Bass Clarinet
All records with bass clarinet · Solo bass clarinet only
Serenade op. 24
Arnold Schoenberg's Serenade op. 24 for seven instruments and low male voice, conducted by Pierre Boulez with bass Louis-Jacques Rondeleux, recorded in Paris in 1961 and reissued in Wergo's studio reihe series.
Sphäre um Sphäre / Frage
First recordings of Wolfgang Rihm's Sphäre um Sphäre for ensemble and Frage for female voice and ensemble, played by ensemble recherche, which premiered both, with Salome Kammer and conductor Lucas Vis. A coproduction with WDR.
Anatomy
Portrait CD of Mark Barden: seven works from solo piano and duos to amplified nonet and orchestra, played by Helen Bledsoe, Séverine Ballon, ensemble mosaik under Enno Poppe and the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin under Peter Rundel.
Offene Landschaft mit obligatem Ton e / kommen und gehen / Dialog imaginär 4 / Streichquartett Nr. 3 / De musica
Georg Katzer: Offene Landschaft mit obligatem Ton e (Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Eötvös), kommen und gehen, Dialog imaginär 4 for bass clarinet and tape (Wolfgang Fuchs), String Quartet No. 3 (Arditti Quartet) and De musica; recordings 1984-1993.
Selected Recordings
ECM :rarum 17 (2004): twelve pieces chosen by Tomasz Stańko from seven ECM albums recorded 1975-1998, with Dave Holland, Edward Vesala, Gary Peacock, Jan Garbarek, Bobo Stenson, Anders Jormin, Tony Oxley and others; produced by Manfred Eicher.
Souvenance
Double album of music for oud, quartet and string orchestra by Anouar Brahem, with François Couturier (piano), Klaus Gesing (bass clarinet), Björn Meyer (bass) and the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana under Pietro Mianiti. Recorded in Lugano, May 20…
Live
Double live album by Nik Bärtsch's Ronin (Bärtsch, Sha, Björn Meyer, Kaspar Rast, Andi Pupato), recorded 2009-2011 in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, England and Japan, with Thomy Jordi on bass on the final track. Mixed at Studios La Buissonne.
Resonance
Two-CD compilation of the Manfred Schoof Quintet's JAPO albums Scales, Light Lines and Horizons, with Michel Pilz, Jasper van 't Hof, Rainer Brüninghaus, Günter Lenz and Ralf-R. Hübner. Recorded 1976-1979 at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg.
Heinz Holliger & György Kurtág: Zwiegespräche
Miniatures by Heinz Holliger and György Kurtág, played by Holliger (oboe, cor anglais, piano) with Marie-Lise Schüpbach, Sarah Wegener and Ernesto Molinari; Philippe Jaccottet reads his poems. Recorded June 2018 at Radiostudio DRS, Zürich.
Lamentatio Jeremiae Prophetae
Peter-Anthony Togni's concerto for bass clarinet and choir on the Lamentations of Jeremiah, with Jeff Reilly (bass clarinet), soprano Rebecca Whelan and the Elmer Iseler Singers under Lydia Adams. Recorded October 2008 in Halifax.
Night Sessions
The Dowland Project (John Potter, Stephen Stubbs, John Surman, Barry Guy, Maya Homburger, Miloš Valent) improvise on medieval poems and early music fragments. Recorded September 2001 and January 2006 at Propstei St. Gerold.
Eislermaterial
Heiner Goebbels's homage to Hanns Eisler, built from Eisler's songs, instrumental music and recorded voice, performed by Ensemble Modern with actor Josef Bierbichler, recorded live at the Hebbel-Theater, Berlin, in October 1998.
Business Is Bad
Nine songs by Karen Mantler (vocals, harmonica, piano) with Doug Wieselman (guitar, bass clarinet) and Kato Hideki (bass), recorded in Brooklyn between October 2012 and April 2013. XtraWATT/14, 2014.
Compass
Compass is Susanne Abbuehl's second ECM album, with Wolfert Brederode (piano), Christof May (clarinets), Lucas Niggli (drums, percussion) and guest Michel Portal (clarinet), recorded at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, in 2003 and 2004 and produced by Manfred E…
Different Rivers
Different Rivers is Trygve Seim's 2000 ECM debut as a leader, for a thirteen-piece, mostly wind ensemble with Arve Henriksen, Sidsel Endresen and others, recorded at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, between December 1998 and December 1999.
The Brass Project
John Surman (saxophones, clarinets, piano) with his trio of Chris Laurence and John Marshall and a seven-piece brass section conducted by John Warren. Recorded April 1992 at Angel Studios, London; produced by Surman and Steve Lake.
Private City
Private City is a 1988 ECM solo album by John Surman, who plays bass clarinet, recorders, soprano and baritone saxophones and synthesizer in multi-tracked pieces, two of them written for a Sadler's Wells ballet. Recorded December 1987 at Rainbow Stud…
Oregon
First ECM album by Oregon (Ralph Towner, Paul McCandless, Collin Walcott, Glen Moore), recorded at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, in March 1983, produced by Manfred Eicher and released in 1983.
Journey's End
Third ECM album by Miroslav Vitous's quartet, with John Surman (reeds), John Taylor (piano) and Jon Christensen (drums), recorded at Talent Studio, Oslo, in July 1982, produced by Manfred Eicher and released in 1983.
The Amazing Adventures of Simon Simon
Duo album by John Surman (soprano and baritone saxophones, bass clarinet, synthesizer) and Jack DeJohnette (drums, congas, electric piano), recorded in January 1981 at Talent Studio, Oslo, and first released by ECM in 1981.