★Philips
Nocturne / Six Melodies / Amores / A Valentine Out Of Season / Music For Marcel Duchamp (LP)
Very early compositions from the 1940's for (prepared) piano, piano and violin, percussion, performed by pianist Reinbert de Leeuw and released by Philips in 1980, never re-issued on either LP or CD.
Elis
On Elis, Elis Regina crystallises everything that made her singular: a precision‑tooled voice riding the fault line between control and abandon, bringing samba, MPB and jazz‑tinged arrangements to a rolling boil of drama and nuance.
Vida
On Vida, Chico Buarque folds everyday scenes, political undercurrents and bruised intimacy into a suite of songs where conversational melodies and sly, shifting harmonies turn ordinary lives into quietly explosive dramas.
Louvaçao
On Louvação, Gilberto Gil fuses Afro‑Bahian rhythms, Northeastern folk and sleek mid‑60s modernism into a luminous songbook where liturgical overtones, street poetry and swinging arrangements announce a new, restless MPB imagination.
Domingo
Domingo is the groundbreaking debut album by legendary Brazilian singers Caetano Veloso and Gal Costa, released in 1967 by the renowned Polydor label. This album captures the essence of traditional bossa nova, presenting smooth melodies and sophisticated rhythms that define the genre's timeless appeal. Although Domingo predates the tropicalist movement that Caetano Veloso would later champion, it offers a captivating glimpse into the early artistry and vocal interplay between two of Brazil’s mos…
Epitafium / Scontri / Genesis II / Refrain (LP)
Great 1969 LP on Philips' "Modern Music Series" with four compositions by the Polish experimental composer spanning from 1958 to 1965, including two beautiful and powerful orchestral pieces and two ensemble pieces.
Passio et mors domini nostri Jesu Christi secundum Lucam (2LP box)
The Polish composer's 1966 atonal modernist choral masterpiece, conducted by Henryk Czyż and released by Philips in 1966 as a 2LP box set. With insert.
Dies Irae (Auschwitz Oratorium) / Polymorphia / De Natura Sonoris (LP)
Three works from the 1960's by the Polish composer of amazing intensity and beauty, respectively for solo vocals, chorus and orchestra, for string orchestra, and for orchestra, conducted by Henryk Czyż and released by Philips in 1968. With insert.
Kosmogonia / De Natura Sonoris No. 2 / Anaklasis / Fluorescences (LP)
Some of the Polish composer's most astounding and cosmic choral/orchestral compositions from the 1960's and 70's and absolute masterpieces of 20th Century avant-garde, conducted by Andrzej Markowski and released on Philips in 1971.
Violin Concerto No.2 / Piano Quintet (LP)
The major Russian avant-garde composer's innovative 1966 concerto, conducted by Heinz Holliger, backed with the emotional 1970's piano quintet, released on Philips in 1984.
Violin Concerto No.2 / Piano Quintet (LP)
The major Russian avant-garde composer's innovative 1966 concerto, conducted by Heinz Holliger, backed with the emotional 1970's piano quintet, released on Philips in 1984.
Nirvana Mandala (LP)
European edition released on Philips in 1980 of the two cosmic symphonic masterpieces composed in 1959 and 1960 fusing Western avant-garde and the Buddhist world.
Symphonie / Deux Tableaux Pour Orchestre '65 (LP)
Two orchestral works from the mid-1960's blending Western avant-garde with Japanese tradition, released on Philips' "Modern Music Series" in 1971.
November Steps / Et exspecto resurrectionem (LP)
Appropriate pairing of two orchestral avant-garde masterpieces composed in the 1960's on Philip's 1970 LP in the "Collection Trésors Classiques".
Horizontes / Preludio A Colon / Concertino Pour Piano En 1/3 De Ton (LP)
1963 LP on Philips' "Modern Music Series" presenting three micro-tonal pieces for solo piano, small ensemble and orchestra by the Mexican composer, spanning from 1922 to 1958.
Electronic Music (LP)
Rare album with three wonderful electronic pieces realized by the Noewegian composer between 1968 and 1970, released by Philips in 1974.
Concerto Pour Percussion (LP)
Three pieces for percussion ensemble composed in the 1960's and released on Philips' "Modern Music Series" in 1969.
Edgard Varèse, Miloslav Kabeláč, Iannis Xenakis, Maurice Ohana, Carlos Chavez, John Cage, Kazimierz Serocki
Les Percussions De Strasbourg (2LP)2LP set including some of the most important compositions for percussion ensemble of the 20th century, performed by Les Percussions De Strasbourg and released by Philips in 1983.
Épervier De Ta Faiblesse / Alternances / Signalement (LP)
Three pieces for percussion ensemble composed in the 1960's and performed by Les Percussions de Strasbourg, released on Philips outstanding "Prospective 21e Siècle" experimental music series in 1975.
Différences / Sequenza III & VII / Due Pezzi / Chamber Music (LP)
Five pieces for solo instruments or small ensembles spanning from 1951 to 1969, recorded under the direction of the composer himself and performed by Cathy Berberian and Heinz Holliger a.o., released on Philips' "Modern Music Series" in 1969.