Memoryhouse (album)

Memoryhouse is the 2002 debut album by neo-classical composer Max Richter. Originally released in 2002 under the Late Junction label, the album was reissued by FatCat Records in 2009 and 2014 with alternative album artwork.[1][2]

Memoryhouse
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 27, 2002 (2002-05-27)
Recorded1999–2001
Genre
Length55:34
LabelLate Junction
ProducerMax Richter
Jane Carter (exec. producer)
Max Richter chronology
Memoryhouse
(2002)
The Blue Notebooks
(2004)
Alternative cover
2009 reissue cover

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Pitchfork8.7/10[4]

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.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Max Richter.

No.TitleLength
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

Main personnel
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

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