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
Relations [ ECM / CD - released 20/Jun/2025 ] Musical messages from Oslo, New York, Basel and Lugano - recorded between 2018 and 2022 - are juxtaposed and recombined on an absorbing recording that features Norwegian drummer Thomas Strønen solo and in a series of duets . With such partners as... |
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... |
NICOLAI PAGANINI
: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. |
BEETHOVEN
Piano Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 Till Fellner (piano) / Montreal Symphony Orchestra / Kent Nagano [ ECM New Series / CD - released 25/Mar/2010 ] "This is a dream partnership with soloist and conductor working hand-in-glove...you will rarely hear playing of such an enviable, unimpeded musical grace and fluency" Gramophone Awards 2010 Finalist - Concerto |
Till Fellner, piano
Bach, J.S. - Das Wohltemperierte Klavier Book I (Well-Tempered Clavier) [ ECM Records / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] "In his manner and his music-making he exudes calm and elegance." - The New York Times |
THOMAS LARCHER
Madhares (String Quartet No. 3) / Still for viola and chamber orchestra / Bose Zellen for piano and orchestra Till Fellner (piano) / Kim Kashkashian (viola) / Quatour Diotima / Munich Chamber Orchestra / Dennis Russel Davies [ ECM New Series / CD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] "He has a fabulous ear for unusual sonorities, which he fashions into surprisingly logical narratives...Böse Zellen, in particular, is a truly original work, vigorously performed and captured in flawless sound." BBC Music Magazine, September 2010 **** |
Tim Berne (alto saxophone) with Oscar Noriega (B♭ and bass clarinets) & Matt Mitchell (piano)
Snakeoil [ ECM / CD - released 12/Mar/2012 ] After compelling contributions to ECM discs by David Torn and Michael Formanek, here is Tim Berne's first leader date for the label. "Snakeoil" introduces a fascinating ensemble, a "chamber-like group" in Berne's words, albeit one that packs some... |
Tim Berne's Snakeoil: Tim Berne (alto saxophone) with Oscar Noriega (clarinet/bass clarinet) & Matt Mitchell (piano)
You've Been Watching Me [ ECM / CD - released 22/May/2015 ] Tim Berne: alto saxophone Matt Mitchell: piano and electronics Ches Smith: drums, vibes, percussion, timpani Oscar Noriega: bass and Bb clarinets Ryan Ferreira: electric and acoustic guitars |
TONU KORVITS
Mirror Tõnu Kõrvits, Anja Lechner, Kadri Voorand, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra [ ECM New Series / CD - released 18/Mar/2016 ] Mirror is the first ECM New Series album from Estonian composer Tõnu Kõrvitz (born 1969), who emphasizes his links to his homeland's music at several levels. The album begins with a fantasy on a song by Veljo Tormis. Like the older composer, Kõrvitz... |
Tomasz Stanko
Balladyna [ ECM Touchstones / CD - released 22/Sep/2008 ] Recorded in December 1975, Tomasz Stanko's 'Balladyna' album is now re-issued on CD at a special price, in a stylish digi-pack cover - to coincide with ECM's 40th Anniversary. |
Tomasz Stanko
From the Green Hill [ ECM Records / CD - released 15/Sep/1999 ] Recorded August 1998. |