In a Time Lapse is a studio album by Italian composer Ludovico Einaudi released on 21 January 2013(2013-01-21). Two days before the release, on 19 January, Einaudi played live from his home in Milan solo arrangements of some of the music from In a Time Lapse through his official YouTube channel.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Corale"2:05
2."Time Lapse"5:32
3."Life"4:23
4."Walk"3:28
5."Discovery at Night"4:26
6."Run"5:32
7."Brothers"4:51
8."Orbits"2:57
9."Two Trees"6:26
10."Newton's Cradle"7:53
11."Waterways"4:18
12."Experience"5:15
13."Underwood"4:13
14."Burning"5:00
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
15."Bever"4:01
16."The Dark Bank of Clouds"3:11
17."Sarabande"4:14
18."Ronald's Dream"3:46
19."Corale Solo"2:47

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Classic FMPositive
The Independent
AllMusic

In a Time Lapse has received positive reviews from music critics. According to a Classic FM review, "The Italian composer strikes gold once more with a haunting combination of dreamlike piano tunes and busy orchestral soundscapes." The Independent critic noted the "trancelike wave motion of tracks like 'Corale' and 'Run'" and "the more complex, layered pieces such as 'Life' ... cycling piano and glockenspiel against rhapsodic, flowing string lines", while also saying, concerning Einaudi's talent, that "there's a deeply satisfying emotional logic to his piano-based progressions that makes him as much the inheritor" of Frédéric Chopin and Erik Satie as of minimalists such as Philip Glass and Steve Reich. Writing for AllMusic, James Manheim described In a Time Lapse as an accessible entry point into Ludovico Einaudi’s catalog, noting its balance between minimalism, new age, and pop-influenced piano music.

Charts

Chart (2013–15)Peak position
Weekly charts Chart (2013–15) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) 73 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 31 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 22 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 63 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 2 French Albums (SNEP) 130 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 24 Italian Albums (FIMI) 5 New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ) 40 Portuguese Albums (AFP) 25 Scottish Albums (OCC) 36 Spanish Albums (Promusicae) 55 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 18 UK Albums (OCC) 24Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 139 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 32 Chart (2015) Position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 96
Australian Albums (ARIA)73
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)22
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)63
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)2
French Albums (SNEP)130
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)24
Italian Albums (FIMI)5
New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ)40
Portuguese Albums (AFP)25
Scottish Albums (OCC)36
Spanish Albums (Promusicae)55
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)18
UK Albums (OCC)24
Chart (2013)Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)139
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)32
Chart (2015)Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)96

Certifications

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)Gold7,500*
Canada (Music Canada)Gold40,000‡
Italy (FIMI)Platinum50,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI)Platinum50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)Gold100,000‡
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.