
Max Richter
Awards & Honours
13
Awards Won
2
Rankings
1
Covers
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Records
Richter's achievements reflect his unique position in contemporary music. His album The Blue Notebooks was named one of the best classical works of the 21st century by The Guardian. His durational piece Sleep was ranked among the 50 best ambient albums of all time by Pitchfork. He has amassed over three billion streams across platforms, a rare feat for a contemporary classical composer. His film scores have earned him an Academy Award nomination, a Grammy nomination, and a European Film Award win. He is widely credited with influencing a generation of composers blending classical and electronic music.

Awards
Rankings & Lists
Best Classical Works of the 21st Century
50 Best Ambient Albums of All Time
Magazine Covers
Kinfolk
2020
Issue 38 feature story
Records & Feats
Longest single continuous piece of music designed for sleep
Sleep is an 8.5-hour durational composition intended to be listened to while sleeping, one of the longest such works in classical music.