Considered a "landmark work of contemporary classical music", Max Richter's solo debut "Memoryhouse", an experimental album of "documentary music" recorded with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, explores real and imaginary stories and histories. Several of the tracks, such as "Sarajevo", "November", "Arbenita", and "Last Days", deal with the aftermath of the Kosovo conflict, while others are of childhood memories (e.g. "Laika's Journey"). The music combines ambient sounds, voices (including that of John Cage), and poetry readings from the work of Marina Tsvetaeva. BBC Music described the album as "a masterpiece in neoclassical composition." "Memoryhouse" was first played live by Richter at the Barbican Centre on 24 January 2014 to coincide with a vinyl re-release of the album.