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Max Richter's "Sleep"

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  • 26-12-2015 8:19am
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    Woodville56
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    Occasional listener to classical music here. Just wondering what ye aficionados of classical think of Max Richter's recent work" Sleep" - more ambient than classical perhaps or just music for insomniacs ? I've got the "abridged" cd version but also caught the opening and closing hours of LyricFM's Christmas Night broadcast of the piece- a nice tranquil bookend to the frenetic Christmas activities. Not sure though if it should be regarded as just synthesised meanderings or a work of classic content or stature ? Does it have a place as a contemporary classical work or would purists regard it as too left field ? Views welcome. Personally I like it but just curious how others find it ?


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    dibkins
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    Well, i had a listen on spotify and i really didn't like it! I tend to go either extreme with Richter for some reason - Blue Notebooks is one of my all time favorite albums, and Recomplosed is stellar. Maybe this one strays into Eno territory a bit much for me. I'll have another listen just to make sure it wasn't just me having a grumpy morning.


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    Woodville56
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    dibkins wrote: »
    Well, i had a listen on spotify and i really didn't like it! I tend to go either extreme with Richter for some reason - Blue Notebooks is one of my all time favorite albums, and Recomplosed is stellar. Maybe this one strays into Eno territory a bit much for me. I'll have another listen just to make sure it wasn't just me having a grumpy morning.

    Thanks for the posting dibkins ! Must listen to the other Richter albums you mentioned there !


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    fiachr_a
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    Woodville56 wrote: »
    Does it have a place as a contemporary classical work or would purists regard it as too left field ?
    There's nothing classical in this. It's watered down minimalist crap requiring grade 2 music theory to perform. It's not remotely leftfield either, just boring.


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