Sleep Circle Max Richter

• Max Richter (b. 1966): Dream 11:
• 1 Richter: Dream 11 / Moth-Like Stars (Pt. 1) 03:08
• 2 Richter: Dream 11 / Moth-Like Stars (Pt. 2) 03:09
• 3 Richter: Dream 11 / Moth-Like Stars (Pt. 3) 03:08
• 4 Richter: Dream 11 / Moth-Like Stars (Pt. 4) 04:56
• Path 3:
• 5 Richter: Path 3 / Whose Name Is Written On Water (Pt. 1) 05:34
• 6 Richter: Path 3 / Whose Name Is Written On Water (Pt. 2) 05:09
• Patterns:
• 7 Richter: Patterns / Solo (Pt. 1) 02:46
• 8 Richter: Patterns / Solo (Pt. 2) 02:46
• 9 Richter: Patterns / Solo (Pt. 3) 04:14
• Return:
• 10 Richter: Return (Pt. 1) 05:19
• 11 Richter: Return (Pt. 2) 02:28
• Dream 11:
• 12 Richter: Dream 11 / Moth-Like Stars (Pt. 5) 03:08
• 13 Richter: Dream 11 / Moth-Like Stars (Pt. 6) 03:08
• 14 Richter: Dream 11 / Moth-Like Stars (Pt. 7) 05:34
• Non-Eternal:
• 15 Richter: Non-Eternal (Pt. 1) 04:14
• 16 Richter: Non-Eternal (Pt. 2) 03:38
• 17 Richter: Non-Eternal (Pt. 3) 03:42
• Chorale:
• 18 Richter: Chorale 06:22
• Dream 0:
• 19 Richter: Dream 0 (Pt. 1) 02:14
• 20 Richter: Dream 0 (Pt. 2) 02:06
• 21 Richter: Dream 0 (Pt. 3) 02:23
• 22 Richter: Dream 0 (Pt. 4) 02:06
• 23 Richter: Dream 0 (Pt. 5) 02:15
• 24 Richter: Dream 0 (Pt. 6) 06:14
• Total Runtime 01:29:41

Info for Sleep Circle

“It’s like SLEEP distilled.” That’s how Max Richter describes Sleep Circle, his new album marking the tenth anniversary of his landmark project SLEEP.

Sleep Circle is a hallucinatory 90-minute trip into the hypnagogic state – the liminal space between wakefulness and sleep in which dreams begin to take shape.

The process of choosing Sleep Circle’s 24 tracks was informed by the insights Richter gained from live performances of an abridged version of his monumental opus. With its more intimate and focused approach to SLEEP, the new album highlights compositions such as “Dream 11 / Moth-Like Stars” and “Non-Eternal” in a structural arc that mirrors the natural 90-minute REM cycle. Recorded at Studio Richter Mahr in Oxfordshire, Sleep Circle showcases Max Richter’s unique ability to translate profound human experience into music, offering listeners a space to slow down and reconnect with their inner selves.

Max Richter, piano, synthesizer, keyboard
Max Ruisi, cello
Louisa Fuller, violin
Natalia Bonner, violin
Nick Barr, viola
Zara Hudson-Kozdoj, cello
Grace Davidson, soprano

Max Richter
The work of the award-winning British composer Max Richter includes concert music, film scoring, and a series of acclaimed solo albums.

Working with a variety of collaborators including Tilda Swinton, Robert Wyatt, Future Sound of London, and Roni Size, Max's work explores the meeting points of many contemporary artistic languages, and, as might be expected from a student of Luciano Berio, Max’s work embraces a wide range of influences.

Recent projects include the ballet INFRA, for Wayne McGregor at The Royal Ballet, with scenography by Julian Opie, the award-winning score to Ari Folman's Waltz with Bashir, and the music installationThe Anthropocene, with Darren Almond at White Cube.

Max's music has formed the basis of numerous dance works, including pieces by Lucinda Childs, NDT, Ballet du Rhin, American Ballet Theatre, Dresden Semper Oper, The Dutch National Ballet, Norwegian National Ballet, among many others, while film makers using work by Max include Martin Scorsese (Shutter Island).

Recent commissions include the opera SUM, based on David Eagleman’s acclaimed book, premiered at The Royal Opera House, London and Mercy, commissioned by Hilary Hahn.

Current projects include Vivaldi Recomposed for Deutsche Grammophon, recorded by British violinist Daniel Hope and the Konzerthaus Orchester, Berlin, as well as a variety of other recording and film projects.

Booklet for Sleep Circle