Piano
All records with piano · Solo piano only
Polyphonic Notebook for Piano / 24 Preludes and Fugues for Piano
Rodion Shchedrin plays his Polyphonic Notebook op. 50 and the 24 Preludes and Fugues op. 29 and op. 45, Melodiya recordings made in Moscow in 1966, 1971 and 1973, issued on two CDs by Wergo in 2007.
nicht mehr - noch nicht / Contrasubjekte / Musik für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 2 / Tanzmusik / Anabasis / Aus dem Zusammenhang
Portrait CD of Ulrich Stranz: six works from 1971-2001 for chamber ensemble, strings, piano and orchestra, winds and solo piano, with Tzimon Barto, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich under Christoph Eschenbach, Münchener Kammerorchester, Banda Classica and Linos-Ensemble.
The Drum Speaks
Poems by South African poet Sandile Dikeni, recited from memory in Johannesburg in 2005, alternating with Klaus Hinrich Stahmer's works for flutes, piano, percussion, African drums and two pianos, recorded in Würzburg and Münster in 2004-2005.
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.
Studies and Solos for Piano
Conlon Nancarrow's Studies for Player Piano in transcriptions for piano four hands, the Three Canons for Ursula, Tango?, Blues, Sonatina and other pieces, played by the Bugallo-Williams Piano Duo (Helena Bugallo and Amy Williams).
Pollicino
First recording of Hans Werner Henze's children's opera Pollicino, after Collodi, Grimm and Perrault, sung in German by young soloists with a choir and orchestra of Berlin music school students under Jobst Liebrecht. Echo Klassik 2004.
Boulevard Solitude Zwischenspiele / Ballett-Variationen / Kammerkonzert / Concertino / Rosa Silber
Five early works by Hans Werner Henze (1946-1951): Ballett-Variationen, Concertino, Rosa Silber, Kammerkonzert and the Boulevard Solitude interludes, played by the NDR Sinfonieorchester under Peter Ruzicka with Christopher Tainton and Matthias Perl, 2002-2003.
The Lost Sonatas
Five piano sonatas by George Antheil from 1923 to 1950, three in first recordings (the Third, Fifth and Woman Sonata), played by Guy Livingston on a Fazioli piano, recorded in Paris in July 2003.
Scorribanda Sinfonica / Antifone / 1. Klavierkonzert
Three orchestral works by Hans Werner Henze from 1950 to 2001, Scorribanda sinfonica, Antifone and Piano Concerto No. 1, played by the NDR Sinfonieorchester under Peter Ruzicka with pianist Christopher Tainton, recorded in Hamburg.
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.
Magnificat / Sphragis / Nachklänge / Hypostasis / Zeichen am Weg
Choral works by Heinrich Poos: Magnificat, Sphragis, Nachklänge after Eichendorff, Hypostasis vel Somnium Jacob and Zeichen am Weg, sung by Schola Cantorum Gedanensis and the SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart.
Werke für zwei Pianisten
Hindemith's works for piano four hands and two pianos, including his four-hand Mathis der Maler symphony, Rag Time (wohltemperiert), the Walzer op. 6 and the sonatas of 1938 and 1942, played by Andreas Grau and Götz Schumacher.
Polifonica - Monodia - Ritmica / Canti per 13 / Canciones a Guiomar / Hay Que Caminar Soñando
Four works by Luigi Nono from 1951 to 1989: Polifonica-Monodia-Ritmica, Canti per 13, Canciones a Guiomar and his last work, "Hay que caminar" soñando for two violins, with Ensemble UnitedBerlin, United Voices and Angelika Luz under Peter Hirsch.
An John Field / Vier neue Klavierstücke / Klavieralbum mit Sphinxen
Piano works by Wilhelm Killmayer written 1975-1999: An John Field (five nocturnes), Vier neue Klavierstücke and Klavieralbum mit Sphinxen, played by his former pupil Siegfried Mauser.
Trois Etudes blanches / Douze Etudes transcendentales / Drei verstreute Klavierstücke: Canto melismatico / Albumblatt / Frühlingslied / Rundgesänge und Morgenlieder
Piano works by Wilhelm Killmayer, from the Trois Etudes blanches and Douze Etudes transcendentales to Rundgesänge und Morgenlieder and three pieces from 1957-1968, played by Siegfried Mauser.
Scharlachrote Buchstaben
Piano works by the German composer Barbara Heller (born 1936), including Scharlachrote Buchstaben, Currants - Johannisbeeren, Das Quintenbuch and Un Poco, played by Deborah Richards.
Naturell / Concent / Lack / Infrarot / Sepia / Aceton
Portrait CD of Achim Bornhöft: six works from 1999-2010 for computer, string quartet, flute and clarinet, percussion quartet, quintet and four electric guitars with live electronics, played by Helios Streichquartett, Ensemble Phorminx, Freiburger Schlagzeugensemble and GoGuitars.
Musik für übers Sofa
Portrait CD of Hannes Seidl: five works for trombone quartet, mixed ensemble with tape, contrabass clarinet with environmental sound, piano with tape and cello with mixing desk, played by Composers Slide Quartet, ensemble Intégrales, Theo Nabicht, Sebastian Berweck and Andreas Lindenbaum. 2009.
Potemkin I: Baby Baby / Fehlstart (Detail) / Alkan / In der Hölle / Charms: Dub
Five works (1996-2004) by Sebastian Claren, with Teodoro Anzellotti and trio recherche, ensemble mosaik under Enno Poppe, pianist Ernst Surberg and the Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR under Matthias Hermann.
Prelude I: Harmonic Encounters / Weird Scenes Inside the Mirror Cages I / Vertical Horizon I / Umbrellas & Sewing Machines / I'm Dancing on the Edge of Time II / The Lonely Monk's Reflections
Six works by Tobias PM Schneid for seven instruments, solo clarinet and piano with ensemble, played by Ensemble Musikfabrik under Peter Rundel with Carl Rosman (clarinet) and Ulrich Löffler (piano).