Martin Smolka
Moon on the Sea – Sea in the Moon
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.
Poema de Balcones
Martin Smolka's choral works Poema de balcones (Lorca), Walden, the Distiller of Celestial Dews (Thoreau, with percussion) and Słone i smutne (Różewicz), sung by the SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart under Marcus Creed.
Erbe
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.
Vom Himmel zur Hölle
Edition Musikfabrik vol. 3: Martin Smolka's Rush (Hour in Celestial Streets), Mauricio Kagel's Orchestrion-Straat and Louis Andriessen's Racconto dall'Inferno with Cristina Zavalloni, conducted by Peter Rundel and Reinbert de Leeuw.