Harmonium
Au Nom Deus Asos
Elizabeth Vogler sings in Occitan and other South-West dialects to harmonium alone in the church of Lescun, in the Pyrénées: six songs between ancient folk and experimental music, first time on vinyl, 100 copies.
The Negotiation of Context
David Brynjar Franzson's three-part the Negotiation of Context (2009-2011) for pianos, pump organ and modified bass drums, played by Yarn/Wire (Laura Barger, Ning Yu, Ian Antonio, Russell Greenberg), recorded at EMPAC in Troy, NY, in January 2013; with a performance video.
Stille
Edition Musikfabrik: Georg Friedrich Haas's "Ich suchte, aber ich fand ihn nicht." and ... wie stille brannte das Licht (with Sarah Wegener), Evan Johnson's Die Bewegung der Augen and Jani Christou's Anaparastasis III, recorded live in Cologne 2009-2014 by Ensemble Musikfabrik.
Wachsfigurenkabinett
First recording of Karl Amadeus Hartmann's Wachsfigurenkabinett, five little operas of 1929-30, with Claudia Barainsky, Michelle Breedt, Tom Harper, Michael Kraus and members of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin under Roger Epple, recorded 1999.
Keel Road
The Danish String Quartet (Frederik Øland, Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, Asbjørn Nørgaard, Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin) in their own arrangements of folk tunes from around the North Sea, with pieces by O'Carolan and new tunes by members. Recorded November 2022 at The Village Recording, Copenhagen.
Last Leaf
Danish String Quartet (Frederik Øland, Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, Asbjørn Nørgaard, Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin) in their own arrangements of Nordic and Shetland folk tunes, dances and hymns, plus new pieces. Recorded January 2017 at the Kirsten Kjær Museum, Frøstrup.
Purcor
Purcor (Songs For Saxophone And Piano) is the 2010 ECM duo album of Trygve Seim (tenor and soprano saxophones) and Andreas Utnem (piano, harmonium), recorded in May 2008 at Tøyen Kirke, Oslo, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Kjølvatn
First ECM album by the Nils Økland Band: Økland (Hardanger fiddle, violin, viola d'amore) with Sigbjørn Apeland, Mats Eilertsen, Håkon Mørch Stene and Rolf-Erik Nystrøm. Recorded June 2012 in Hoff Church, Østre Toten, Norway.
Babylon-Suite
Eleven-part suite by the Swiss duo Vera Kappeler (piano, harmonium, toy piano, voice) and Peter Conradin Zumthor (drums, toy piano, voice), commissioned for the Origen Festival Cultural after the Book of Daniel. Recorded June 2013 at the RSI Auditorio, Lugano; produced by Manfred Eicher.
The Gift
Third ECM album by Susanne Abbuehl: settings of Emily Dickinson, Emily Brontë, Sara Teasdale, Wallace Stevens and her own lyrics, with Wolfert Brederode, Matthieu Michel and Olavi Louhivuori. Recorded in summer 2012 at Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines.
Outstairs
Fifth ECM album by the Christian Wallumrød Ensemble, a sextet with trumpet, tenor saxophone, Hardanger fiddle, cello and drums around Wallumrød's piano and harmonium, playing eleven of his pieces. Recorded at the Auditorio RSI in Lugano, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Canopée
Second ECM album by the improvising quartet Dans les arbres: Xavier Charles (clarinet, harmonica), Ivar Grydeland (electric guitar, banjo, sruti box), Christian Wallumrød (prepared piano, harmonium) and Ingar Zach (gran cassa, percussion). Recorded in Oslo, June 2010 and April 2011.
Fabula Suite Lugano
Second ECM album by Christian Wallumrød's sextet with Eivind Lønning, Gjermund Larsen, Tanja Orning, Giovanna Pessi and Per Oddvar Johansen: through-composed chamber music recorded June 2009 at Auditorio Radio Svizzera, Lugano, produced by Manfred Eicher.
The Zoo Is Far
Christian Wallumrød Ensemble sextet: Wallumrød (piano, harmonium, toy piano), Arve Henriksen, Gjermund Larsen, Tanja Orning, Giovanna Pessi, Per Oddvar Johansen. 24 pieces, recorded October 2006 at Radio Studio DRS, Zurich. CD, ECM 2005, 2007.
April
ECM debut of Swiss singer Susanne Abbuehl with Wolfert Brederode (piano, harmonium, melodica), Christof May (clarinets) and Samuel Rohrer (drums): settings of E. E. Cummings, songs by Carla Bley, Monk and Prabha Atre. Recorded November 2000, Rainbow Studio, Oslo. CD edition.