Infra

Max Richter

 'Infra', Max Richter's beautiful collaboration with Wayne Macgregor and Julian Opie for The Royal Ballet is accorded a full release in its own right

• The initial setting for 'infra' was as a dance performance, written in autumn 2008 and premiered in November of the same year at The Royal Opera House in London
• Expanded and extended from the original ballet piece, 'infra' comprises music written for piano, electronics and string quintet, including the full performance score as well as material that has developed from the construction of the album
• A 60 minute BBC documentary about the project as well as a full performance will shortly be available on DVD.
• A former member of contemporary classical ensemble Piano Circus, commissioning and performing works by Arvo Part, Brian Eno, Philip Glass, and Steve Reich, Max was also pivotal in developing that groups use of live sampling.
• Conversely, Max's orchestrations have also graced records by Future Sound Of London and Roni Size.
• Max also arranged and co-produced Vashti Bunyan's 'Lookaftering'
• An active collaborator in other media, Max received The European Film Award last year for his work on 'Waltz with Bashir', Ari Forman's unique, award-winning animated documentary.

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