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Davor Vincze is a composer of contemporary music who immerses himself in phenomena and experiences and conveys them musically through a powerful narrativity. Whether it is technology in his use of machine learning, or philosophy, mathematics, or the experience of visiting a Taoist temple or a gallery, Vincze hears music and searches for hidden acoustic spaces. The six compositions featured on Ashes unmistakably convey (and confirm) the composer’s aesthetic and expression, his identifying signatu…

Oceanine, Jolanda Moletta’s third album and her first for Beacon Sound, is a powerful and ethereal statement of artistic community. Expanding on her previous work, each track represents a collaboration with a different female vocalist, with the foundational elements being generated entirely by her own voice. By turns haunting, enchanting, and inspiring, you won’t want to come up for air once you’ve been pulled under. Representing a
musical practice that is distinctly feminist, this is an album w…

In the autumn of 2022, knowing his time was running out, Ryuichi Sakamoto summoned every ounce of his remaining strength to give us one last, definitive performance. Opus is that performance - a solo piano concert capturing one of the world's greatest musicians in his most vulnerable and transcendent moment. Curated and sequenced by Sakamoto himself, the twenty pieces wordlessly tell the story of his life and his vast body of work. The selection spans his entire career: from his pop-star period …

Nippon Cultural Broadcasting (= Bunka Hōsō) is known for airing Toshiro Mayuzumi’s composition for “Works for musique concrète X.Y.Z.” the very first Japanese work of musique concrète. Now, for the first time, the long-lost broadcast recordings produced by the director of that era are being released! These include a piece by Yori-aki Matsudaira's father, Yoritsune Matsudaira, created by repeatedly dubbing instrumental material, as well as an experimental work unique to Bunka Hōsō, produced throu…

2024 was for me the year to look inwards and address in my work a couple of personal, somewhat uncomfortable subjects, something I wanted to do for a long time. This double-album is the result of this process. My deep gratitude goes to Benedikt Müller, Hans Martin Müller, Thomas Baerens, Csaba Kézér, Hermann-Christoph Müller, Stefan Deistler, Pavel Borodin, Erhard Hirt, Alex Minkin, Maciej Karlowski, Semafor and all the musicians who made it possible. The fate of my grandfather was shared by cou…

"Something to Remember" marks a significant new chapter for pianist and composer Juan J. Ochoa, exploring the intimate territories between acoustic and electronic sound worlds. Through prepared piano, traditional piano, and subtle electronic processing, Ochoa crafts a deeply personal sonic meditation that bridges experimental technique with emotional immediacy. The album showcases his distinctive approach to the instrument—treating the piano not just as a melodic or harmonic device, but as a com…

*2026 stock* "I had in mind recording a monographic disc of Yair Klartag’s music many years ago. After a long period of artistic and practical anticipation, I am pleased to present the recording as the final result of our collective work. In my personal artistic universe, contemporary music represents a moment of aggregation of artists. I believe that this album is the concrete result of this desire and vision of mine: collective energies combined for a single artistic purpose. Not even a minute…

*2026 stock* It is an unusually bright afternoon in early March when I am writing these lines, while listening to the debut album by Oksana Shymanska. Joan Arnau Pàmies from Protomaterial Records just sent it to me; it was recorded not long ago at the Auditori Municipal Enric Granados in Lleida. I celebrate it because it represents the culmination of a process that began when Oksana arrived in Catalonia from her native Ukraine. It is also the result of a professional wish: to record an album tha…

*2026 stock* Stefan Lovin's new album "Heaven Shines Like Silver" is set to showcase his unique ability to merge Romanian folk traditions with jazz, fusion, and free-flowing improvisation. With his distinctive piano work and intricate compositions, Lovin brings a fresh perspective to both the folk melodies of his homeland and the spontaneous nature of jazz. "Heaven Shines Like Silver" captures the complexity and beauty of a sound world where folk music is both grounded in tradition and open to e…

* First-time vinyl reissue, gatefold sleeve * Philip Glass, the great American composer, was already in his mid-30s before his first album appeared, and then only because he produced the double LP himself. Music With Changing Parts was the inaugural release on his own Chatham Square imprint in 1971. At this point, Einstein on the Beach, Glass' first opera, was still five years away. Yet in Changing Parts, one can already hear much of his vocabulary in full bloom: the buoyant arpeggios, the meldi…

A superb trascendental symphonic work by the Russian composer backed with two beautiful and evocative ensemble pieces, all composed in the 1980's and released on Russian Disc in 1991. Includes poster (unrelated to the record).

A powerful 1975 concerto for viola and orchestra by the Polish composer, plus two more Romantic compositions for voice and orchestra from 1969/1970, released by Muza in 1978.

Two mid-1960's works by the Romanian composer, resepctively for solo violin and for string quartet, released on Electrocord in 1966.

Two mid-1960's orchestral works by the Romanian composer, released on Electrocord in 1970.

Two major orchestral works blending traditional elements with modern textures composed by the Russian avant-garde composer in the 1980's and released on Melodiya in 1990.

1978 LP on Jugoton's Contemporary Croatian Composers Series with excellent avant-garde compositions for piano, orchestra, piano and orchestra, and ensemble.

Great 1969 LP on Philips' "Modern Music Series" with four compositions by the Polish experimental composer spanning from 1958 to 1965, including two beautiful and powerful orchestral pieces and two ensemble pieces.

Great 1983 LP by Szemző's ensemble with highly-acclaimed (especially by Steve Reich) performances of two American classic minimalist compositions as well as two by Hungarian minimalists, released by Hungaroton.

Excellent second LP by Szemző's ensemble with highly-acclaimed (especially by Steve Reich) performances of one American classic minimalist composition as well as two by Hungarian minimalists, released by Hungaroton in 1986.

A 1987 2LP set on Celestial Harmonies with the two philosophers' complete piano music performed by Cecil Lytle.

Definitive 1965 recording of the avant-garde quarter-tone opera by the Czech composer composed in 1929, released as a 2LP box set by Supraphon in 1974. With insert.

Two compositions by the two Czech composers from the 1960's and 50's respectively, for orchestra and ensemble, released by Supraphon in 1971.

Three compositions from the early 1960's, respectively for for choir and orchestra, orchestra, and string quartet, by the eminent Polish composer, released on Wergo's great Studio Reihe Neuer Musik avat-garde music series in the early 1970's.

A cycle of cantatas composed in the late 1950's by the Czech composer and released as a 2LP set with spiral-bound book sleeve by Supraphon in 1968.

The six sonatinas for piano composed in 1919/20 by the early modernist Czeck composer and released as a 2LP box set by Supraphon in 1970. With insert.

The Polish composer's 1969 cantata for 4 solo voices, mixed chorus, 3 harps and organ conducted by Leopold Stokowski and released by Unicorn in 1971.

Original German edition of the 1984 ECM album that introduced the amazing work of the Estonian composer to the Westen world, with three pieces composed in the 1970's and performed by Keith Jarrett, Alfred Schnittke and Gidon Kremer among others.

Five of the Polish composer's extraordinary and intense compositions from the late 1950's and early 60's, conducted by Andrzej Markowski and released on Wergo's great Studio Reihe Neuer Musik avat-garde music series in 1965.

Five of the Polish composer's extraordinary and intense compositions from the late 1950's and early 60's, conducted by Andrzej Markowski and released on Wergo's great Studio Reihe Neuer Musik avat-garde music series in the mid-1970's. With insert.

The Polish composer's 1966 atonal modernist choral masterpiece, conducted by Henryk Czyż and released by Philips in 1966 as a 2LP box set. With insert.

The Polish composer's 1966 atonal modernist choral masterpiece, conducted by Henryk Czyż and released by Deutsche Harmonia Mundi in 1983 as a 2LP box set. With insert.

Three works from the 1960's by the Polish composer of amazing intensity and beauty, respectively for solo vocals, chorus and orchestra, for string orchestra, and for orchestra, conducted by Henryk Czyż and released by Philips in 1968. With insert.

The Polish composer's monumental and compelling 1970/71 choral and orchestral work, conducted by Andrzej Markowski and released on Muza in 1972 as a 2LP set.

Some of the Polish composer's most astounding and cosmic choral/orchestral compositions from the 1960's and 70's and absolute masterpieces of 20th Century avant-garde, conducted by Andrzej Markowski and released on Muza in 1971.

Some of the Polish composer's most astounding and cosmic choral/orchestral compositions from the 1960's and 70's and absolute masterpieces of 20th Century avant-garde, conducted by Andrzej Markowski and released on Philips in 1971.

The Polish composer conducts himself four of own fantastic 1960's and early 70's compositions for orchestra, including the rare Kanon for orchestra and tape avalable only here, on this 1973 LP released in the US by Angel Records.

The Polish composer conducts himself three of his own fantastic compositions for orchestra spanning from 1958 to 1971, on this 1973 LP released in the US by Angel Records.

The 1973 transitional symphonic work by the Polish composer plus the 1959 masterpiece for 42 strings and percussion, conducted by the composer himself and released on Hör Zu in 1973.

The 1973 transitional symphonic work by the Polish composer plus the 1959 masterpiece for 42 strings and percussion, conducted by the composer himself and released on EMI in the late 1970's.

The Polish composer's 1979/80 monumental neo-Romantic choral work for four vocal soloists, two mixed choirs and large orchestra conducted by the composer himself and released in France by EMI in 1983 with the addition of the short 1980 Lacrimosa.