Terje Rypdal / Miroslav Vitous / Jack DeJohnette
Terje Rypdal / Miroslav Vitous / Jack DeJohnette [ ECM Records / CD - released 13/Nov/2008 ] This is a specially priced re-issue edition of the fantastic Rypdal / Vitous / DeJohnette album, which was recorded in June 1978. |
TERJE RYPDAL
Melodic Warrior Terje Rypdal (guitar) / The Hilliard Ensemble / Bruckner Orchester Linz / Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra [ ECM / CD - released 1/Jul/2013 ] Two large compositions constitute one of Terje Rypdal's most adventurous albums. The title piece, a 45 minute epic, was commissioned by the Hilliard Ensemble and recorded at the Brucknerhaus Linz in 2003 with the British vocal group and the Bruckner... |
WILLIAM BYRD
Motets and Mass for four voices Theatre of Voices with Paul Hillier, Paul Elliott, Drew Minter, Judith Nelson [ ECM Records / CD - released 1/Jan/2000 ] Recorded February 1992 |
Theo Bleckmann
Elegy [ ECM / CD - released 3/Mar/2017 ] Beyond being a vocalist of rare purity and daring, Theo Bleckmann is a sound painter who creates what JazzTimes has described aptly as "luminous webs" in music. The German-born New Yorker - after appearing on two ECM albums by Meredith Monk and... |
Thomas Demenga
Hosokawa /Bach J S /Yun [ ECM Records / 2 CD ] |
GIYA KANCHELI
Diplipito / Valse Boston Thomas Demenga (cello) Derek Lee Ragin (countertenor) Dennis Russell Davies (piano & conductor) / Stuttgarter Kammerorchester [ ECM / CD - released 22/Sep/2007 ] Premiere recordings of two major works, "Valse Boston ." (written 1996) , and "Diplipito" (written 1997). Both pieces give evidence of the ongoing tendency in Kancheli's writing to simplify the musical language, strip the works of any superfluity,... |
J.S. BACH / ELLIOTT CARTER
Cello Suite No. 3 / Triple Duo / Enchanted Preludes Thomas Demenga (cello) Hansheinz Schneeberger (violin) Philippe Racine (flute) Ernesto Molinari (clarinet) [ ECM New Series / CD - released 1/Jan/1990 ] Thomas Demenga was born in 1954, in Berne, Switzerland. Thomas Demenga studied with Walter Grimmer, Antonio Janigro, Leonard Rose and Mstislav Rostropovich, amongst others, and received his chamber music education at the Juilliard School. |
TSINTSADZE / J.S. BACH / CASSADO / FAURE / CHOPIN / ETC.
Chonguri Thomas Demenga (cello) / Thomas Larcher (piano) / Teodoro Anzellotti (accordian) [ ECM Records / CD - released 17/Aug/2006 ] "Another set of encores, this time chosen by the wonderful cellist Thomas Demenga. And, as with Andsnes, here is an artist who takes the form very seriously. Eras are intertwined in a captivating selection." Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Nov... |
BERND ALOIS ZIMMERMANN
Zimmermann: Canto di Speranza Thomas Demenga (violoncello) Thomas Zehetmair (violin) Gerd Bockmann (speaker) / WDR Sinfonieorchester Koln / Heinz Holliger [ ECM Records / CD - released 1/Jan/2009 ] "The 1957 'cantata' for cello and orchestra, Canto di Speranza...has the focus and economy that Zimmermann's later music sometimes lost; Thomas Demenga's performance of the solo part maintains that purity even under the greatest pressure." (BBC Music... |
Thomas Larcher : piano
Schonberg, Arnold - Klavierstucke op. 11 / Sechs kleine Klavierstucke op. 19 / Schubert, Franz - Klavierstucke D 946 / Allegretto c-Mollo D 915 [ ECM Records / CD ] Recorded June & July 1998, Released 1999 |
Thomas Larcher : piano / Thomas Demenga : violoncello / Erich Habarth : violin
Thomas Larcher - Naunz [ ECM Records / CD - released 25/Nov/2001 ] Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (Dec 2001) |
Thomas Strønen / Lucus
Time Is A Blind Guide (LP) [ ECM / LP - released 19/Jan/2018 ] Norwegian drummer/composer Thomas Strønen presents a revised edition of his acoustic collective Time Is A Blind Guide, now trimmed to quintet size, and with a new pianist in Wakayama-born Ayumi Tanaka. Tanaka has spoken of seeking associative... |
PAGANINI
24 Capricci Thomas Zehetmair (violin) [ ECM / CD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] One of today's most versatile violinists presents a new account of Paganini's Caprices - an unsurpassed compendium of technical difficulties - played as "improvised character pieces". Zehetmair reveals extraordinary technical perfection coupled with... |
YSAYE
Sonates pour violon solo Thomas Zehetmair (violin) [ ECM Records / CD - released 1/Nov/2004 ] "How will Zehetmair's 'intelligent virtuosity' adapt to the ultimate test?" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine January 2005 |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Violin Concerto / Symphony No. 1 "Spring" / Phantasy for Violin & Orchestra op. 131 Thomas Zehetmair (violin, conductor) / Orchestre de Chambre de Paris [ ECM New Series / CD - released 29/Apr/2016 ] "Zehetmair is both soloist and conductor, and what's fascinating is how he tells one story with his violin - passionate and resolute - while letting the orchestra hint at darker things" The Guardian, 24th March 2016 **** |
KILLIUS / SCELSI / HOLLIGER / BARTOK / SKALKOTTAS / MARTINU
Manto and Madrigals: Duos for Violin and Viola Thomas Zehetmair (violin) / Ruth Killius (viola) [ ECM / CD - released 1/May/2011 ] In their first recording as a duo, violinist Thomas Zehetmair and violist Ruth Killius take the listener on a stunning tour of modern music, playing works by Bartók, Holliger, Scelsi, Martinů, Skalkottas, Rainer Killius, Johannes Nied and Peter... |
Thomas Zehetmair (violin) / SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg / Heinz Holliger (conductor)
Holliger, Heinz-Violin Concerto / YsaA¿e, EugAne-Sonate op. 27, Nr. 3 Ballade [ ECM Records / CD - released 10/Oct/2004 ] "A compelling account of Holliger's heart-felt response to violence and despair" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Oct 2004 |
HEINZ HOLLIGER
Lieder ohne Worte Thomas Zehetmair (violin) / Thomas Larcher (piano) / Ursula Holliger (harp) [ ECM Records / CD ] In the last decade the uniqueness of Holliger's compositions - for many years overshadowed by his reputation as a virtuoso oboist - has received overdue recognition with the awarding of many important international prizes |
TIGRAN MANSURIAN
Con Anima - Chamber Music by Tigran Mansurian Movses Pogossian (violin), Kim Kashkashian (viola), Boris Allakhverdyan (violin), Tatevik Mokatsian (piano) [ ECM New Series / CD - released 6/Nov/2020 ] Conceived jointly by violinist Movses Pogossian and violist Kim Kashkashian on the occasion of Tigran Mansurian's 80th birthday, the Con anima project brings together a dedicated cast of players to perform the Armenian composer's chamber music. |