{"title":"Max Richter Vinyl Records","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"max-richter-the-blue-notebooks","title":"Max Richter - The Blue Notebooks [Vinyl 2xLP]","description":"\u003c!--StartFragment--\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMax Richter - The Blue Notebooks [Vinyl 2xLP]\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2xLP, Vinyl, Album, Reissue\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4835259\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/strong\u003e 028948352593\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Classical \/ Contemporary Classical\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deutsche Grammophon\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2004\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePressing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl 2xLP\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New \u0026amp; Sealed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Blue Notebooks\u003c\/em\u003e is the album that established Max Richter as one of the most important composers working at the intersection of classical music, electronics and ambient sound. Conceived as a protest against the Iraq War, the album is a meditation on violence and its aftermath, interspersing instrumental pieces with readings from Franz Kafka's \u003cem\u003eThe Blue Octavo Notebooks\u003c\/em\u003e by Tilda Swinton.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe music moves between solo piano, strings, subtle electronic processing and Swinton's spoken word. \u003cstrong\u003eOn the Nature of Daylight\u003c\/strong\u003e has become one of the most widely used pieces of contemporary classical music in film and television, its slowly building string phrases creating an almost unbearable emotional weight. \u003cstrong\u003eWritten on the Sky\u003c\/strong\u003e pairs piano with ambient textures, while \u003cstrong\u003eShadow Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eHorizon Variations\u003c\/strong\u003e explore the boundary between acoustic and electronic sound. This expanded 2LP edition includes additional material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe Blue Notebooks\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eOn the Nature of Daylight\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eShadow Journal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eVladimir's Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHorizon Variations\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eArboretum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide C\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWritten on the Sky\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eOld Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIconography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide D\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe Trees\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eA Catalogue of Afternoons\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eOrganum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCredits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMax Richter - Composer, Piano, Electronics\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTilda Swinton - Narrator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!--EndFragment--\u003e","brand":"Max Richter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57940201046403,"sku":"4835259","price":35.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/9757\/4275\/files\/UMG_1432.webp?v=1778502796"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/9757\/4275\/collections\/UMG_1432.webp?v=1778780703","url":"https:\/\/vikingrecords.co.uk\/collections\/max-richter-vinyl-records.oembed","provider":"Viking Records Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}