generation, Max Richter stands as a pivotal figure on the contemporary music scene. His works cross boundaries and genres, encompassing solo artist albums, ...

Max Richter’s music likely has reached you, even if you don’t know his name. The composer — born in Germany, raised in England — has released 10 albums over the past 20 years, which earned him a ...