Published
Tue, May 16, 2017, 14:34
- The triple vinyl and double CD compilation features music from Aphex Twin, Boards Of Canada, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith and classical compositions from Bach, Rachmaninoff and Handel.
Rough Trade has launched a new mix series, the first edition of which will be helmed by the modern classical composer Max Richter.
The music on Behind The Counter spans electronic music (Aphex Twin, Boards Of Canada, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith), works from 20th century composers such as Luciano Berio, Steve Reich and Philip Glass, indie from Mogwai, Low and Godspeed You! Black Emperor and a range of centuries-spanning classical (Bach, Rachmaninoff, Handel). A bonus 7-inch—available only from double CD and triple vinyl copies sold in Rough Trade's three UK shops and New York store—features three tracks from Richter.
"This is a compilation of music I love," said Richter. "Some of my choices are things I've been listening to for decades. Others are new discoveries, but [I] feel like they belong here. I put a couple of things of mine in too—welcome to my world."
Tracklist
01. Charles Ives - The Unanswered Question (performed by New York Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Bernstein)
02. JS Bach Arr. Busoni - Bach BWV 659 Arr. Busoni Nun Komm Den Heiden Heiland
(performed by Alfred Brendel)
03. Caroline Shaw - Partita III. Courante (performed by Roomful Of Teeth)
04. Nadia Boulanger - 3 Pieces For Cello And Piano No. 1. Modere
(performed by Nicolas Alstaedt and Jose Gallardo)
05. Mogwai - Ether
06. Thomas Adès - Arcadiana, Op.12 (1994) VI. O Albion
07. Guillaume De Machaut - Hoquetus David
08. Boards Of Canada - Zoetrope
09. Urmas Sisask - Starry Sky Cycle (1980-87) Ursa Minor [Peace] (performed by Lauri Väinmaa)
10. Josquin Des Prez - Qui Habitat (Psalm 90) (performed by Huelgas Ensemble and Paul Van Nevel)
11. Howard Skempton - Of Late (performed by John Tilbury)
12. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Bobbing Beams Of Light
13. Handel - Dixit Dominus, HWV 232 IX. Die Torrente In Via Bibet (performed by English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner and Monteverdi Choir)
14. Max Richter - Mercy (performed by Hilary Hahn and Cory Smythe)
15. Rachmaninoff - Rejoice O Virgin (performed by Tenebrae)
16. Rachel's - Last Things Last
17. John Luther Adams - Canticles of the Sky: I. Sky with Four Suns (performed by the Northwestern University Cello Ensemble)
18. Luciano Berio - Wasserklavier (performed by David Arden)
19. Philip Glass - Satyagraha: Evening Song (performed by New York City Opera Chorus and New York City Opera Orchestra)
20. Let's Eat Grandma - Deep Six Textbook
21. Henry Purcell - FANTASIA 7 (performed by Phantasm)
22. Scriabin - Preludes, Opus 11 XXI Andante - In B Flat Major (performed by Marta Deyanova)
23. Low - What Part Of Me
24. Osvaldo Golijov - Tenebrae II (performed by Kronos Quartet)
25. Aphex Twin - DISKPREPT1
26. Knut Nystedt - Immortal Bach (performed by Schola Cantorum, conducted by Kåre Hanken)
27. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Rockets Fall On Rocket Falls
7-inch tracklist
A The Young Mariner
B1 Whale Window Hotel
B2 Farewell Threshold Laudanum
Rough Trade will release Behind The Counter: Max Richter on double CD and triple vinyl on July 14th, 2017.
Photo credit: Yulia Mahr