Max Richter - The Blue Notebooks (2004) [Reissue 2015]
BAND/ARTIST: Max Richter
- Title: The Blue Notebooks
- Year Of Release: 2004/2015
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon [479 4443 GH]
- Genre: Electronic, Modern Classical, Ambient
- Quality: CBR 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks +.cue, log)
- Total Time: 47:19
- Total Size: 109 mb / 202 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
The Blue Notebooks received widespread critical acclaim from contemporary music critics.
Mark Pytlik of Pitchfork Media gave the album a very positive review, explaining, "The Blue Notebooks is a case study in direct, minor-key melody. Each of the piano pieces "Horizon Variations", "Vladimir's Blues" and "Written in the Sky" establish strong melodic motifs in under two minutes, all the while resisting additional orchestration. Elsewhere, Richter's string suites are similarly striking; "On the Nature of Daylight" coaxes a stunning rise out of gently provincial arrangements while the comparatively epic penultimate track "The Trees" boasts an extended introductory sequence for what is probably the album's closest brush with grandiosity. Richter's slightly less traditional pieces also resound; both the underwater choral hymnal "Iconography" and the stately organ piece "Organum" echo the spiritual ambience that characterized his work for Future Sound of London." Pytlik continued, stating, "There is absolutely nothing exclusive or contrived-feeling about it. In fact, not only is Richter's second album one of the finest of the last six months, it is also one of the most affecting and universal contemporary classical records in recent memory."
Mark Pytlik of Pitchfork Media gave the album a very positive review, explaining, "The Blue Notebooks is a case study in direct, minor-key melody. Each of the piano pieces "Horizon Variations", "Vladimir's Blues" and "Written in the Sky" establish strong melodic motifs in under two minutes, all the while resisting additional orchestration. Elsewhere, Richter's string suites are similarly striking; "On the Nature of Daylight" coaxes a stunning rise out of gently provincial arrangements while the comparatively epic penultimate track "The Trees" boasts an extended introductory sequence for what is probably the album's closest brush with grandiosity. Richter's slightly less traditional pieces also resound; both the underwater choral hymnal "Iconography" and the stately organ piece "Organum" echo the spiritual ambience that characterized his work for Future Sound of London." Pytlik continued, stating, "There is absolutely nothing exclusive or contrived-feeling about it. In fact, not only is Richter's second album one of the finest of the last six months, it is also one of the most affecting and universal contemporary classical records in recent memory."
TRACKLISTING:
1 The Blue Notebooks 1:20
2 On The Nature Of Daylight 6:11
3 Horizon Variations 1:52
4 Shadow Journal 8:22
5 Iconography 3:38
6 Vladimir's Blues 1:18
7 Arboretum 2:53
8 Old Song 2:11
9 Organum 3:13
10 The Trees 7:52
11 Written On The Sky 1:39
Bonus Track
12 On The Nature Of Daylight 6:35
Classical | Electronic | Ambient | FLAC / APE | Mp3 | CD-Rip
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