Intimate
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.
Hallgató
Live concert by guitarist Ferenc Snétberger and the Keller Quartett, with bassist Gyula Lázár: works by Snétberger, Shostakovich, Dowland and Barber. Recorded December 2018 in the Grand Hall of the Liszt Academy, Budapest; produced by Manfred Eicher.
Three Or One
Bach organ chorale preludes, cantata arias and a sinfonia transcribed by Fred Thomas for piano trio and solo piano, played by Thomas with Aisha Orazbayeva (violin) and Lucy Railton (cello); recorded 2012 and 2018 at the University of Huddersfield.
Tous des oiseaux
Eleni Karaindrou's music for Wajdi Mouawad's play Tous des oiseaux and Payman Maadi's film Bomb, A Love Story, with Savina Yannatou, Sokratis Sinopoulos, a string orchestra led by Argyro Seira and the composer on piano; recorded at Sierra Studios, Athens, 2017-2018.
Clarinet Sonatas
Brahms's Clarinet Sonatas op. 120 played by Jörg Widmann and András Schiff, with Widmann's Intermezzi for piano (2010) played by Schiff; recorded May 2018 at the Historischer Reitstadel, Neumarkt, produced by Manfred Eicher.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Air - Bent Sørensen, Hans Abrahamsen
Accordion music by Bent Sørensen and Hans Abrahamsen played by Frode Haltli, solo, with the Trondheim Soloists and with the Arditti Quartet; recorded October-November 2014 at Selbu Kirke, Norway.
Amores Pasados
Lute songs old and new: John Potter and Anna Maria Friman (voices) with lutenists Ariel Abramovich and Jacob Heringman sing new songs by John Paul Jones, Tony Banks and Sting beside Campion, Warlock, Moeran and Picforth. Recorded November 2014, Rainbow Studio, Oslo.
Aquilonis
Sixth ECM New Series album by Trio Mediaeval (Anna Maria Friman, Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Berit Opheim): Icelandic chant of St Thorlak, Italian laude, English carols, Norwegian hymns and works by Jormin, Brooks and Andrew Smith, recorded June 2014 at Propstei St. Gerold.
Transeamus
Final album by The Hilliard Ensemble: 15th-century English carols and motets by John Plummer, Walter Lambe, William Cornysh, Sheryngham and anonymous composers, sung by David James, Rogers Covey-Crump, Steven Harrold and Gordon Jones, recorded in 2012 at Propstei St. Gerold.