Whispers Out Of Time
Three first recordings of orchestral works by Roger Reynolds: Symphony[Myths] with the Tokyo Philharmonic and Kotaro Sato, Whispers Out of Time with the Cleveland Chamber Symphony and Edwin London, and Symphony[Vertigo] with the La Jolla Symphony and Harvey Sollberger.
Complete Music with Saxophones
Twenty-four tracks of saxophone music by Henry Cowell and Percy Grainger, many of them first recordings, for saxophone ensembles, piano and orchestra, directed and played by Ulrich Krieger with guest ensembles and the Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra.
Señales
Five first recordings of chamber works by Hilda Paredes, written between 1995 and 2013: Señales with Irvine Arditti and Ensemble Signal, solo pieces for piano and for bass clarinet, and two works played by ensemble recherche.
Ghosts
Four chamber works by Chris Newman, all first recordings, played by Berlin's Ensemble KNM conducted by Steffen Tast, with Newman as vocal soloist in Cologne.
Afterglow
Six chamber works by Keeril Makan performed by the International Contemporary Ensemble and pianist Cory Smythe, including Mercury Songbirds, Afterglow for solo piano and Mu for prepared violin played by Erik Carlson.
Songs Of Innocence & Experience
The first complete recording of Walter Zimmermann's string quartets by the Sonar Quartett, with Songs of Innocence & Experience after William Blake, Festina Lente and Fränkische Tänze, plus solo works for violin and for viola with voice.
The Works for Percussion 2
John Cage's early percussion chamber works from 1935-1942, including the three Constructions, Trio, Quartet and Living Room Music, played by Third Coast Percussion, with the first movement of Living Room Music recorded in the Ford House.
Undersong
Jason Eckardt's Undersong cycle, built around Laura Mullen's text, with A way [tracing], 16, Aperture and The Distance (This), played by Fred Sherry, Claire Chase, Tony Arnold and the International Contemporary Ensemble under Steven Schick.
Signs, Games and Messages
The first complete recording of György Kurtág's 24 Signs, Games and Messages for solo viola, with first recordings of four further viola pieces, played by Maurizio Barbetti with baritone Gianpiero Ruggeri.
The Works For Saxophone 3 & 4
Two CDs of John Cage works for saxophones and other instruments, played by Ulrich Krieger and Intersax, including the only available recording of Party Pieces, written with Cowell, Harrison and Thomson.
Complete String Quartets
Xenakis Edition volume 10 and the first complete recording of Iannis Xenakis's string quartets, played by the JACK Quartet: Tetras, Tetora, ST/4-1,080262 and Ergma, the last quartet, released on CD and surround-sound DVD.
Por Gitaro: Suites for Tuned Guitars
First complete recording of Lou Harrison's reconstructed suites for just-intonation guitar and of the Ditone Set, played by John Schneider, with the first recording of Harrison's Handel homage for guitar and gamelan.
Number Pieces 4
First recording of John Cage's Three (1989) for three recorder players, with his early Solo with Obbligato Accompaniment of Two Voices in Canon (1933-34), performed by Trio Dolce. The Number Pieces 4.
The Art of the Curved Bow, Vol. 1
Cellist Michael Bach plays J.S. Bach's Cello Suite No. 3 on the curved bow, with two works by Dieter Schnebel, Mit Diesen Händen with mezzo-soprano Mechthild Seitz and Fünf Inventionen, first in the Art of the Curved Bow series.
Wolpe in Jerusalem
Stefan Wolpe's music from his Jerusalem years, 1934-38, including three world premiere recordings, played by ensemble recherche and the WDR Symphony Orchestra under Werner Herbers and Johannes Kalitzke.
The Echoing Green
Chamber works by Walter Zimmermann from 1986-89 for piano, cello and piano, bass flute and piano, and violin and piano, played by the HCD Ensemble with cellist Michael Bach and violinist Peter Rundel.
Music for Strings
Lou Harrison's Suite No. 2 for Strings, Suite for Symphonic Strings and Concerto for Pipa with String Orchestra, three first recordings in their categories, played by Wu Man and The New Professionals Orchestra, London, conducted by Rebecca Miller.
La Terre et le Feu
Composer-supervised first recordings of Joël-François Durand's music on the four elements: La terre et le feu for oboe and ensemble, Les raisons des forces mouvantes for organ, La mesure des choses III and Athanor for orchestra.
Shadow of an Idea
Four chamber works by Walter Zimmermann, Schatten der Ideen, Ursache und Vorwitz, Distentio and Shadows of Cold Mountain 3, played by Ensemble Recherche. The music reflects the influence of John Cage and Morton Feldman.
Afatsim
The debut recording of Israeli-born composer Chaya Czernowin: five chamber works from 1988 to 1996, including a string quartet and Afatsim for nonet, played by Sonor, the Arditti Quartet and Japanese and American soloists.