Susanne Abbuehl
The Gift [ ECM / CD - released 13/May/2013 ] There was a time when artists were expected to release a record every year-sometimes a very good thing, as there was so much development going on that there was plenty to document; other times a less-than-ideal situation, as some artists simply... |
ALFRED SCHNITTKE
Psalms Of Repentance Swedish Radio Choir. Taµnu Kaljuste [ ECM Records / CD - released 1/Jan/2002 ] Superlative performances of Schnittke's most personal music: the composer's soul seems to be laid bare in the "Psalms of Repentance". |
LACHENMANN
Das Madchen mit dem Schwefelholzern (The Little Match-Girl) SWR Symphony Orchestra / SWR Vocal Ensemble / Sylvain Cambreling [ ECM Records / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2002 ] "Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern", the composer's first piece of music theatre, is based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Little MatchGirl, which he interprets as an attack on a cold and indifferent society. The piece has appeared previously on... |
HEINZ HOLLIGER
Induuchlen Sylvia Nopper (soprano), Kai Wessel (countertenor), Felix Renggli (flutes, piccolo), Elmar Schmid (clarinets), Swiss Chmaber Soloists [ ECM Records / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] "[Puneiga includes] two of this composer's most exquisitely poised settings. Sylvia Nopper is no less enticing in the typically exacting vocal part, with Holliger drawing a precise and fastidious response from hs ensemble." (International Record Review) |
GIYA KANCHELI
Trauerfarbenes Land Symphonieorchester Wien / Dennis Russell Davies [ ECM Records / CD - released 1/Feb/2001 ] Giya Kancheli's fifth album for ECM New Series |
Terje Rypdal
Conspiracy [ ECM / CD - released 25/Sep/2020 ] A new ECM studio album and a programme of new music from Terje Rypdal is cause for celebration. On Conspiracy the great Norwegian guitarist seems to reconnect with the wild inspiration that fuelled such early masterpieces as Whenever I Seem To Be Far... |
Terje Rypdal
Descendre [ ECM Touchstones / CD - released 9/Oct/2020 ] Among the pleasures of this group of Rypdal reissues is the presence throughout of drummer Jon Christensen. Terje and Jon, lifelong friends, played on dozens of albums and in many groups together. Christensen always alluded to the trio with Terje and... |
Terje Rypdal
Double Concerto [ ECM Records / CD - released 4/Feb/2020 ] Rypdal's 'Double Concerto' is played here by one of Latvia's leading orchestras, fronted by two electric guitarists: Terje himself and Ronni Le Tekro from hard rock band TNT. It's an enjoyable, playful work, with bright melodies and guitar virtuosity... |
Terje Rypdal
If Mountains Could Sing [ ECM / CD - released 19/Dec/2008 ] Terje Rypdal electric guitars Bjørn Kjellemyr basses Audun Kleive drums Terje Tønnesen violin Lars Anders Tomter viola Øystein Birkeland cello Christian Eggen conductor |
Terje Rypdal
Odyssey: in Studio and in Concert [ ECM Records / 3 CD - released 29/Jun/2012 ] |
Terje Rypdal
Vossabrygg [ ECM / CD - released 3/Feb/2006 ] |
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... |