Memoryhouse is the 2002 debut album by neo-classical composer Max Richter. Originally released under the Late Junction label, the album was reissued by FatCat Records in 2009 and 2014 with alternative album artwork.[1]
| Memoryhouse | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 27 May 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 1999–2001 | |||
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| Length | 65:04 | |||
| Label | Late Junction | |||
| Producer | Max Richter Jane Carter (exec. producer) | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
_(Reissue).png) 2009 reissue cover | ||||
Critical reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Pitchfork | 8.7/10[3] |
Memoryhouse received largely positive reviews from contemporary music critics. Pitchfork Media gave the album a very positive review in a retrospective review for the 2014 reissue on FatCat.[4]
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Max Richter
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Europe, after the Rain" | 6:13 |
| 2. | "Maria, the Poet (1913)" | 4:47 |
| 3. | "Laika's Journey" | 1:30 |
| 4. | "The Twins (Prague)" | 1:58 |
| 5. | "Sarajevo" | 4:03 |
| 6. | "Andras" | 2:42 |
| 7. | "Untitled (Figures)" | 3:27 |
| 8. | "Sketchbook" | 1:54 |
| 9. | "November" | 6:21 |
| 10. | "Jan's Notebook" | 2:41 |
| 11. | "Arbenita (11 Years)" | 7:04 |
| 12. | "Garden (1973)/Interior" | 3:24 |
| 13. | "Landscape with Figure (1922)" | 5:14 |
| 14. | "Fragment" | 1:26 |
| 15. | "Lines on a Page (One Hundred Violins)" | 1:22 |
| 16. | "Embers" | 3:38 |
| 17. | "Last Days" | 4:18 |
| 18. | "Quartet Fragment (1908)" | 3:02 |
| Total length: | 65:04 | |
Personnel edit
- Main personnel
- Max Richter – composer, mixing, primary artist, producer
- BBC Philharmonic Orchestra – orchestra
- Levine Andrade – viola
- Alexander Bălănescu – soloist, violin
- Kirsteen Davidson Kelly – piano
- Judith Herbert – cello, soloist
- Sarah Leonard – soloist, soprano
- Rumon Gamba – conductor
- Additional personnel
- John Cage – readings, text
- Jane Carter – executive producer
- Neil Hutchinson – engineer, mixing
- Mandy Parnell – remastering
- Ania Piesiewicz – photography
- Sarah Sutcliffe – readings
- Marina Tsvetaeva – text
References edit
- ^ "Max Richter - The Blue Notebooks :: Le Pietre Miliari di OndaRock". OndaRock (in Italian). Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "Memoryhouse – Max Richter". AllMusic. 23 September 2003. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ Currin, Grayson Haver. Max Richter: Memoryhouse. Pitchfork Media. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Max Richter: Memoryhouse". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 November 2023.