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Of Note for Tuesday, August 11, 2015: Max Richter's Sleep

Composer Max Richter continues to reinvent classical music for the 21st century in his latest effort titled simply Sleep, which he describes as an eight hour lullaby in which the composer says will debut to an audience in beds rather than seats, a description that has Pitchfork Media describing the world premier as a "classical music slumber party."Hear highlights from the forthcoming project on Tuesday's program. Meanwhile catch the trailer right here.

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