Ecm Catalogue 2009

P a u l G r i f f i t h s
Bread and Water
H e r e i s s o m e o n e s t a n d i n g a t t h e e n t r a n c e t o t h e g a l l e r y w h o g o e s o n t a l k i n g a l l t h e t i m e w h i l e a l m o s t a l l
t h e v is i to r s w h o c o me a re r u sh i n g by i n th e ir e ag er n e s s to i ns p e c t wh a t is on s h ow in s i de . T h e ha l l a li t t l e
wa y be yo nd i s pa c ke d w it h r ar e a n d wo n de r fu l th in g s, b e au t if u ll y l a id ou t an d i nf o r ma ti ve l y l ab el l ed . T h e r e
i s m u c h t o s e e , m u c h t o l e a r n . T h i s i s w h a t t h e v i s i t o r s h a v e c o m e f o r . W h y , t h e n , l i n g e r a t t h e d o o r w a y ?
Wh y wa it ?
B u t y o u , y o u h a v e s t o p p e d . T h a n k y o u .
Ye s, th is i s t h e g al l er y, t h is th e ex h ib it i on : a c at al o gu e.
We c an u s e t h e wo r d ei t h er to me an t hi s pa pe r o bj e c t yo u h o ld i n yo u r h an ds or t he to t al i t y of i te ms a
p u b l i s h e r o r , a s i n t h i s c a s e , r e c o r d c o m p a n y h a s a v a i l a b l e f o r s a l e : t h e C A T A L O G U E , a s w e m a y p u t i t . S u c h
a C ATA LO GU E is c h a ng e ab le a s t h e o c e a n is : t hi n gs w il l g o (t h o u gh r a re l y, w h e re EC M i s c o nc er n e d) , mo r e
w il l c o me . T h e c a t a lo gu e, on t h e ot h er h a nd , i s fi xe d, a p ho to gr ap h of t h e o c ea n. T h er e wa s a mo me n t,
p r o b a b l y b e f o r e i t r e a c h e d p r i n t , w h e n t h e c a t a l o g u e w a s i d e n t i c a l w i t h t h e C A T A L O G U E . B u t t h a t m o m e n t
h a s p a s s e d a n d w i l l n o t c o m e a g a i n , f o r t h e o c e a n i s g r o w i n g a n d t h e p h o t o g r a p h c a n n o t .
I s t h e c a t a l o g u e t h e r e f o r e i m p o v e r i s h e d ? N o , n o m o r e t h a n a p h o t o g r a p h i s . T h i s i s n o s n a p s h o t , n o f u z z y
i m a g e t r a p p e d h a l f _ t h o u g h t l e s s l y o n a m o b i l e p h o n e . L o o k a t w h a t y o u h a v e i n y o u r h a n d s : t h i s i s s o m e t h i n g
we l l ma de , so me th in g c o mp o s ed . A pr of e s si o n al ph ot o gr ap h e r mu s t h av e b e en i nv i te d t o ma ke a s tu dy of
t h e o c e a n. T hi s is a sp e c i al o c c as i on , w h ic h de s e r ve s to be ma r ke d. T h e oc e an i s fo r t y ye ar s o l d. It h as gr ow n
f ro m a mi n o r s e a, fr o m a po o l. I t i s hu n dr e ds of ti me s bi g ge r n ow t ha n w h en i t s t a r te d. A ph ot o gr a ph a t t hi s
m o m e n t i s a p r o p o s .
We l l, a ph ot og r ap h , we ma y a gr e e, i s fo r lo o k i n g a t, n ot t al k i n g a bo u t, an d yo u w i ll be im p at ie n t to go of f
an d lo ok at th is on e wh ic h – o h ye s – a mo me nt ag o we we re c a ll in g a ga ll e r y or a n ex hi bi ti on . T he me t a ph o r s
c o me th i c k an d f as t – a ll of th e m v is u a l, w hi c h i s o dd wh e n th i s i s a c a t al o gu e fo r t he e ar .
So o n yo u wi ll wa nt to go on i n, bu t t h er e is a li t t le mo re to s ay ab o u t t hi s o c e an v i ew , t hi s di s pl ay h al l,
t hi s c a t a l og u e. By i t s ve r y ex is t en c e i t sp e ak s of p ri de . It go e s f ar be yo n d th e ne e ds of u ti li t y. F ee l th e pa pe r.
L o o k a t t h e q u a l i t y o f t h e i l l u s t r a t i o n s ( b u t n o t q u i t e y e t ) . P r i d e m a y b e o n e o f t h e d e a d l y s i n s , b u t t h e r e i s a

We l i ve in s t r an g e t im e s. Su c h pr i de s e e ms n o t to fe at ur e on MB A c o ur s es ; it wo u ld g et i n th e w ay . E CM
h a s m a i n t a i n e d t h e m o s t o l d f a s h i o n e d o f b u s i n e s s p r a c t i c e s w h i l e s t a y i n g i n t u n e w i t h w h a t i s n e w e s t a n d
m o s t a l i v e i n m u s i c .
T h er e is n o p ar a do x in t h is , o nl y th e ev i de n c e of a c o nc er n w i th r e al i ti es t h at ar e i n t an g ib l e an d u n s ay ab l e
a n d c e r t a i nl y u n c o mm e rc ia l an d t he r ef o re , of c ou r s e, wi de ly ov er l o o ke d. S om e th i ng i s b ei n g to u c h e d in
E C M ’s r e c o r d i n g s . S o m e t h i n g i s b e i n g t o u c h e d e v e n h e r e , i n t h i s c a t a l o g u e .
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A s w e we r e s ay in g, s o me t h in g is be in g to u c h ed . T h a t wa s s o f r om t h e f ir s t. A s t r ik in g nu mb e r o f E CM ’s
e a rl i es t r e c or di n gs we re ma de w i th a r t i s t s w h o se s t ay in g po we r h as fu e l le d a c o nt i nu in g as s o c i at i on w i th
t h e l ab e l: Jo h n Ab er c r o mb ie , Ar i ld An de r s e n, Pa u l Bl ey , Ja c k De Jo h ne t te , Ja n Ga r ba re k , Da ve Ho l la n d, Ke it h
Ja r re t t, St ev e Ku h n, Pa ul M ot i a n, En r i c o Ra va , Te rj e Ry pd a l, To ma s z St an ko , Bo b o St e n s on , Ra lp h To w n e r.
Se ve r al of th e s e mu s ic ia n s w er e s t il l in t he i r mi d_ t we n ti e s a t th e ti me of t he i r f ir s t E CM s e s si o ns ; th e ir
de ve l op m en t h a s be e n t h e l a be l’ s, a n d t he l ab el ’s h a s b ee n t he i r s. Im pr ov i s e d mu si c s in c e th e be gi n ni n g
of th e 19 70 s is im p or t a nt l y do c u me nt e d in t h e r e c or di n gs h er e c a t al o gu e d.
T h en s o me t hi n g s t r an g e h a pp e n e d: t h e N ew Se ri e s. Wh a t h a d be e n pr e _ e mi n e nt l y a j az z l a be l, fo r wa n t
of a be t te r wo r d, wa s n ow h om e a ls o to c l a s s ic a l mu s i c, fo r wa nt of a b et t er wo rd . T h e r e h a d be e n so me
p r e p a r a t i o n f o r t h i s i n t h e r e l e a s e o f r e c o r d i n g s b y N e w Y o r k m u s i c i a n s w h o s e w o r k w a s l a r g e l y c o m p o s e d :
St ev e Re i c h a nd Me re di t h Mo nk . Bu t t h e a r ri va l o f A r vo Pä r t i n 19 84 o pe n e d al l k in ds of n ew do o r s: to
c o n n ec t io n s w i th o th e r c om p os e r s fr o m th e al re a dy fa di n g S ov i et Un i on ; to B ac h, w h et h er pl ay e d by Ke i th
Ja r re t t o r by T h om a s De me n g a; to a lb um s fr o m th e gr e at e ar l y ye a r s o f t h e c h a mb e r mu s i c fe s t iv a l at th e
Au s tr i an c a s tl e o f L o c ke n h au s; to t r ou ba do ur s on g s s u ng by Pa u l Hi l li e r; to St o c k h a u s en a n d to S c hu b er t.
T h e di s ti n c t i on s di d n o t f al l aw ay , bu t th ey be c am e tr a n sp ar e nt . Q u a li t ie s of pe rm an e n c e c ou l d n ow be

a mu si c al ge n re in i t s ow n r ig ht – a ge nr e wi t h bl u r r e d bo u nd ar i es bu t a de f in i te c e nt re , in s om e pl a c e wh e r e
m u s i c i s p r i z e d w h e r e v e r i t c o m e s f r o m , s o m e t i m e w h e n n o t h i n g h a s y e t q u i t e h a p p e n e d f i n a l l y , w h e n e v e n
a r ec or di n g – s e e mi n gl y th e e n d of a pr o c es s – c an s h ow i t s va lu e in o pe n in g a qu e s ti o n, o r mo r e th a n o n e.
E C M ’ s j a z z w a s n e v e r c o n v e n t i o n a l , n o r w e r e i t s c l a s s i c a l r e l e a s e s t o b e . Y o u w i l l f i n d n o T c h a i k o v s k y i n t h i s
c at al o gu e, n o Wa gn e r (w hi c h i s n ot t o s ay th a t t h es e c o mp o s er s w il l no t e n te r t h e C ATA LO GU E so me ti me ,
gi ve n th e r i gh t c om b in a ti on o f p er fo r me r an d pr o je c t) . Gr ea t re pu t a ti o n s h e r e a re in a be ya nc e. M a s te r pi e c e s
a re ma de i n th e pe r fo r ma nc e, n ot be fo r e. B ee th ov e n, Mo z a r t a nd B ac h en te r o n a pa r w i th t h ei r l e s s er k n ow n
c o l le a gu e s, a n d do n ot se e m di sc om f i t te d by t h e ex p er i e nc e bu t , r a th e r, r ef r es h e d. Mu s ic of o ur ow n ti me
l e a d s t h e f i e l d , a s i t s h o u l d , t h i s b e i n g o u r o w n t i m e .
Wh et h er t hr ou g h th e Ne w Se r ie s or th e ol d, t h e l a be l h a d, by t he tu r n of th e c en tu r y, fo r me d r el a ti o n -
s h ip s w i th a gr e at r an g e of mu si c i an s – r e l at io n s hi ps ba s ed o n go o d w i ll (a no th e r o l df a s hi o n ed vi r t u e) , n o t
c o n tr a c t u al o bl i g at io n. Jo in in g th o s e w h o h a d b ee n EC M ar ti s t s s i n c e t h e 19 70 s we r e pi a ni s t s as di f fe r e nt
a s M is h a A lp er i n, A n dr ás Sc h i f f an d H er b er t H e n c k , ot h e r s o l oi s t s in c l u di n g Ki m Ka s h k as h i an , Ch ar l e s L l oy d
a n d Di n o Sa lu z zi , an d c om p os e r s w ho m t h e l a be l b ro u gh t to l ig ht , s u c h as Gi ya K an c h e l i, El e ni Ka r ai n dr o u
a n d He in e r Go eb be l s.
A nd so i t c on ti nu e s. N ew a r ti s t s a r e j oi n in g th e l a be l al l t h e t im e, n ec es s i t a ti n g a c o nt i nu ou s i n c re a s e i n
p r o d u c t i o n a t a t i m e w h e n t h e r e c o r d i n g i n d u s t r y a s a w h o l e i s i n s h o c k . Y e t t h e q u a l i t y o f E C M n e s s i n t h e
C ATA LO GU E h as r em ai n ed c on s t an t, as t hi s c a t a lo g u e w il l i n di c a te .
O ne wo n de r s h ow th i s c an b e s o. I t i s no t j u s t a m at te r of t h e s u bl i me c ov er s, w h i c h sh ow a nd do n ot
s h ow , w h ic h se du c e th e ey e w hi l e s u gg es t in g th a t, th ro u gh t h e s il e n c e a n d th e s ti ll n es s , t he r e i s so me th in g
to be h e ar d. It i s n ot j u s t a ma t te r o f t h e s up er b s o un d, fo r e n gi n e er i ng al o n e c an n ot ma ke mu s ic . It is ,
p e r h a p s , a q u a l i t y o f c a l m a s s u r a n c e u n d e r l y i n g t h e i n v i t a t i o n s o f f e r e d b y c o v e r a n d s o u n d . E C M i s , t o b e
s ur e, a bu s i ne s s; it ex i s t s in t h e ma r ke tp l ac e. Bu t so do e s t h e v il l ag e b ak e r, w h o f i n ds t h e b es t t ha t c a n
b e f o u n d t o m a k e t h e b e s t t h a t c a n b e f o u n d , a n d w h o k n o w s t h a t i t a l l d e p e n d s o n t h e t r u s t o f t h o s e w h o
n e e d b r e a d .

P a u l G r i f f i t h s
Brot und Wasser
D a s t e h t j e m a n d a m E i n g a n g z u r G a l e r i e , d e r u n a b l ä s s i g r e d e t , w ä h r e n d f a s t a l l e a n d e r e n B e s u c h e r s c h n e l l
vo rb e ig eh e n vo r l au te r Ne u gi e rd e, si c h e n dl i c h a nz u s c h a u en , wa s d a dr i nn e n au s ge s te l lt w ir d. De r Sa al
e t wa s we i te r h in te n i s t g es t op f t vo l l mi t s e lt en e n u nd wu n de rb ar e n Di n g en , di e au f s Sc h ö n s te p rä s e nt ie r t
u n d i n f o r m a t i v b e s c h r i f t e t s i n d . E s g i b t v i e l z u s e h e n u n d z u l e r n e n . G e n a u d a r u m s i n d d i e B e s u c h e r h e r -
g ek om m en . Wa r u m da n n al s o a m Ei n g a ng h er u ms te h en ? Wa r u m wa r te n?
A be r Si e s i n d s te h en g eb l i eb en . Da nk e.
Ja , di e s is t di e Ga l er i e, di es i s t di e Au s s te l lu n g: ei n Ka t a lo g.
Wi r kö nn e n di e s e s Wo r t be nu t ze n, we i l wi r da s O bj ek t a u s Pa pi er , da s Si e i n de r H an d h a l te n, m ei n en
o de r a be r di e Ge s am t h ei t de r Pr o du k te , di e ei n Ve rl a g o de r, wi e in di es e m Fa ll , ei n e Sc h a ll pl a t te nf ir m a, zu m
Ve r k a u f b er ei t h äl t: de n K ATA LO G, w i e w ir e s n e nn e n wo ll en . Ei n s ol c h e r K ATA LO G is t wa n de l ba r w i e da s
M e e r : D i n g e v e r s c h w i n d e n ( w e n n a u c h n u r s e l t e n i m F a l l e v o n E C M ) , a n d e r e k o m m e n d a z u . D e r K a t a l o g
j e do c h i s t e t wa s F es tg e ha l te n es , i s t e i ne Fo to gr af i e de s Me e r es . Wa h r s c h e in l ic h n o c h vo r de r Dr u c k l e gu n g
h a t e s e i n e n A u g e n b l i c k g e g e b e n , d a d e r K a t a l o g i d e n t i s c h w a r m i t d e m K A T A L O G . D o c h d i e s e r A u g e n b l i c k
i s t v o r ü b e r u n d w i r d n i c h t w i e d e r k o m me n , d e n n d a s M e e r w ä c h s t b e s t ä n d i g , u n d d a s F o t o k a n n d a s n i c h t .
I s t d e r K a t a l o g a l s o e i n e V e r k ü r z u n g? N e i n , a u c h n i c h t m e h r a l s e i n e F o t o g r a f i e . E r i s t s c h l i e ß l i c h k e i n
Sc hn a pp s c h u s s, ke in u n s c h ar fe s Bi ld , w i e e s h al b ge da nk e nv er l o re n mi t e in e m H an dy ge s c h o ss e n w ir d.
Se h e n Si e si c h a n, wa s Si e da in de r Ha n d h al te n: E s is t e t wa s s or g fä l ti g G em a c h te s, et wa s Ko mp o n ie r te s.
E i n p r o f e s s i o n e l l e r F o t o g r a f m u s s g e b e t e n w o r d e n s e i n , e i n e S t u d i e v o m M e e r z u l i e f e r n . D a s i s t e i n e b e -
s o nd er e G el e ge n h ei t, di e ve r di e nt h at , fe s tg e h al t en zu we r de n. Di e s er O ze an i s t vi e r z ig Ja h r e a lt . Er i s t au s
e in e m k l e in e re n Ge wä s s e r, au s e in e m Wa s s e r be c ke n e r wa c hs e n. Er i s t j et z t me h re r e h un de r t ma l g rö ß e r
a ls zu Be gi n n. Ei n e F ot o g ra f ie zu di es e m Ze i tp u n k t h at i hr e n Si n n.
N u n g u t , e i n F o t o i s t , d e m k ö n n e n w i r z u s t i m m e n , z u m A n s c h a u e n d a , n i c h t z u m d a r ü b e r R e d e n , u n d S i e
we r de n b e re i t s u n ge du l di g s ei n, si c h e n dl i c h di es e s h i er a ns c h a u en zu kö n n e n, d as w ir n o c h – j a, ge n au –
vo r e in e m Au ge nb li c k Ga l er i e o de r Au s s te l lu n g g en a nn t h ab en . Di e M et ap he r n ko mm e n di c ht ge dr än g t,
i n s c h n e l l e r F o l g e – a l l e f ü r s A u g e f a s s b a r , w a s d a r u m b e s o n d e r s e r s t a u n l i c h i s t , w e i l d i e s d o c h e i n K a t a l o g
f ür s O h r i s t .

Si e we r de n sc ho n ba l d h in e in ge h e n w ol l en , ab e r e s g ib t n o c h e in we n ig me hr zu s a ge n üb er di es e Me e re s -
a n si c h t, üb er di es e n Au s s t el lu n gs s aa l, di e se n Ka t a l o g. Du rc h se i ne pu r e E xi s te nt s pr i c ht e r vo n St ol z. Er ge ht
we i t ü b er di e N ot we n di g ke i te n de r Nü t zl i c hk e i t h i n au s. Fü h l en Si e d as Pa p ie r. Se h e n Si e s ic h di e Qu al it ät de r
A bb i l du n g en a n (a b e r n o c h n ic ht s of or t) . St o lz ma g e in e To ds ü n de s e in , ab er ma n k an n au c h ei n en tu g e nd -
h a f t e n S t o l z i n s i c h t r a g e n , d e r v o n F ü r s o r g e u n d s o g a r v o n H o c h a c h t u n g s p r i c h t . D i e s e A r t v o n S t o l z i s t e s ,
di e w i r h i er em pf i nd en .
Wi r l e be n in s e l t s am en Z ei te n. Ei n so l c h er St o lz l äs s t s ic h ni c h t i m Ku l tu r ma na g em e nt s tu di u m ve r mi t t el n;
do r t w ür de er eh er im We ge s te he n. Da s L ab el EC M ha t si c h ei ne h öc hs t al tm o di sc he Ge sc h äf t sp ra xi s be wa hr t,
wä h re n d e s gl e i c hz e i ti g im me r i m Ei nk la n g mi t de m Ge ge nw ä r t ig s te n un d L e be n di g s te n s te ht , wa s es i n de r
M u s i k g i b t .
D a r i n l i e g t k e i n e s w e g s e i n P a r a d o x , s o n d e r n e h e r e i n B e w e i s f ü r d e n s o r g s a m e n U m g a n g m i t G e g e b e n -
h e i t e n , d i e u n a n t a s t b a r u n d u n a u s s p r e c h l i c h u n d s i c h e r l i c h a u c h u n w i r t s c h a f t l i c h s i n d , d a r u m a b e r n a t ü r l i c h
au c h we i tg eh e n d mi s s ac h te t. E t wa s w ir d b er ü h r t be i E CM _ Au fn a hm en . E t wa s w ir d a u c h h ie r b e rü h r t , i n
di es e m K at al o g.
E i n v e r s t a n d e n , S i e s o l l t e n j e t z t l o s g e h e n u n d e i n e n B l i c k h i n e i n w e r f e n . A b e r k o m m e n S i e b i t t e w i e d e r ,
we n n Si e mö ge n.
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W i e w i r s c h o n g e s a g t h a b e n , w i r d h i e r e t w a s a n g e r ü h r t . D a s w a r v o n A n f a n g s o . E i n e b e a c h t l i c h e
A nz ah l de r fr ü h e s te n E CM _ Au fn a hm e n w u rd e mi t Kü n s t le r n ge ma c h t, d er e n St eh ve r mö ge n di e K r af t fü r ei n e
fo r t be s te h e nd e Ve r bi n du n g mi t de m L a be l ge li ef e r t h a t: Jo hn A b er c r om b ie , Ar i ld A n de r s e n, Pa u l Bl ey , Ja c k
D e J o h n e t t e , J a n G a r b a r e k , D a v e H o l l a n d , K e i t h J a r r e t t , S t e v e K u h n , P a u l M o t i a n , E n r i c o R a v a , T e r j e R y p d a l ,
To m as z St a n ko , Bo bo St e n so n, Ra l ph To w n er . E tl ic h e di e s e r Mu s i ke r wa r e n zu r Z ei t ih re r er s te n EC M _ S es s i on s
n o c h i n i h r e n M i t t z w a n z i g e r n ; i h r e E n t w i c k l u n g g i n g e i n h e r m i t d e r d e s L a b e l s , u n d d i e d e s L a b e l s e n t s p r a c h
de r i h re n. Im pr ov is i er te Mu si k s ei t Be gi nn de r 19 70 e r Ja hr e is t we s en tl i c h in de n hi e r k at a l o gi si e r t en Au fn a h -

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DVD 116
Books 118
Car mo 123

Kim Kashkashian Neharót
Kim Kashkashian: viola Münchener Kammerorchester Ale xan der Lie bre ich : c ond uc tor Boston Modern Orchestra Project Gil Ros e: c ond uc tor Kuss Quartett Robyn Schulkowsky: percussion Tig ran Man suri an: pia no
Betty Olivero: Neharót Neharót Tig ran Man suri an: Tagh for the Fun era l of the Lor d Thr ee Ari as (Su ng o ut t he win dow fac ing Mou nt A rar at) Komitas: Oror Eitan Steinberg: Rava Deravin
Recorded January 2006, Oct obe r 20 07, M arc h a nd May 200 8
ECM 2065 | CD 476 3281
Niccolò Paganini 24 C apri cci Thom as Z ehet mair
Tho mas Zeh etm air : vi oli n
24 C apr ic ci per vio lin o so lo, op. 1
Recorded December 2007

Chri sti an Ger hah er: bari ton e
Rosamunde Quartett And rea s Re ine r: v iol in Diane Pascal: violin Helmut Nicolai: viola Anja Le chn er: vio lon cel lo
Notturno, op. 47
ECM 2061 | CD 476 6995
Joha nn Seba stia n Ba ch Six Part itas And rás Schi ff
And rás Sch iff : pi ano
Partitas BWV 825 – 830

Rolf Lislevand Diminuito
Rolf Lislevand: lutes, vihuela de mano Linn Andrea Fuglseth: voice Ann a M ari a Fr ima n: v oic e Gio van na P es si: tri ple har p Marco Ambrosini: nyckelharpa Tho r_Ha ral d J ohn sen : c hit arr a ba tte nte , vi hue la d e ma no, lut es Michael Behringer: clavichord, organ Bjørn Kjellemyr: colascione David Mayoral: percussion
16th century music, ada pte d an d ar ran ged by R olf Lis lev and
Recorded October 2007 and May 2008
ECM 2088 | CD 476 3317
Caro lin Wid mann / Simo n Le ppe r Phantasy of Spring
Car oli n W idm ann: vio lin Sim on L epp er: pia no
Morton Feldman: Spring of Chosroes
Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Son ate für Vio lin e un d K lav ier
Arn old Sch önb erg : Ph ant asy for vio lin wit h pi ano ac co mpa nim ent op. 47
Iannis Xenakis: Dikhthas

Kiev Chamber Choir Mykola Hobdych: conductor
Liturgical Chants Two S pir itu al S ong s Two S pir itu al C han ts Two P sal ms of D avi d Diptych All elu ia
Recorded 2006 and 2007
Heinz Holliger Romancendres Clar a Sc hum ann
Chri sto ph R ich ter: vio lon ce llo Dénes Várjon: piano SWR Vok ale nse mbl e St utt gar t Radio_Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR Heinz Holliger: conductor
Clar a S chu man n: Romanzen
Heinz Holliger: Romancendres Ge sän ge der Früh e
Recorded July 2007 and February 2008
ECM 2055 | CD 476 3225

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir Estonian National Symphony Orchestra Talli nn Cha mbe r O rch est ra Tõnu Kal jus te: co ndu cto r
In principio La Sindone Cec ili a, ver gin e ro man a Da pacem Domine Mein Weg Für Lennart in memoriam
Recorded May 2007 and June 2008
ECM 2050 | CD 476 6990
Alfr ed Sch nit tke Alexa nde r Ra skat ov
Dresdner Philharmonie Dennis Russell Davies: conductor
Elena Vassilieva: mezzo_soprano
The Hil lia rd E nse mbl e David James: countertenor Ste ven Har rol d: t eno r Rogers Covey_Crump: tenor Gor don Jon es: bar ito ne
Alf red Sch nit tke : Sy mph ony No. 9 Ale xan der Ras kat ov: Nun c d imi tti s
Recorded January 2008

2. S tre ic hqu art ett
Car min a Q uar tet t Matthias Enderle: violin Sus ann e Fr ank : vi oli n Wen dy C ham pne y: vio la Ste pha n G oer ner : vi olo nc ell o
Euridice singt
Æqua tuo r Syl via Nop per : so pra no Matthias Arter: oboe Tobi as M ost er: vio lon ce llo Ingrid Karlen: piano
1. Streichquartett
Ari a Q uar tet t Tho mas Für i: v iol in Ade lin a O pre an: vio lin Ettore Causa: viola Con rad in Bro tbe k: v iol onc ell o
Recorded August 2006 and Oct obe r 20 07
ECM 2045 | CD 476 3261
Joha nn Seba stia n Ba ch Inventionen und Sinfonien Französische Suite V Till Fell ner
Til l Fe lln er: pia no
Inventionen BWV 772 – 786 Sinf oni en BW V 787 – 801 Französische Suite V in G_Dur BW V 816
Recorded July 2007

Stef ano Bol lani Ston e In The Water
Stef ano Bol lan i: p ian o Je spe r B odi lse n: d oub le_ bas s Morten Lund: drums
Recorded October 2008
Keith Jarrett Paris / London Testa men t
Keith Jarrett: piano
ECM 2130 – 32 | 3_CD 270 9583

John Aber crom bie Quar tet Wait Til l You See Her
Joh n A ber cro mbi e: g uit ar Mark Feldman: violin Tho mas Mor gan: dou ble _ba ss Joe y B aro n: d rum s
Jan Garb arek Grou p Dresden In Concert
Jan Gar bar ek: sop ran o a nd t eno r sa xop hon es, sel je flu te Rainer Brüninghaus: piano, keyboards Yuri Dan ie l: b as s Manu Katché: drums

Tomas z St anko Quin tet Dark Eyes
Toma sz Sta nko: trum pet Ale xi Tuom ari la: pia no Jak ob B ro: gui tar And ers Chri ste nse n: d oub le_ bas s Ola vi Lou hiv uor i: d rum s
Recorded April 2009
ECM 2115 | CD 271 1266
Anou ar B rah em The Ast oun ding Eyes Of Ri ta
Ano uar Bra hem : ou d Klaus Gesing: bass clarinet Björn Meyer: bass Khaled Yassine: darbouka, bendir

Chri sti an Wa llu mrø d S exte t Fabula Suite Lugano
Chri sti an Wal lum rød: pia no, har mon ium , to y pi ano Eivind Lønning: trumpet Gje rmu nd Lar sen: vio lin , H arda nge r f idd le, vio la Tanja Orn ing : c ell o Gio van na P es si: bar oqu e h arp Per Oddvar Johansen: drums, percussion, glo cke nsp ie l
Recorded June 2009
Ralph Towner / Paolo Fresu Chia rosc uro
Ralph Towner: cla ssi ca l, 12_s trin g a nd bar ito ne gui tar s Paolo Fresu: trum pet , f lug elh orn

Keith Jarrett Gary Peac ock Jack De John ett e Yeste rday s
Keith Jarrett: piano Gar y Pe ac ock : do ubl e_ba ss Jac k D eJ ohn ett e: d rum s
Recorded April 2001
Enrico Rava New York Days
Enrico Rava: trumpet Stef ano Bol lan i: p ian o Mark Turner: tenor saxophone Larry Grenadier: double_bass Paul Motian: drums
Recorded February 2008

Steve Kuhn Trio w / Joe Lovan o Mostly Coltrane
Ste ve K uhn : pi ano Joe Lov ano : te nor sax oph one , t aro gat o David Finck: double_bass Joe y B aro n: d rum s
ECM 2099 | CD 270 1114
Fly Sky & C ount ry
Mark Turner: tenor and soprano saxophones Larry Grenadier: double_bass Jef f B all ard: drum s
Recorded February and June 2008
ECM 2067 | CD 179 5041

And y Sh epp ard Movements in Colour
And y Sh epp ard: sop ran o a nd t eno r sa xop hon es Joh n Pa rri ce lli: ac ous tic and ele ctr ic gui tar s Eivind Aarset: electric guitar, electronics Ari ld A nde rse n: d oubl e_b ass , el ec tro nic s Kuljit Bhamra: tabla, percussion
ECM 2062 | CD 179 5042
Miroslav Vitous Group w / Mich el P orta l Remembering Weather Report
Franco Ambrosetti: trumpet Gar y Ca mpb ell : te nor sax oph one Miroslav Vitous: double_bass Ger ald Cle ave r: d rum s Michel Portal: bass clarinet
Recorded fall 2006 and spring 2007
ECM 2073 | CD 178 8137

Tord Gus tavs en E nse mbl e Restored, Returned
Tore Bru nbo rg: ten or a nd s opra no s axo pho ne s Kristin Asbjørnsen: vocals Tord Gus tav sen : pi ano Mats Eilertsen: double_bass Jar le Ves pe sta d: d rum s
François Couturier Un jour si blanc
François Couturier: piano
Recorded September 2008

John Adam s Harmonium
San Fra nci sco Sym pho ny Orc he str a and Cho rus Edo de Waart: conductor
Part 1 – Negative Love Part 2 – Because I Could Not Stop For Death – Wild Nights
ECM 1277 | download only
Joha nn S ebas tian Bach Inventionen und Sinfonien Französische Suite V Til l Fe lln er
Til l F ell ner : pi ano
Inventionen BWV 772 – 786 Sin fon ie n BW V 787 – 801 Französische Suite V in G_Dur BW V 816
Recorded July 2007
ECM 2043 | CD 476 6355
Joha nn S ebas tian Bach Six Part itas And rás Sch iff
And rás Sch if f: p ian o
Partitas BW V 825 – 830
ECM 2001/02 | 2_CD 476 6991
Joha nn S ebas tian Bach The Son atas and Part itas for Viol in Sol o
Gid on Kre mer : vi oli n
Son ata s a nd P art ita s BWV 1001 – 1006
Recorded September 2001 and March 2002
ECM 1926/27 | 2_CD 476 7291
Joha nn S ebas tian Bach The Son atas and Part itas for Viol in Sol o
Joh n H oll owa y: b aro que vio lin
Son ata s a nd P art ita s BWV 1001 – 1006
Recorded July and September 2004
ECM 1909/10 | 2_CD 476 3152
Joh ann Seba stia n Ba ch Motetten The Hil liar d En semb le
Joa nne Lun n: s opr ano Rebecca Outram: soprano David James: countertenor David Gould: countertenor Rogers Covey_Crump: tenor, organ Ste ven Har rol d: t eno r Gor don Jon es: bar ito ne Robert Macdonald: bass
Motetten BW V 225 – 230
Recorded November 2003
ECM 1875 | CD 476 5776
Joh ann Seba stia n Ba ch Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Buc h I
Til l Fe lln er: pia no
ECM 1853/54 | 2_CD 476 0482
Joh ann Seba stia n Ba ch Gol dbe rg V ariat ion s
ECM 1825 | CD 472 1852
Joh ann Seba stia n Ba ch Ant on W eber n Ricercar
Münchener Kammerorchester Chr ist oph Pop pen The Hil lia rd E nse mbl e
Joh ann Seb ast ian Bac h: Fuga (Ricercata) a 6 voci (orchestrated by Anton Webern) Can tat a N o. 4 “Ch ris t la g in Tode sba nde n”
Ant on W ebe rn: Str ing Qua rte t 19 05 (orchestrated by Christoph Poppen) Five Movements op. 5

Joha nn S ebas tian Bach Chr ist oph Popp en The Hil liar d E nse mbl e Morimur
Chri sto ph Popp en: bar oqu e v iol in The Hil lia rd E nse mbl e Monika Mauch: soprano David James: countertenor Joh n P ott er: ten or Gor don Jon es: bari ton e
Joh ann Seb ast ian Bac h: Partita D minor BWV 1004 f or solo violin Cho ral es fro m c ant ata s an d pa ssi ons Cia cc ona for sol o vi oli n a nd fou r vo ic es – a p erf orm anc e i ncl udi ng hid den ch oral es as rev eal ed in a s tud y by He lga Tho ene
Joha nn S ebas tian Bach Die Kunst der Fuge
Keller Quartett And rás Kel ler : vi oli n Ján os P ilz : vi oli n Zol tán Gál: vio la Ott ó Ke rté sz: vio lon ce llo
Recorded May 1997
ECM 1652 | CD 457 8492
Joha nn S ebas tian Bach The Fren ch S uite s
Keith Jarrett: harpsichord
ECM 1513/14 | 2_CD 437 9552
Joh ann Seba stia n Ba ch 3 S onat en f ür V iola da G amba und Cembalo
Kim Kashkashian: viola Keith Jarrett: cembalo
Son ate G_D ur, B WV 1027 Son ate D_D ur, B WV 1028 Son ate g_M oll , B WV 1029
ECM 1501 | CD 445 2302
Joh ann Seba stia n Ba ch Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Buc h II
Recorded May 1990
ECM 1433/34 | 2_CD 847 9362
Joh ann Seba stia n Ba ch Gol dbe rg V ariat ion s
ECM 1395 | CD 839 6222
Joh ann Seba stia n Ba ch Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Buc h I
ECM 1362/63 | 2_CD 835 2462
Wern er B ärt schi Mozart / Scelsi / Pärt Bus oni / Bärt sch i
Wer ner Bär tsc hi: pia no
Wol fga ng Ama deu s Mo zar t: Fantasie c_Moll K V 475 | Adagio h_Moll KV 540 | Sonate B_Dur KV 333 Gia cin to S ce lsi: Vie r I llu str ati one n zu den Ver wan dlun gen Vis hnu s Arv o Pä rt: Für Ali na Wer ner Bär tsc hi: Frühmorgens am Daubensee Ferruccio Busoni: Toccata
Recorded July 1988
ECM 1377 | CD 839 6592
Juli ane Bans e / Andrá s Sc hiff Song s of Deb uss y an d Mo zart
Jul ian e B ans e: s opr ano And rás Sch iff : pi ano
Cla ude Deb uss y: Beau soir | Clair de lune | Pierrot App ari tio n| P ant omi me Fêtes galantes, 1er livre: En sourdine | Fantoches | Clair de lune Ari ett es oub lié es: C’e st l ’ex tas e la ngo ure use | I l pl eur e dan s m on c œur | L’o mbr e d es arb re s Che vau x d e b ois | G ree n | Spl een
Wol fga ng Ama deu s M oza rt: Dans un bois solitaire KV 308 Ois eau x, si t ous le s a ns K V 307 War nun g K V 433 | D er Z aub ere r K V 472 Das Veilchen K V 476 Seh nsu cht nac h de m Fr ühl ing e K V 596 Als Lui se die Bri efe ihr es unt reu en Liebhabers verbrannte K V 520 Abe nde mpf ind ung KV 52 3
Jean Barr aqu é Sona te p our pian o
Herbert Henck: piano
Recorded July 1996
ECM 1621 | CD 453 9142
Béla Bart ók 44 D uos for Two Vi oli ns
And rás Kel ler, Ján os P ilz : vi oli ns
Béla Bartók: 44 Duo s f or Tw o Vi oli ns
Gyö rgy Lig eti: Ballad and Dance
Gyö rgy Kur tág : Ligatura – Message to Frances_Marie op. 31 b

Ludwig van Beethoven The Pian o So nata s, V olu me V III
Son ata s op p. 109 , 110 and 111
ECM 1949 | 476 6192
Ludwig van Beethoven The Pian o So nata s, V olu me V II
Son ata s op p. 90 , 101 and 106
Recorded May 2006
ECM 1948 | 476 6189
Ludwig van Beethoven The Pian o So nata s, V olu me V I
Son ata s op p. 5 4, 5 7, 78 , 79 and 81a
Recorded April 2006
ECM 1947 | 476 6187
Ludwig van Beethoven The Pian o So nata s, V olu me V
Son ata s op p. 3 1 an d 53 And ant e f avo ri
ECM 1945/46 | 2_CD 476 6186
Ludwig van Beethoven The Pian o So nata s, V olu me I V
Son ata s op p. 2 6, 27 an d 28
Recorded April 2005
ECM 1944 | CD 476 5875
Ludwig van Beethoven The Pian o So nata s, V olu me I II
Son ata s op p. 14 , 2 2 an d 49
ECM 1943 | CD 476 3155
Ludwig van Beethoven The Pian o So nat as, Volu me I I
Son ata s op p. 10 and 13
ECM 1942 | CD 476 3100
Ludwig van Beethoven The Pian o So nat as, Volu me I
Son ata s op p. 2 and 7
Recorded March 2004
ECM 1940/41 | 2_CD 476 305 4
Ludwig van Beethoven Com ple te M usi c fo r Pi ano and Viol onc ell o
And rás Sch if f: p ian o Miklós Perényi: violoncello
Son ata s op p. 5 , 17, 6 9 an d 10 2 12 Variations F major op. 66 7 Variations E_flat major WoO 46
Recorded December 2001 and Aug ust 200 2
ECM 1819/20 | 2_CD 472 4012
Harald Bergmann Sca rdan elli
Tex t un d Mu sik aus dem Fil m von Har ald Ber gma nn
Wal ter Sch mid ing er: voi ce Peter Schneider: Scardanelli_piano Noël Lee, Christian Ivaldi: piano
Recorded May 1998 and December 1997
ECM 1761 | CD 476 1247
Luciano Berio Voci Kim Kashkashian
Kim Kashkashian: viola Radio Symphonieorchester Wien Dennis Russell Davies: conductor Robyn Schulkowsky: percussion
Luciano Berio: Voci Sic ili an fol k m usi c Luciano Berio: Naturale
Recorded November 1999 and May 200 0
ECM 1735 | CD 461 8082
Bib er / Muf fat Der Türken Anmarsch Joh n H oll oway
Joh n H oll owa y: vio lin Alo ysi a A sse nba um: org an Lars Ulrik Mortensen: harpsichord
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber: Son ata “V ic tor i d er C hri ste n” A mi nor Son ata s I A ma jor, II D do ria n, V E min or a nd VII I A maj or f rom Son ata e Vi oli no sol o 16 81
Ge org Muf fat : So nat a D maj or
Recorded July 2002
ECM 1837 | CD 472 432 2
H. I. F. Biber Unam Ceylum
Joh n H oll owa y: vio lin Alo ysi a A sse nba um: org an Lars Ulrik Mortensen: harpsichord
Son ata s II I F maj or, I V D maj or, VI C mi nor, and VII G m ajo r fr om Son ata e Vi oli no sol o 16 81 Son ata No. 8 1 A maj or – unp ubl ish ed Son ata No. 8 4 E maj or – unp ubl ish ed
Recorded May 2001
ECM 1791 | CD 472 0842
Joh ann es B rahm s Son aten für Viol a un d Kl avier
Kim Kashkashian: viola Robert Levin: piano
Son ate Es_ Dur op. 1 20 N r. 2 Son ate f_M oll op. 12 0 N r. 1

Eduard Brunner: clarinet
Isang Yun: Piri Igor Stravinsky: Thr ee Pie ce s f or C lar ine t S olo Piece for Clarinet Solo Pierre Boulez: Domaines pour clarinette seule Karlheinz Stockhausen: In Freundschaft Gia cin to S cel si: Preghiera per un’ ombra Helmut Lachenmann: Dal niente (Intérieur III)
Gavin Brya rs Vita Nova
David James: countertenor Stri ng Tr io The Hil lia rd E nse mbl e Large Chamber Ensemble Gav in Bry ars Ens emb le
Incipit Vita Nova Glo rio us Hil l Four Elements Sub Ros a
Gavin Brya rs Afte r Th e Re qui em
Bill Frisell: electric guitar Ale xan der Bal ane scu : vi oli n, vio la Kate Musker: viola Tony Hin nig an: vio lon ce llo Roger Heaton: clarinet, bass clarinet Dave Smith: tenor horn, piano Gav in Bry ars : d oubl e_b ass Martin Allen: percussion Sim on L imb ric k: p erc uss ion Evan Parker: soprano saxophone Sta n Su lzm ann : so pra no sax oph one Ray Warleigh: alto saxophone Jul ian Arg üel le s: b ari ton e s axo pho ne
Aft er T he Req uie m The Old Towe r Of Löb eni cht Ala ric I O r I I All egr asc o
ECM 1424 | CD 847 5372 | LP 847 5371
Gavin Brya rs Thr ee V ien nes e Da nce rs
Ard itt i St rin g Q uar tet Pascal Pongy: french horn Cha rle s Fu llb roo k: p erc us sio n Gav in Bry ars : pe rcu ssi on
Prologue Stri ng Q uar tet No. 1 (“ Bet wee n The Nat ion al And The Bri sto l” ) First Viennese Dance Epilogue
Will iam Byrd Motets and Mass for four voices
The The atr e O f Vo ic es Jud ith Nel son: sop ran o Drew Minter: countertenor Paul Elliot: tenor Paul Hillier: baritone, artistic director Chr ist oph er Bow ers _Br oad ben t: o rga n
Com pos iti ons by W ill iam Byr d, Tho mas Talli s, Joh n Tav ern er, Richard Edwards, John Sheppard
Joh n C age Early Piano Music
The Sea son s Metamorphosis In a Landscape Oph eli a Two Pie ce s f or P ian o (1 935) Que st Two Pie ce s f or P ian o (1 946 )
Joh n C age The Sea son s
Ame ric an C omp ose rs Orc he str a Dennis Russell Davies: conductor Margaret Leng Tan: prepared piano, toy piano
Sev ent y_F our (Ve rsi on I ) The Sea son s Con ce rto for Pre par ed Pia no and Cha mbe r O rch es tra Sev ent y_F our (Ve rsi on I I) Sui te for Toy P ian o Sui te for Toy P ian o (O rch es trat ion : Lou Harrison)

Elliott Carter What Next?
An ope ra in one act Wor ds b y Pa ul Gri ffi ths
Val din e A nde rso n, Sar ah Leo nar d, Hilary Summers, William Joyner, Dean Elzinga, Emanuel Hoogeveen Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra Peter Eötvös: conductor
Recorded September 2000 and Sep tem ber 2001
ECM 1817 | CD 472 1882
Friedrich Cerha / Franz Schreker Heinrich Schiff / NRCO / Peter Eötvös
Heinrich Schiff: violoncello Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra Peter Eötvös: conductor
Friedrich Cerha: Konzert für Violoncello und Orchester
Franz Schreker: Kammersymphonie in einem Satz
ECM 1887 | CD 476 3098
Cika da S trin g Qu arte t Saar iaho / C age / Ma der na
Henrik Hannisdal: violin Odd Han nis dal: vio lin Marek Konstantynowicz: viola Morten Hannisdal: violoncello
Kaija Saariaho: Nymphéa Joh n C age : St rin g Q uar tet in Fou r Pa rt s Bruno Maderna: Quartetto per archi in due tempi
Recorded August 2001
Patrick Demenga Tho mas Dem enga Lux aeterna
Patrick Demenga: violoncello Tho mas Dem eng a: v iol onc ell o
Ale xan der Kna ife l: L ux aet ern a Tho mas Dem eng a: D uo? o, D u … Jea n Ba rri ère : S ona ta N o. 10, G ma jor Roland Moser: Wendungen Barry Guy: Redshift
ECM 1695 | CD 465 3412
Patrick Demenga Tho mas Dem enga 12 Hommages à Paul Sacher pour violoncelle
Patrick Demenga: violoncello Tho mas Dem eng a: v iol onc ell o Cel lo Ens emb le Jür g W yt ten bac h: c ond uct or
Com pos iti ons by Con rad Be ck , Luciano Berio, Pierre Boulez, Benjamin Britten, Henri Dutilleux, Wol fga ng F ort ner, Alb ert o Gi nas ter a, Cri stó bal Hal ff ter, Han s W ern er H enz e, Heinz Holliger, Klaus Huber, Wit old Lut osl aws ki
Recorded June 1993
Tho mas Dem enga Cho ngu ri
Tho mas Dem eng a: v iol onc ell o Tho mas Lar che r: p ian o Teod oro Anz ell otti : a cc ordi on
Com pos iti ons by Sulk han Tsin tsa dze , Joh ann Seb ast ian Bac h, Gas par Cas sad ó, F réd éri c Ch opi n, Gab rie l Fa uré , An ton Web ern , Franz Liszt, Darius Milhaud and Tho mas Dem eng a
Tho mas Dem enga Hosokawa / Bach /Yun
Tho mas Dem eng a: v iol onc ell o As ako Uru shi har a: v iol in Teo dor o An zel lot ti: ac cor dio n Aur èle Nic ole t: f lut e Heinz Holliger: oboe Hansheinz Schneeberger: violin Tho mas Lar che r: p ian o
Tosh io Hos oka wa: In die Tiefe der Zeit Duo für Violine und Violoncello Wi nte r Bi rd
Joh ann Seb ast ian Bac h: Sui te N r. 5 c_ Mol l f ür V iol onc ell o s olo Sui te N r. 6 D_ Dur für Vio lon ce llo sol o
Isang Yun: Ga sa | Esp ac e I | I mag es
Recorded July 1985, December 1998 and Nov emb er 2 00 0
ECM 1782/83 | 2_CD 461 8622
Tho mas Dem enga Joh ann Seba stia n Ba ch Bern d Al ois Zimm erma nn
Tho mas Dem eng a: v iol onc ell o Tho mas Zeh etm air : vi oli n Chr ist oph Sch ill er: vio la
Joh ann Seb ast ian Bac h: Sui te N r. 2 d_ Mol l fü r Vi olo nc ell o so lo
Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Son ate für Vio lin e so lo Son ate für Vio la s olo Son ate für Cel lo s olo
Recorded February, May and June 1995
ECM 1571 | CD 449 9042
Tho mas Dem enga Joh ann Seba stia n Ba ch Sán dor Vere ss
Hansheinz Schneeberger: violin Tabe a Z imm erm ann : vi ola Tho mas Dem eng a: v iol onc ell o
Joh ann Seb ast ian Bac h: Sui te N r. 1 G_ Dur für Vio lon ce llo sol o
Sán dor Ver es s: Son ata per vio lin o so lo Son ata per vio lon ce llo sol o Trio per arc hi

Tho mas Dem enga Joha nn S ebas tian Bach Elliott Carter
Tho mas De men ga: vio lon ce llo Hansheinz Schneeberger: violin Philippe Racine: flute Ernesto Molinari: clarinet Paul Cleemann: piano Ger har d Hu ber : pe rcu ssi on Jür g W yt ten bac h: c ond uct or
Joh ann Seb ast ian Bac h: Sui te N r. 3 C_ Dur für Vio lon ce llo sol o
Elliott Carter: Esprit rude, Esprit doux for Flu te and Cla rin et | En cha nte d Pr elu de s f or Flute and Violoncello | Riconoscenza per Goffredo Petrassi for Solo Violin Trip le Duo
Recorded October 1988 and April 1989
ECM 1391 | CD 839 6172 | LP 839 6171
Tho mas Dem enga Joha nn S ebas tian Bach Heinz Holliger
Tho mas De men ga: vio lon ce llo Heinz Holliger: oboe Cat rin De men ga: vio lin
Heinz Holliger: Duo für Violine und Violoncello Stu die übe r M ehr klä nge für Obo e so lo Trem a f ür V iol onc ell o s olo
Joh ann Seb ast ian Bac h: Sui te N r. 4 E s_Du r fü r Vi olo nc ell o
ECM 1340 | CD 833 3072
Tho mas Dem enga / Hein z Re ber Cel lorg anic s
Tho mas De men ga: vio lon ce llo Heinz Reber: pipe organ
Cel lor gan ic 1 – 4
The Dowl and Proj ect Romaria John Pott er
Joh n Po tte r: t en or Milos Valent: violin, viola Joh n Su rma n: s opr ano sax oph one , bass clarinet, tenor and bass recorders Ste phe n S tubb s: baroque guitar, vihuela
Love songs, chants and motets from the 12th ce ntu ry to t he pre sen t by Osw ald von Wol ken ste in, Orl and o di La sso , Jos qui n D esp rez and oth ers inc lud ing the ano nym ous co mpo ser s of the Car min a Burana manuscript
ECM 1970 | CD 476 5780
The Dowl and Proj ect Car e_c harm ing sle ep John Pott er
Joh n Po tte r: t en or Ste phe n S tubb s: chi tar ron e, bar oqu e g uit ar Joh n Su rma n: sop ran o sa xop hon e, bas s c lar ine t Maya Homburger: baroque violin Barry Guy: double_bass
Son gs and mad rig als by Cla udi o M onte ver di, Hen ry Purc ell , Robert Johnson, John Wilbye, Cip ria no de Ror e, Ben ed ett o F err ari , Gio van ni San ce s, Ric ca rdo Rog non i and Che rubi no Bus att i
ECM 1803 | CD 476 0522
John Dowl and In Darkness Let Me Dwell John Pott er
Joh n Po tte r: t en or Ste phe n S tubb s: l ute Joh n Su rma n: sop ran o sa xop hon e, bas s c lar ine t Maya Homburger: baroque violin Barry Guy: double_bass
Wee p You No Mor e, Sad Fou nta ins In Darkness Let Me Dwell Lachrimae Verae | From Silent Night Com e A gai n | The Low es t Tre es Hav e To ps Flow My Tears | Come Heavy Sleep Fine Knacks For Ladies | Flow My Tears Now, Oh Now I Needs Must Part Lachrimae Tristes | Go Crystal Tears Lachrimae Amantis
ECM 1697 | CD 465 2342
Dvo®ák / Janá∫ek / Eben
Dagmar Masková: soprano Marta Benacková: alto Wal ter Cop pol a: t eno r Peter Mikulás: bass Lydie Härtelová: harp Jos ef K sic a: o rga n Prague Chamber Choir Jos ef P anc ík : c ond uc tor
Ant oní n D vo® ák: Mass D major op. 86 for soloists, mixed choir and organ obligato
Leo† Janá∫ek: Our Father for mix ed cho ir, har p an d or gan
Petr Eben: Prague Te Deum 1989 for mix ed cho ir a nd o rga n
ECM 1539 | CD 449 5082
Ensemble Belcanto Dietburg Spohr Com e un ’omb ra d i lu na
Ensemble Belcanto Dietburg Spohr: mezzosoprano, director Brigitta Zehetner: mezzosoprano And rea Baa der : so pra no Rita Huber: soprano Dzuna Kalnina: alto Rica Rauch: alto
Haim Alexander: Mein blaues Klavier Konrad Boehmer: Un monde aba ndo nné de s fa cte urs Fabrizio Casti: Come un’ ombra di luna Wol fga ng Rih m: S éra phi n – Sti mme n
Heino Eller Neenia
Tall inn Cha mbe r O rch est ra Tõn u K alj ust e: c ond uc tor
Lüüriline süit | Neenia Five pieces for string orchestra Süm fon iet t | Ele egi a
Walt er Fä hnd rich Vio la
Wal ter Fäh ndri ch: vio la
Vio la IV, II , I II, VI, IV

Morton Feldman The Viol a in My Li fe
Marek Konstantynowicz: viola Cik ada Ens emb le Norwegian Radio Orchestra Chri sti an E gge n: c ond uc tor
The Vio la in My L ife I – IV
ECM 1798 | CD 476 5777
Amb ros e Fi eld Bein g D ufay John Pott er
Joh n Po tte r: t en or Amb ros e F iel d: c omp ose r, live and studio electronics
Music based on vocal fragments by Gui lla ume Duf ay
Ma belle dame souveraine Je me co mpl ain s | Bei ng D ufa y Je vou s pr i | Pre squ e qu elq ue cho se San ctu s | La dol ce vis ta
Recorded 2007
ECM 2071 | CD 476 6948
Walt er F rye The Hil liar d E nse mbl e
The Hil lia rd E nse mbl e David James: countertenor Rogers Covey_Crump: tenor Joh n Po tte r: t en or Gor don Jon es: bari ton e
Trin ita tis die s | Glo ria | Sa lve vir go Cre do | O f lor en s ro sa | Sa nct us Agn us dei | Av e re gin a | Ave reg ina Sos pit ati ded it | Tou t a par moi So y s em pre nti d | Myn he rti s lu st Ala s, ala s i s my chi ef son g
ECM 1476 | CD 437 6842
Brun o Gan z Wenn Wass er w äre T. S. E lio t / Giorgo s Se feri s
T. S. E lio t: D as wüs te L and
Gio rgo s Se fe ris: Die „Drossel ∑ | Da nun vieles und so vie l vo rüb erz og | Fla sch e i m M ee r Die Argonauten | Er heißt aber Orest Denk an das Bad, wo du erschlagen war dst | Au f de r Bü hne Nur ein Weniges noch
Music by György Kurtág, Nikos Xydakis and Giya Kancheli
Recorded 1999
ECM 1723 | CD 465 7802
Jan Garb arek The Hil liar d En semb le Mnemosyne
The Hil lia rd E nse mbl e David James: countertenor Rogers Covey_Crump: tenor Joh n Po tte r: t eno r Gor don Jon es: bar ito ne
Jan Gar bar ek: sop ran o a nd t eno r sa xop hon es
Qu ech ua Son g | O L ord in T he e is all My Trust | Estonian Lullaby Remember Me My Dear | Gloria Fayrfax Africanus | Agnus Dei Novus novus | Se je fayz dueil O i gni s sp iri tus | Al lel uia nat ivi tati s Delphic Paean | Strophe and Counter_ Str oph e | Mas ca rad es | L oit era ndo Estonian Lullaby | Russian Psalm Eagle Dance | When Jesus Wept Hymn to the Sun
Recorded April 1998
ECM 1700/01 | 2_CD 465 1222
Jan Garb arek The Hil liar d En semb le Offi ciu m
The Hil lia rd E nse mbl e David James: countertenor Rogers Covey_Crump: tenor Joh n Po tte r: t eno r Gor don Jon es: bar ito ne
Jan Gar bar ek: sop ran o a nd t eno r sa xop hon es
Parce mihi domine | Primo tempore San ctu s | Reg nan tem sem pit ern a O s alu tari s ho sti a | Pro ce den tem spo nsu m | Pul che rrim a r osa Parce mihi domine | Beata viscera De spineto nata rosa | Credo Ave mar is ste lla | Vi rgo fla gel lat ur Ora tio Ier emi ae | Pa rce mih i d omi ne

Gesu ald o Teneb rae The Hil liar d E nse mbl e
David James: countertenor Ash ley Sta ff ord: cou nte rte nor Joh n P ott er: ten or Rogers Covey_Crump: tenor Mark Padmore: tenor Paul Hillier: baritone David Beavan: bass
Feria V, Responsoria 1 – 9 Feria VI, Responsoria 1 – 9 Sab bat o Sa nct o, R esp ons ori a 1 – 9 Benedictus | Miserere
Recorded March 1990
Paul Giger / Marie_Louise Dähler Toward s Si len ce
Paul Giger: violin, violino d’amore Marie_Louise Dähler: harpsichord
Joh ann Seb ast ian Bac h: Ari a f rom Gol dbe rg V ari ati ons , B WV 98 8 Viv ac e f rom Son ata V i n F min or f or v iol in and obli gat o ha rpsi ch ord, BW V 1018 All egr o f rom Son ata V, B WV 10 18 Præludium (Impro) | Postludium (Impro) Ada gio fro m S ona ta V , BW V 1018 Largo from Sonata V, BWV 1018
Paul Giger / Marie_Louise Dähler: From Silence to Silence | Cemb a quattro Halfwhole | Dorian Horizon | Vertical Bells | Bombay II
Paul Giger: Gli ss a u no
Paul Giger Ignis
Paul Giger: violin, violino d’amore Marius Ungureanu: viola Beat Schneider: violoncello Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir Tõnu Kal jus te: con duc tor
Org anu m | Kar ma S had ub | Tropu s All elu ja | O I gni s
Recorded June 1998
Paul Giger Sch att enwe lt
Paul Giger: violin
Bay Sev en Sc ene s f rom Lab yri nth os: Dancing With The Stars | Crane Cre ati ng T he La byri nth | Bi rth Of The Bul l | Fou rte en Vir gin s | Dea th Dancing In The World Of Shadows Bombay (Good Night)
Recorded May 1992
Paul Giger: violin
Cry pt I & I I | Cry pt I II | L aby rin th Cro ssi ng | Hol y C ent er
Recorded Summer 1988
Vla dimí r Go dár Mater
Iva Bittová: voice Milos Valent: violin, viola Bratislava Conservatory Choir Du†an Bill: choirmaster Sol ame nte Nat ura li Marek tryncl: conductor
Maykomashmalon | Magnificat Uspávanky (Lullabies) | Ecce puer Stá lá M atk a ( Sta bat Mat er) Regina coeli | Maykomashmalon
Jean _Lu c Go dard Histoire(s) du Cinéma
Com ple te s oun dtra ck of t he vid eo ser ie s “H ist oir e(s) d u c iné ma” (198 8 – 98) o n fi ve C D’ s, wit h J ean _Lu c G oda rd’ s na rra - tio n th e pa rti ci pati on of J uli ett e B ino che , Jul ie Del py, Ann e_M ari e Mi évi lle and the voi ce s of And ré M alr aux , E zra Pou nd, Paul Celan and Alfred Hitchcock. God ard ’s mon tag e a lso inc orp orat es the mus ic of P aul Hin dem ith , A rvo Pär t, Ludwig van Beethoven, Giya Kancheli , Béla Bartók, Franz Schubert, Igor Stra- vin sky, Joh ann Seb ast ian Bac h, Joh n Col tra ne, Le ona rd C ohe n, Oti s Re ddi ng, Dmitri Shostakovich, Anton Webern, Dino Saluzzi, David Darling, Ketil Bjørn- sta d a nd othe rs.
God ard ’s nar rat ion , i n Fr enc h an d wi th Ge rma n a nd E ngl ish tra nsl ati ons , i s pu b- lished in four accompanying bound and sti tch ed tex t b ook s, e ach wit h n ume rou s sti lls fro m “ His toi re( s) du cin éma ”. T his edi tio n a lso inc lud es an int erv ie w wi th God ard by A mer ic an f ilm his tori an J ona - tha n Ro sen bau m.
Recorded 1988 – 1997
5_C D Se t, wit h f our boo ks in sli pca se
ECM 1706 – 10 | 5_CD 465 1512
Jean _Lu c Go dard Nouvelle Vague
The com ple te s oun dtra ck – mu sic , dia log ue, sou nds – of Je an_L uc God ard ’s Nouvelle Vague, premiered at the Can ne s Fe sti val in 199 0.
Wi th m usi c by Din o Sa luz zi, Dav id Dar lin g, Paul Hindemith, Arnold Schönberg, Paul Giger, Patti Smith, Meredith Monk, Heinz Holliger, Werner Pirchne r, and voi ce s of Ala in Del on, Dom izi ana Gio rda no, Rol and Ams tut z a nd Laurence Cote.
Recorded 1990
ECM 1600/01 | 2_CD 449 8912
Jean _Lu c Go dard Ann e_M arie Miév ill e Four Short Films
ECM Cinema 5001 | p. 116

Heiner Goebbels Landschaft mit entf ernt en V erwa ndt en
David Bennent: voice Geo rg N igl : ba rit one Deutscher Kammerchor Ensemble Modern Franck Ollu: conductor
Ope ra for sol ois ts, cho ir a nd e nse mbl e wit h te xt s by Ger tru de Ste in, Gio rdan o Br uno , H enr i Mi cha ux, T. S. E lio t, Leonardo da Vinci and Nicolas Poussin
Heiner Goebbels Eislermaterial
Jos ef Bie rbi chl er: voi ce Ensemble Modern
Anm ut s par et n ic ht n och Müh e All egr o a ssa i | Mom ent mus ic al And ant e | Und ich wer de nic ht m ehr seh en | Vi er Wie gen lie der für Arb eit erm ütt er | Hör stü ck I Ballade von der haltbaren Graugans Mutter Beimlein | Vom Sprengen des Gar ten s | Bal lad e v om z err is sen en Rock | Horatios Monolog | Beri cht vom 1. M ai | H örs tüc k I I | Kle ine Passacaglia | Finale: Improvisation Über den Selbstmord | Kriegslied „Gr oßv ate r St öff el ∑ | „Di e F abr ike n∑ Und endlich stirbt die Sehnsucht doch
Heiner Goebbels Surr ogat e Ci tie s
Jun ge Deu tsc he Phi lha rmo nie Peter Rundel: conductor Joc ely n B . Sm ith: voc al David Moss: vocal
Sui te f or S amp ler and Orc he str a The Hor ati an – T hre e So ngs (wo rds by Heiner Müller) D & C (for orchestra) Surr oga te ( wor ds by H ugo Ham ilt on) In the Country of Last Thing s (words by Paul Auster)
ECM 1688 | CD 465 3382
Heiner Goebbels Ou b ien le déb arqu emen t dés ast reux
Text s by Jos eph Con rad , Heiner Müller and Francis Ponge
And ré W ilm s: v oic e Sir a Dj eba te: voc als Boubakar Djebate: kora, vocals Yve s Ro ber t: t romb one Ale xan dre Mey er: ele ctr ic gui tar, tab le gui tar, dax oph one Xav ier Gar cia : ke ybo ard s, sam pli ng, prog ram min g Heiner Goebbels: sampling, programming Moussa Sissoko: djembe
Recorded June 1994
Heiner Goebbels La Jalousie / Red Run Herakles 2 / Befreiung
Ensemble Modern Chri sto ph And ers : na rra tor Peter Rundel: conductor
Recorded May 1992
Heiner Goebbels Hörstücke
Based on texts by Heiner Müller
Ang ela Sch ane le c, Ott o Sa nde r, Jak ob R end tor ff_ Goe bbe ls, Heiner Müller, Ernst Stötzner: voices Wal ter Raf fei ner : te nor René Lussier: guitar, vocal_dubs Peter Brötzmann: saxophones, tarogato Peter Hollinger: drums, darbouka Heiner Goebbels: synthesizer, programming Kammerchor Horbach, dir ec ted by J oha nne s Ei sen ber g Megalomaniax We Wea r Th e Cr own
Recorded 1984 – 1990
Heiner Goebbels SHA DOW / Landscape with Argonauts
Wi th w ord s by Edg ar A lle n Po e and Hei ner Mül ler
Sus san Dei him: voc als René Lussier: guitar Cha rle s Ha yw ard: dru ms, tip an, han d_p erc uss ion Chr ist os G ove tas : c lar ine t, chu mbu sh, gar don Heiner Goebbels: keyboards, programming, accordion … and 100 voices on the streets of B ost on
Recorded February, September and Oc tob er 1 990
ECM 1480 | CD 513 3722
Heiner Goebbels Der Mann im Fahrstuhl The Man In T he Elev ator
Based on a text by Heiner Müller
Art o L ind say : v oic e, gui tar Ernst Stötzner: voice Don Cherry: voice, trumpet, dou ssn ’ go uni Fred Frith: guitar, bass Cha rle s Ha yw ard: dru ms, met al Ge org e L ewi s: t romb one Ned Rothenberg: saxophones, bass clarinet Heiner Goebbels: piano, syn the siz er, prog ram min g
Recorded March 1988
ECM 1369 | CD 837 1102
Nicholas Gombert Missa Media Vita In Morte Sumus The Hil liar d En semb le
David James: countertenor Rogers Covey_Crump: tenor Ste ven Har rol d: t eno r And rea s Hi rtr eit er: ten or Gor don Jon es: bar ito ne Robert Macdonald: bass
Missa Media vita in morte sumus Motets: Media vita in morte sumus Sal ve Reg ina Ani ma mea liq uef act a e st O c rux , sp len did ior Qua m p ulc hra es Musae Iovis
Recorded May 2002

Góre cki / Satie / Milha ud / Bryar s
Sar ah Leo nar d: s opra no Chri sto phe r B owe rs_B roa dbe nt: orga n
Henryk Górecki: O Domina Nostra Erik Satie: Messe des Pauvres Darius Milhaud: Prelude I & II Gav in Bry ars : Th e B lac k Ri ver
Recorded June 1992
Sofi a Gu baid uli na
Elsbeth Moser: bayan Boris Pergamenschikow: violoncello Münchener Kammerorchester Chri sto ph Popp en: co ndu cto r
Sev en Wor ds f or v iol onc ell o, bayan and strings Ten Pre lud es for vio lon cel lo sol o De profundis for bayan solo
ECM 1775 | CD 461 8972
Gurd jief f / Tsabr opou los Cha nts , Hy mns and Dan ces
Anj a L ec hne r: v iol onc ell o Vas sili s Ts abr opo ulo s: p ian o
Ge orge s I van ovi tch Gur dji eff : Cha nt f rom a H oly Boo k | Bay aty Prayer | Duduki | Interlude I Interlude II | Assyrian Women Mourners Arm eni an Son g | No. 11 | Wo man ’s Pray er Cha nt f rom a H oly Boo k, var. 1
Vas sili s Ts abr opo ulo s: Troi s m orc eau x a prè s d es hym ne s byzantins | Dance | Chant
Barr y Gu y Folio
Maya Homburger: baroque violin Muriel Cantoreggi: violin Barry Guy: double_bass Münchener Kammerorchester Chri sto ph Popp en: co ndu cto r
ECM 1931 | CD 476 305 3
Geor g Fr ied rich Hän del Suit es f or K eybo ard
Sui te HW V 452 G mi nor Sui te HW V 447 D mi nor Sui te s II No. 7 HW V 440 B_fl at m ajo r Sui te s I No. 8 HW V 433 F m ino r Sui te s I No. 2 HW V 427 F m ajo r Sui te s I No. 4 HW V 429 E mi nor Sui te s I No. 1 HW V 426 A ma jor
Frode Haltli: accordion
Ver tav o St rin g Q uar tet Øy vor Voll e: v iol in Berit Cardas: violin Henninge Landaas: viola Bjørg Værnes: violoncello
Bent Sørensen: Looking on Darkness PerMagnus Lindborg: Bombastic SonoSofisms Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje: gag aku var iat ion s Magnus Lindberg: Jeux d’anches Asb jør n S cha ath un: La men t
ECM 1794 | CD 472 1872
Step hen Har tke Titu li Cath edra l in the Thr ashi ng R ain
The Hil lia rd E nse mbl e David James: countertenor Rogers Covey_Crump: tenor Ste ven Har rol d: te nor And rea s Hi rtr eit er: ten or Gor don Jon es: bari ton e
Michelle Makarski: violin Lynn Vartan, Javier Diaz: percussion Donald Crockett: conductor
Karl Amadeus Hartmann Funèbre
Münchener Kammerorchester Chr ist oph Pop pen : c ond uc tor Isabelle Faust: violin Paul Meyer: clarinet Petersen Quartett
Con ce rto fun ebr e 4. Sinf oni e Kammerkonzert
Recorded July and September 1999
ECM 1720 | CD 465 7792
Jos eph Hayd n The Seven Word s Rosamunde Quartett
And rea s Re ine r: v iol in Sim on F ordh am: vio lin Helmut Nicolai: viola Anj a L ec hne r: v iol onc ell o
Sev en qua rte ts for two vio lin s, vio la and vio lon ce llo , H ob. III : 5 0 – 56
Recorded May 2000
Herbert Henck Locations
Herbert Henck: piano, prepared piano
Joh n Ca ge: Son ata s a nd I nte rlu de s Herbert Henck: Festeburger Fantasien
ECM 1842/43 | 2_CD 472 8282
Herbert Henck Piano Music Con lon Nanc arro w / George Ant heil
Con lon Nan ca rrow : Thr ee 2_pa rt S tud ie s | Pre lud e | Blu es
Ge org e An the il: Son ati na f ür R adi o | Sec ond Son ata , “T he Air pla ne” | Me cha nis ms | A Mac hin e Son ati na ( Dea th o f th e Ma chi ne s) Jaz z So nat a ( Son ata No. 4) Son ata Sau vag e | (Li ttl e) S him my

The Hil liar d E nse mbl e Aud ivi voce m
David James: countertenor Rogers Covey_Crump: tenor Ste ven Har rol d: te nor Gor don Jon es: bari ton e Robert Macdonald: bass
Latin church music from 16th_century England by Tho mas Tall is, Chr ist oph er Tye and Joh n S hep par d
Recorded March 2005
ECM 1936 | CD 476 6353
The Hil liar d E nse mbl e Music of Victoria and Palestrina
David James: countertenor Rogers Covey_Crump: tenor Joh n P ott er: ten or Gor don Jon es: bari ton e
Taed et ani mam me am | Int roi tus Kyrie | Domine quando veneris Gra dua le | Li ber a m e D omi ne | Tra ctu s Ad D omi num cum tri bul are r c lam avi Seq uen tia | Of fe rto riu m | Pec can tem me quotidie | Sanctus – Benedictus Heu mihi Domine | Agnus Dei Com mun io | Li ber a m e D omi ne
ECM 1653 | CD 457 8512
The Hil liar d E nse mbl e A Hi lli ard Son gbo ok New Music For Voices
David James: countertenor Rogers Covey_Crump: tenor Joh n P ott er: ten or Gor don Jon es: bari ton e Barry Guy: double_bass
Barry Guy: Un coup de dés Morton Feldman: Only Ivan Moody: Endechas y Canciones Piers Hellawell: The Hilliard Songbook Paul Robinson: Incantation Velj o Tor mis : Ku lle rvo ’s Me ssa ge Gre gori an: Ado ro t e d evo te Jam es Mac Mil lan : … h ere in hid ing … Arv o Pä rt: And One Of The Pha ris ee s … Sum ma Elizabeth Liddle: Whale Rant Joa nne Met cal f: Music For The Star Of The Sea Michael Finnissy: Sta ban t au tem iux ta cru ce m Joh n C ask en: Sha rp T hor ne Ivan Moody: Canticum Canticorum I
Recorded March, April 1995, March 1996
ECM 1614/15 | 2_CD 453 2592
The Hil lia rd E nse mbl e Cod ex Sp eciá lní k
David James: countertenor Rogers Covey_Crump: tenor Joh n Po tte r: t eno r Gor don Jon es: bar ito ne
Music from a Prague ma nuscript c 1500
Paul Hillier Proensa
Paul Hillier: voice Ste phe n St ubb s: l ute , p sal ter y And rew La wre nc e_K ing : ha rp, psa lte ry Erin Headley: vielle
Farai un vers | Reis glorios Ais si c um es gen ser pas cor s L’autrier una sebissa Be m’an perdut | Can vei la lauzeta Pos tornatz sui | Be.m degra de chantar
ECM 1368 | CD 837 3602 | LP 837 3601
Paul Hindemith Son atas for Vio la / Piano and Viol a Al one
Kim Kashkashian: viola Robert Levin: piano
Son ate op. 31 /4 | S ona te o p. 25/ 1 Son ate 1937 | So nat e op . 11/5 Son ate op. 11 /4 | Son ate op. 2 5/4 Son ate 1939
ECM 1330 – 32 | 2_CD 833 3092 3_L P 8 33 3 091
Hölderlin Ged icht e gel ese n vo n Br uno Ganz
René Char: Prometheus und Steinbrech zug lei ch
Die Dioskuren | Der Ister | Der Neckar Der Winkel von Hardt | Heidelberg Ihr sicher gebaueten Alpen | Lebenslauf Der Abschied | Diotima | Rückkehr in die Hei mat | Vo m A bgr und näm lic h
Joh ann es R. Be che r: A usw ahl
Mnemosyne | Hört ich die Warnenden Da ich ein Knabe war | Hälfte des Lebens | Andenken | Brot und Wein Wen n a us dem Him mel
Paul Celan: Tübingen, Jänner
Heinz Holliger Romancendres Cla ra S chu mann
Chr ist oph Ric hte r: v iol onc ell o Dénes Várjon: piano SWR Vok ale nse mbl e St utt gar t Radio_Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart de s SW R Heinz Holliger: conductor
Cla ra Sch uma nn: Romanzen
Heinz Holliger: Romancendres Ge sän ge der Früh e
Recorded July 2007 and February 2008
ECM 2055 | CD 476 3225
Heinz Holliger Vio link onze rt
Tho mas Zeh etm air : vi oli n SWR Sin fon ie orc he ste r Heinz Holliger: conductor
Eugène Ysaÿe: Son ate op. 27, Nr. 3 „ Bal lad e∑ in d_Moll für Violine solo
Heinz Holliger: Violinkonzert „H omm age à L oui s S out ter ∑
Recorded September and December 2002
ECM 1890 | CD 476 1941
Heinz Holliger Lauds and Lamentations Music of Elliott Carter and Isang Yun
Heinz Holliger: oboe, english horn Tho mas Zeh etm air : vi oli n Ruth Killius: viola Tho mas Dem eng a: v iol onc ell o
Elliott Carter: Obo e Q uar tet 4 L aud s f or v iol in sol o A 6 Let ter Let ter for eng lis h h orn Figment, Figment II for cello alone
Isang Yun: Piri for oboe solo Qua rte t f or o boe and stri ng t rio
Recorded September 2001 and February 2002
ECM 1848/49 | 2_CD 472 7872

Heinz Holliger Sch neew itt chen
Ope r in fün f Sz ene n, e ine m P rol og und einem Epilog nach Robert Walser
Jul ian e B ans e: S chn eew it tch en Cor nel ia Kal lis ch: Kön igi n Ste ve Dav isl im: Pri nz Oli ver Wid mer : J äge r Wer ner Grö sch el: Kön ig Orc he ste r de r Op er Z üri ch Heinz Holliger: conductor
ECM 1715/16 | 2_CD 465 2872
Heinz Holliger Lieder ohne Worte
Tho mas Zeh etm air : vi oli n Tho mas La rch er: pia no Ursula Holliger: harp
Lieder ohne Worte II für Vio lin e u nd Kla vie r Seq uen zen übe r J oha nne s I , 32 für Har fe Trem a f ür V iol in e Präludium, Arioso und Passacaglia für Har fe Elis – Drei Nachtstücke für Klavier Lieder ohne Worte I für Vio lin e u nd Kla vie r
Recorded June 1996
Heinz Holliger Beis eit Alb _C heh r
David James: countertenor Elmar Schmid: clarinet Teod oro Anz ell otti : a cc ordi on Joh ann es Nie d: b ass Heinz Holliger: conductor Klaus Schmid: clarinet Paul Locher: violin Marcel Volken, Markus Tenisch: Sch wy zer örge li Sab ine Ger tsc hen , E dmu nd V olk en: dul cim er Osw ald Bum ann : ba ss Franziskus Abgottspon: narrator
Beiseit: Zwölf Lieder nach Gedichten von Rob ert Wal ser Alb _Ch ehr : G eis cht er_ u nd Ä lpe rmu sig
Recorded March 1994
Heinz Holliger Sca rdan elli _Zyk lus
Für Solo_Flöte, kleines Orchester und gemischten Chor Nach Gedichten von Friedrich Hölderlin
Aur èle Nic ole t: f lut e London Voices Ensemble Modern Heinz Holliger, Terry Edwards: co ndu cto rs
Maya Homburger Barr y Gu y Cer emon y
Maya Homburger: baroque violin Barry Guy: double_bass
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber: Ann unc iat ion , Pr ael udi um of Mystery Sonata No. 1
Barry Guy: Cel ebr ati on ( for vio lin) Immeasurable Sky (four songs for baroque violin and double_bass) Cer emo ny (fo r ba roq ue vio lin s) Sti ll ( for dou ble _ba ss) Breathing Earth (for baroque vio lin and dou ble _ba ss)
Recorded April and July 1997
ECM 1643 | CD 453 8472
László Hortobágyi Györ gy K urt ág j r. Miklós Lengyelfi Kurtágonals
László Hortobágyi: synthesizers, co mpu ter s Gyö rgy Kur tág jr. : sy nth esi zer s Miklós Lengyelfi: bass, effects
Intraga | Kurtagamelan | Interrogation Lux_abbysum | Dronezone | Kurtaganja Twin Pea X | Ne cro ga
ECM 2097 | CD 476 3260
Char les Ives Sona tas for Viol in a nd Pian o
Hansheinz Schneeberger: violin Daniel Cholette: piano
Son ata s f or V iol in and Pia no Nos. 1 – 4
Leo† Janá∫ek A Re col lec tion
In the mist Piano Sonata, 1. X. 1905 On an o ver gro wn pat h A re col le cti on
Keith Jarrett Brid ge O f Li ght
Michelle Makarski: violin Patricia McCarty: viola Marcia Butler: oboe Keith Jarrett: piano The Fai rfi eld Orc he str a Tho mas Cra wfo rd: con duc tor
Elegy for Violin and String Orchestra Ada gio for Obo e a nd Stri ng Orc he str a Son ata for Vio lin and Pia no Bridge of Light for Viola and Orchestra
Recorded March 1993

Nederlands Kamerkoor Raschèr Saxophone Quartet Klaas Stok: conductor
Mamuka Gaganidze: voice Zaz a Mi min osh vil i: g uit ar Matrix Ensemble Rustavi Choir Chi ldr en’ s Ch oir Nika Memanishvili: conductor, keyboard
Ama o Om i | Lit tle Imb er
Recorded August 2003 and May 2006
ECM 1812 | CD 476 6394
Giya Kanc hel i Diplipito
Tho mas Dem eng a: v iol onc ell o Derek Lee Ragin: countertenor Dennis Russell Davies: piano, conductor Stu ttg art er Kam mer orc he ste r
Diplipito for violoncello, cou nte rte nor and orc he str a Val se B ost on for pia no a nd s trin gs
Giya Kanc hel i In l’istesso tempo
Gid on K rem er: vio lin Ole g M ais enb erg : pi ano Kremerata Baltica
The Bri dge Ens emb le Mikhail Schmidt: violin Helen Callus: viola David Tonkonogui: violoncello Karen Sigers: piano
Tim e … and aga in for vio lin and pia no V & V f or v iol in, tap ed voi ce and stri ng o rch es tra Piano Quartet “In l ’ istesso tempo”
Recorded June 1999, December 2000 and July 2003
ECM 1767 | CD 461 818 2
Giya Kanc hel i Magnum Ignotum
Mstislav Rostropovich: violoncello Royal Flanders Philharmonic Orchestra Jan sug Kak hid ze: co ndu cto r
Sim i Magnum Ignotum
Giya Kanc hel i Lament
Gid on Kre mer : vi oli n Maacha Deubner: soprano Tbi lis i Sy mph ony Orc he str a Jan sug Kak hid ze: con duc tor
Lament – Music of mourning in memory of Luigi Nono for vio lin , s opra no a nd orc he stra
Recorded March 1998
Giya Kanc hel i Traue rfar ben es L and
Radio Symphonieorchester Wien Dennis Russell Davies: conductor
… à la Duduki Trau erf arb ene s L and
Recorded March and August 1997
ECM 1646 | CD 457 8502
Giya Kanc hel i Cari s M ere
Eduard Brunner: clarinet Maacha Deubner: soprano Kim Kashkashian: viola Jan Gar bar ek: sop ran o sa xop hon e Vas iko Tevd ora shv ili : vo ic e Stu ttg art er K amm ero rch es ter Dennis Russell Davies: conductor
Midday Prayers Car is Mer e Night Prayers
Recorded May 1994 and Jan uar y 19 95
ECM 1568 | CD 449 1982
Giya Kanc hel i Exil
Aft er P sal m 23 and Poe ms b y Paul Celan and Hans Sahl
Maacha Deubner: soprano Natalia Pschenitschnikova: alt o a nd b as s f lut e Cat rin Dem eng a: v iol in Ruth Killius: viola Rebecca Firth: violoncello Chri sti an S utt er: dou ble _ba ss Wla dim ir J uro wsk i: c ond uct or
Psalm 23 | Einmal | Zähle die Man deln Psalm | Exil
Recorded May 1994
Giya Kanc hel i Abi i ne vid erem
Kim Kashkashian: viola The Hil lia rd E nse mbl e Natalia Pschenitschnikova: alto flute Stu ttg art er K amm ero rch est er Dennis Russell Davies: conductor
Morning Prayers Abi i n e vi der em Evening Prayers
Recorded April 1994
Giya Kanc hel i Alfr ed Sch nit tke
Kim Kashkashian: viola Orc he ste r de r B eet hov enh all e B onn Rundfunk_Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken Dennis Russell Davies: conductor Giy a K anc he li: Vom Win de bew ein t Alf red Sch nit tke : Ko nze rt f ür V iol a und Orchester
Recorded May 1986 and November 1991
ECM 1471 | CD 437 1992

Eleni Karaindrou Dust of Time
Music for the film by The o A nge lop oul os
Ser giu Nas tas a: v iol in Renato Ripo: violoncello Maria Bildea: harp Vang eli s Ch ris top oul os: obo e Spy ros Kaz ian is: bas soo n Ant oni s L ago s: f ren ch hor n Dinos Hadjiiordanou: accordion Eleni Karaindrou: piano Cam era ta, Fri end s of Mus ic Orc he str a Natalia Michailidou: piano Hellenic Radi o / Television Orchestra Ale xan dro s My rat: con duc tor
Le temps perdu | Dance Theme Var II Notes I | Seeking Var II | Wa ltz by the River Unravelling Time I | Tsiganiko I | Dance The me Var I | See kin g | Mem ori es fro m Sib eri a | Unr ave lli ng Tim e I I | Note s I I Tsig ani ko I I | See kin g Va r I | Da nc e T hem e Le mal du pays | Nostalgia Song | Solitude Adi eu
Recorded January and March 2008
ECM 2070 | CD 476 6766
Eleni Karaindrou Elegy of the Uprooting
Maria Farantouri: voice Vang eli s Ch ris top oul os: obo e Soc rat is Sin opo ulo s: C ons tan tin opl e l yra Maria Bildea: harp Kostantinos Raptis: accordion bayan Ser giu Nas tas a: v iol in Renato Ripo: violoncello Ste lla Gad edi : f lut e Nikos Guinos: clarinet Soc rat is Ant his : tr ump et Spy ros Kaz ian is: bas soo n Vang eli s Sk our as: Fre nc h h orn Ari stot eli s Di mit ria dis : ma ndo lin Eleni Karaindrou: piano Tradi tio nal ins tru men ts ens emb le Hellenic Radio / Television Choir Ant oni s Ko ntog eor gio u: c hoi rma ste r Cam era ta Orc he str a Ale xan dro s My rat: con duc tor
Recorded March 2005
Eleni Karaindrou Tril ogy I The Weep ing Mead ow
Music for the film by The o An gel opo ulo s
Maria Bildea: harp Renato Ripo: violoncello Kostantinos Raptis: accordion Soc rat is Sin opo ulo s: C ons tan tin opl e l yra Van gel is Sko ura s: f ren ch hor n Ser giu Nas tas a: v iol in Ang elo s Re pap is: dou ble _ba ss Eleni Karaindrou: piano Hellenic vocal ensemble Ant oni s Ko nto geo rgi ou: dir ec tor La Camerata, Athens (string orchestra)
Recorded June 2003
Eleni Karaindrou Troja n Wo men
Music for Euripides ’ Trojan Woman, dir ec ted by A nto nis Ant ypa s at H ell eni c F est iva l 20 01
Soc rat is Sin opo ulo s: Con sta nti nop le lyr a, lao uto Chri sto s Tsi amo uli s: n ey, suli ng, outi Panos Dimitrakopoulos: kanonaki And rea s K ats iyi ann is: san tou ri Maria Bildea: harp And rea s Pa pas : b end ir, dao uli Ver oni ka Ili opo ulo u: s opr ano Cho rus of C apti ve Troja n Wo men Ant oni s Ko nto geo rgi ou: cho rus dir ec tor
Recorded July 2001
Eleni Karaindrou Eternity and a Day
Van gel is Chri stop oul os: obo e Nikos Guinos: clarinet Manthos Halkias: clarinet Spy ros Kaz ian is: bas soo n Van gel is Sko ura s: f ren ch hor n Ari s Di mit ria dis: man dol in Iraklis Vavatsikas: accordion Eleni Karaindrou: piano Stri ng o rch es tra La Camerata, Athens Loukas Karytinos: director
Recorded March and April 1998
ECM 1692 | CD 465 1252
Eleni Karaindrou Ulysses’ Gaze
Kim Kashkashian: viola Van gel is Chri sto pou los : ob oe And rea s Tse kou ras : a cc ordi on Soc rati s A nthi s: t rum pet Van gel is Skou ras : f ren ch hor n Chr ist os S fet sas : vi olo nc ell o Ge org ia Voul vi: voi ce Str ing orc he str a Lefteris Chalkiadakis: conductor
Recorded Dece

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