The Suspended Harp of Babel
Psalms, folk hymns and vespers by Estonian composer Cyrillus Kreek sung by Vox Clamantis under Jaan-Eik Tulve, with nyckelharpa and kannel interludes by Marco Ambrosini; recorded April 2018 at the Transfiguration Church, Tallinn.
Elusive Affinity
Solo piano recital by Anna Gourari: Bach's Vivaldi and Marcello arrangements framing works by Schnittke, Shchedrin, Rihm, Pärt and Kancheli. Recorded January 2018 at the Historischer Reitstadel, Neumarkt, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Alisei
Works for solo double bass, two basses and eight basses by Stefano Scodanibbio, played by Daniele Roccato, Giacomo Piermatti and the Ludus Gravis ensemble under Tonino Battista; recorded February-March 2014 in Perugia and Rome.
On an overgrown path
Janáček's piano cycle On an Overgrown Path in Daniel Rumler's string orchestra arrangement, with Suk's St. Wenceslas Meditation, Dvořák's Notturno and poems read by Maïa Brami. Camerata Zürich led by Igor Karsko; recorded 2017 at Radiostudio Zürich.
John Casken, Béla Bartok, Ludwig van Beethoven, Thomas Zehetmair, Ruth Killius, Royal Northern Sinfonia
Bartók, Casken, BeethovenLive recording of Thomas Zehetmair's June 2014 farewell concert as Music Director of the Royal Northern Sinfonia at The Sage Gateshead: John Casken's double concerto That Subtle Knot with Ruth Killius (viola), Bartók's Viola Concerto and Beethoven's Symphony No. 5.
Prism V - Beethoven, Webern, Bach
Fifth and final volume of the Danish String Quartet's Prism series: Beethoven's String Quartet No. 16 Op. 135, Webern's String Quartet (1905), Bach's chorale prelude BWV 668 and Contrapunctus 14. Recorded June 2021 at the Festsal KFUM/KFUK, Copenhagen; produced by Manfred Eicher.
Prism IV - Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Bach
Fourth volume of the Danish String Quartet's Prism series: Bach's Fugue in G minor BWV 861 (arr. Förster), Beethoven's String Quartet No. 15 Op. 132 and Mendelssohn's String Quartet No. 2 Op. 13. Recorded 2018-2019 at the Reitstadel, Neumarkt; produced by Manfred Eicher.
One Line Two Views
One Line, Two Views features seven compositions for nine-piece
ensemble by Muhal Richard Abrams. Works range from the subtle textural
and tonal explorations of “Textures,” “Hydepth,” and the title track to
the hard bop revisitations of “11 over 4” and “The Prism 3.” The disc is
rounded out by an ebullient, joyous, and celebratory “Tribute to Julius
Hemphill and Don Pullen” and the blues-tinged “Ensemble Song.” Abrams
opts for unique instrumentation including violin, harp, and accordion.
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Prism III - Beethoven, Bartók, Bach
Third volume of the Danish String Quartet's Prism series: Beethoven's String Quartet No. 14 Op. 131, Bartók's String Quartet No. 1 and Bach's Fugue BWV 849 (arr. Förster). Recorded November 2017 at the Reitstadel, Neumarkt; produced by Manfred Eicher.
Prism II - Beethoven, Schnittke, Bach
Bach's Fugue in B minor BWV 869 (arr. Förster), Schnittke's String Quartet No. 3 and Beethoven's Op. 130 with the Grosse Fuge as finale, played by the Danish String Quartet; recorded May 2017 at the Reitstadel, Neumarkt, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Prism I - Beethoven, Shostakovich, Bach
Bach's Fugue BWV 876 in Mozart's arrangement, Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 15 and Beethoven's Op. 127, played by the Danish String Quartet; recorded November 2016 at the Reitstadel, Neumarkt, produced by Manfred Eicher. First volume of the Prism series.
Quasi morendo - Johannes Brahms, Gérard Pesson, Salvatore Sciarrino
Brahms's Clarinet Quintet Op. 115 framed by Sciarrino's solo Let Me Die Before I Wake and Pesson's Nebenstück, played by clarinettist Reto Bieri and the Finnish quartet Meta4; recorded at RSI Studio Zürich, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Ravel, Franck, Ligeti, Messiaen
Violin and piano works by Ravel (Sonate posthume), Franck (Sonata in A major), Ligeti (Duo, first recording) and Messiaen (Thème et variations), played by Natascia and Raffaella Gazzana; recorded March 2017 at Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano.
Die Nacht
Songs and the Arpeggione Sonata by Franz Schubert, with three Nocturnes by Friedrich Burgmüller, played by cellist Anja Lechner and guitarist Pablo Márquez; recorded November 2016 in the Spiegelsaal, Residenz Eichstätt, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Anájikon
Chamber and orchestral works by Konstantia Gourzi: Hommage à Mozart (Nils Mönkemeyer, William Youn), Ny-él (Lucerne Academy Orchestra conducted by the composer, August 2016) and String Quartet No. 3 Anájikon (Minguet Quartett, March 2018).
De la nuit
Hungarian pianist Dénes Várjon plays Schumann's Fantasiestücke op. 12, Ravel's Gaspard de la nuit and Bartók's Im Freien. Recorded in April 2016 at Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Seven Songs
Solo piano music by Komitas (Seven Songs, Msho Shoror, Seven Dances, Pieces for Children, Toghik) played by Lusine Grigoryan. Recorded in February 2015 at Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Elegie an John Donne
Christian Reiner reads Joseph Brodsky in German: the Große Elegie an John Donne in two translations plus seven shorter poems (1958-1992). Recorded from 2014 at Garnison 7, Vienna, produced by Manfred Eicher and Wolf Wondratschek.
In Concert - Beethoven / Liszt
Till Fellner in concert: Liszt's Années de pèlerinage, Première année: Suisse (Vienna Musikverein, June 2002) and Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 32 Op. 111 (Middlebury, Vermont, October 2010).
Bach, Busoni, Beethoven
Yuuko Shiokawa (violin) and András Schiff (piano) play sonatas by Bach (BWV 1016), Busoni (No. 2, Op. 36a) and Beethoven (No. 10, Op. 96); recorded in December 2016 at the Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano.