Max Richter — Cercle Odyssey Paris, 2025

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Why this recording

The timecodes published by Cercle reveal a two-speed structure: the “Life Study” pieces last from under thirty seconds to one minute twenty, while “They Will Shade Us With Their Wings,” “And Some Will Fall,” “No Name” and “Late and Soon” each stretch over roughly seven to nearly ten minutes. These long pieces anchor the concert. Cercle calls it a “rare and intimate” performance, released in December 2025. The 1 h 02 video ends with “Love Song (Nocturnal)” and a final “Life Study.”

— Simon Janvier, live-sound professional and editor of the catalogue

Recording technical sheet

Rights-holding channelCercle
Source statusOfficial — broadcaster or organiser
Uploaded
Exact runtime
ResolutionHD (720p+)
Source qualityProfessional (multi-camera)

Metadata checked on YouTube on 29 September 2026; direction, camera setup and sound documented by the editors.

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Published on August 10, 2026 by Simon Janvier

Filmed live concert by Max Richter for Cercle Odyssey in Paris in 2025, in a rare immersive format for the German-British composer. A figure of post-minimalism and neo-classical music, Max Richter blends traditional orchestration with electronic textures; he has composed for dance (Wayne McGregor), film and television (Denis Villeneuve, Martin Scorsese), and created the project SLEEP, a work of more than eight hours whose tenth anniversary he marked in 2025. This full concert, performed entirely live, unfolds as a continuous suite interspersed with interludes (“Life Study 1 to 9”) and key pieces: “They Will Shade Us With Their Wings”, “A Colour Field (Holocene)”, “The Poetry of Earth (Geophony)” and “A Time Mirror (Biophony)”. Filmed within the staged setting of Cercle Odyssey (show created by Derek Barbolla), this live performance offers a sonic immersion where time seems suspended, between strings, piano and electronic layers. Contemporary classical music to watch as a filmed live concert. Year: 2025.

Setlist

  1. They Will Shade Us With Their Wings
  2. Life Study 1
  3. A Colour Field (Holocene)
  4. Life Study 2
  5. And Some Will Fall
  6. No Name
  7. Life Study 3
  8. The Poetry of Earth (Geophony)
  9. Life Study 4
  10. Only Silent Words
  11. Life Study 5
  12. Late and Soon
  13. Life Study 6
  14. Andante
  15. Life Study 7
  16. A Time Mirror (Biophony)
  17. Life Study 8
  18. Love Song (Nocturnal)
  19. Life Study 9

Personnel & credits

  • Derek Barbolla — show creator and director
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