Ensemble Musikfabrik

If you enter into the music of Martin Smolka, prepare yourself to come face-to-face with profound and enigmatic conflicts. The music of Martin Smolka resonates straight into the core of a suffocated planet, suffering through unending catastrophes in the political-social spheres. The Aleph Guitar Quartet and soprano Daisy Press present a selection from Smolka's oeuvre that spans almost 25 years.

Edition Musikfabrik: Sampo Haapamäki's Heritage, Martin Smolka's Wooden Clouds and Carola Bauckholt's Voices for Harry Partch, new works for Musikfabrik's replica Partch instruments, recorded in Cologne 2015-2018 under Siân Edwards and Clement Power.

Edition Musikfabrik: Brian Ferneyhough's La Chute d'Icare with clarinettist Carl Rosman, Stephan Winkler's Von der Gewissensnot der Insekten and Oscar Bettison's Livre des Sauvages, played by Ensemble Musikfabrik under Diego Masson, Clement Power and Emilio Pomàrico.

Edition Musikfabrik: Steffen Schleiermacher's Das Tosen des staunenden Echos, Kaija Saariaho's The Tempest Songbook (Olivia Vermeulen, Peter Schöne) and Michael Wertmüller's antagonisme contrôlé with Peter Brötzmann, Dirk Rothbrust and Marino Pliakas, recorded live in Cologne 2009-2014.

Edition Musikfabrik: Vassos Nicolaou's Farbenmaschinen, Johannes Schöllhorn's Pièces croisées, Gérard Grisey's Partiels and Dieter Mack's Kammermusik V, recorded live at the WDR in Cologne by Ensemble Musikfabrik under Emilio Pomàrico, Peter Rundel and Enno Poppe.

Edition Musikfabrik: Brian Ferneyhough's Finis Terrae (with EXAUDI), Klaus Lang's The Ocean of Yes and No, Carola Bauckholt's Schlammflocke and Jorge E. López's Gonzales the Earth Eater, first recordings by Ensemble Musikfabrik under four conductors.

Edition Musikfabrik: Francesco Filidei's Finito ogni gesto, Michael Beil's Black Jack and Mauricio Kagel's unfinished Heine cycle In der Matratzengruft with tenor Markus Brutscher, all first recordings by Ensemble Musikfabrik under Marcus Creed, Otto Tausk and Emilio Pomàrico.

Edition Musikfabrik: Jonathan Harvey's Sringāra Chaconne, Enno Poppe's Scherben, Kaija Saariaho's cello concerto Notes on Light (with Dirk Wietheger) and Emmanuel Nunes' Chessed I, recorded live 2005-2010 by Ensemble Musikfabrik with four conductors.

Edition Musikfabrik vol. 7: David Lang's Are You Experienced?, Philippe Boesmans' Sextuor à clavier, Richard Barrett's interference and Luca Francesconi's Unexpected End of Formula, recorded live in Cologne 2003-2008 by Ensemble Musikfabrik.

Edition Musikfabrik vol. 6: Ian Willcock's Grave, Mark Andre's ni and Kaija Saariaho's violin concerto Graal théâtre (chamber version), played live in Cologne in 2004-2007 by Ensemble Musikfabrik with Hannah Weirich, conducted by James Wood, Rupert Huber and Peter Rundel.

Edition Musikfabrik vol. 5: Baltakas's (co)ro(na), Saunders's cinnabar with Juditha Haeberlin and Marco Blaauw, Lindberg's Joy and Xenakis's Thalleïn, recorded live by Ensemble Musikfabrik in Cologne, 2004-2006.

Edition Musikfabrik vol. 4: works for soloist and ensemble by Michael Jarrell, Stefano Gervasoni, Joël-François Durand and Brian Ferneyhough, with Hae-Sun Kang, Michael Tiepold, Helen Bledsoe and Omar Ebrahim; conductors Masson, Siebens, Wood.

Edition Musikfabrik vol. 2: Rebecca Saunders's a visible trace, Mauro Lanza's Vesperbild, Nicolaus A. Huber's Music on Canvas and Bernd Alois Zimmermann's film music Metamorphose, played by Ensemble Musikfabrik under Rundel, Siebens and Masson.