20th Century Contemporary World
Musik Im 20. Jahrhundert (LP)
1971 LP on RBM with instrumental, vocal and electro-acoustic music by Brazilian avant-garde composer. With insert.
Fresques Pour Guitare Seule (LP)
1961 monumental and demanding work for classical guitar performed by Maria Kämmerling and released on Paula in 1980.
Elektronmusikens material och estetik (LP)
1968 educational LP on Nordiska Musikförlaget with the Danish composer's introduction to electronic music theory. With insert.
Yvar Mikhashoff Plays Danish Piano Music (LP)
A panorama of Danish piano music from the mid-to-late 20th century released on Paula in 1983.
Angel Of Dusk / Concerto For Double Bass And Percussion Instruments (LP)
Two 1970's compositions for double bass and respectively orchestra and percussion by Finnish composers, released on Finlandia in 1984.
Transmissions In A... / Kräftig Und Bewegt / Nagual / You Offer Me Out Of Water The Sun / Kreuzwege (LP)
1970 Excellent album of Finnish electro-acoustic music produced in the 1980's at the experimental studio of Yleisradio and released by Edition RZ in 1989. With insert.
Turangalîla Symphony (2LP box)
1978 2LP box set on EMI with one of the most acclaimed recordings of the monumental 1948 masterpiece for orchestra, ondes martenot, piano and a wild array of percussion. Powerful and marvellous.
...Damit Transparenz Sich Ereigne, Frische Hellhörigkeit Neu-Anderen Sinnens (2LP)
2LP set with several pieces for solo instrument or small ensemble, with radical timbric research and use of exteneded instrumental techniques, composed between 1964 and 1978, performed by Manfred Reichert's Ensemble 13 and released on the Ensemble's …
Messe / Gleichnisse / Epistelmotetten (LP)
Three compositions from the early 1960's mixing avant-garde techniques and sacred tradition released in 1962 on Cantate.
Bilder Und Klangbilder (7"EP + book)
Ultra-rare 1965 illustrated book published by Verlag Die Junge Galerie including a 7"EP with the "audio-visual" electronic compositions and studies by the composer. Beautiful music and object.
Prometeo (3LP box)
Scarce Italian edition on Acanta / Fonit Cetra of the 1975 3LP box set with the full recording of Orff's 1968 powerful piece of music-theatre sung in Greek and with AN extensive array of percussion. With insert.
Klangfelder (LP)
Rare and great 1986 LP on Loft with compositions for percussion, sound poems and electronic music by the founder of the Siemens Studio für elektronische Musik. With insert.
Morendo / Von Hier / Vier Stücke / Entlöschend / Störung / Sotto Voce (LP)
Excellent 1990 LP on Edition RZ presenting electronic music and pieces for orchestra, string quartet, small ensemble and chorus composed between 1974 and 1983.
Late Works (LP)
Four superb "ritualistic" compositions from the 1960's, three for ensemble and one electronic music piece, by the extremely original Greek composer, released on EMI in the mid-1970's. With insert.
Enantiodromia / Praxis / Epicycle / Anaparastasis III / Mysterion Prolog / Mysterion Sprechertext (LP)
Five superb "meta-musical" compositions from the 1960's for various combinations of actors, orchestra, instruments and tape, by the extremely original Greek composer, released by Edition RZ in 1992. With insert.
Anastasis / Wellenformen / Styx (LP)
Rare 1985 album with amazing compositions respectively for voice and ensemble, computer and "plucked orchestra" spanning from 1961 to 1981 released on Amadeo's "Österreichische Musik Der Gegenwart" contemporary music series. With insert.
Nirvãna-Symphonie (LP)
Majestic fusion of avant-garde and traditional Buddhist chanting and bells, the composer's 1958 cosmic masterpiece released in 1962 on Time's "Series 2000" contemporary music series directed by Earle Brown, with cover by Yoko Ono.
Bacchanale / Phonologie Symphonique / Music For Symphony Orchestra / Triptique For String Orchestra (LP)
1971 Italian edition on La Voce Del Padrone's "Modern classics" series of the Angel/Toshiba LP with four orchestra compositions composed in the 1950's blending Western avant-garde with Japanese tradition. With insert.
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.
Quatrain / A Flock Descends Into The Pentagonal Garden (LP)
Classic 1980 DGG release with two of the Japanese composer's most acclaimed and accessible compositions from the 1970's.