Il cor tristo
The Hilliard Ensemble sings Roger Marsh's Il Cor Tristo, a 2008 setting of cantos from Dante's Inferno, framed by Petrarch madrigals by Bernardo Pisano and Jacques Arcadelt. Recorded in November 2012 at Propstei St. Gerold.
Tre Voci
First album by the trio Tre Voci (Kim Kashkashian, viola; Marina Piccinini, flute; Sivan Magen, harp): Takemitsu, Debussy's Sonata for flute, viola and harp and Gubaidulina, recorded in April 2013 in Lugano.
Dances and Canons
Kate Moore's music for one, two, four and multiple pianos, all played by Saskia Lankhoorn, recorded in April 2013 at the Auditorio Radiotelevisione svizzera, Lugano, and produced by Manfred Eicher.
Seventh Symphony, Piano Concerto
Erkki-Sven Tüür's Piano Concerto (2006), with soloist Laura Mikkola, and Seventh Symphony 'Pietas' (2009), with the NDR Choir, played by the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra under Paavo Järvi, recorded in Frankfurt in June 2009 and June 2010.
Galina Ustvolskaya
Galina Ustvolskaya's Trio (1949), Violin Sonata (1952) and Duet (1964), played by violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja, pianist Markus Hinterhäuser and clarinettist Reto Bieri, recorded in March 2013 at the RSI Auditorio in Lugano.
Tõnu Kõrvits, Veljo Tormis, Anja Lechner, Kadri Voorand, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tõnu Kaljuste
MirrorSix works by Estonian composer Tõnu Kõrvits, three of them based on songs by Veljo Tormis, with cellist Anja Lechner, singer Kadri Voorand, the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra and Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir under Tõnu Kaljuste, recorded February 2…
Cantante e tranquillo
Slow movements and miniatures by Beethoven, Bach, Ligeti, Kurtág, Schnittke and Knaifel played by the Keller Quartett, with Alexei Lubimov in the Schnittke; recorded 1995-2012 in Vienna, Eichstätt and Zürich and compiled with producer Manfred Eicher.
Quasi parlando
Four works for soloists and string orchestra by Tigran Mansurian (1978-2012), with Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Anja Lechner (cello) and the Amsterdam Sinfonietta led by Candida Thompson. Recorded October 2012 at the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amst…
Between Two Waves
Three works by Victor Kissine: the piano concerto Between Two Waves, the Duo (after Osip Mandelstam) for viola and cello, and Barcarola for violin, strings and percussion, with Gidon Kremer and Kremerata Baltica. Recorded live at the Lockenhaus Festi…
Music for piano and string quartet
Konstantia Gourzi's chamber music: piano pieces, two string quartets and two works for piano quintet, played by pianist Lorenda Ramou and Ensemble Coriolis. Recorded July 2012 at the Himmelfahrtskirche, Munich, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Sacred Songs
Six sets of a cappella sacred songs, psalms and prayers by Valentin Silvestrov (2006-2008), sung by the Kyiv Chamber Choir under Mykola Hobdych, recorded in 2008 at St Michael's Cathedral, Kyiv.
Chamber Music
Chamber works and songs by Harrison Birtwistle (1998-2011): two sets of Lorine Niedecker settings, the Trio and Bogenstrich, played by Till Fellner, Lisa Batiashvili, Adrian Brendel, Amy Freston and Roderick Williams, recorded at the Herkulessaal, Mu…
Helena Tulve, Arianna Savall, Vox Clamantis, Jaan-Eik Tulve, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Olari Elts
Arboles Iloran por lluviaFive works by Estonian composer Helena Tulve, with soprano Arianna Savall, Vox Clamantis, Ensemble Hortus Musicus and the NYYD Quartet under Jaan-Eik Tulve and the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra under Olari Elts, recorded in Tallinn in 2009 and…
Kurtág / Ligeti: Music for Viola
Kim Kashkashian plays György Kurtág's Signs, Games and Messages for solo viola (nineteen pieces) and György Ligeti's Sonata for viola solo (1991-94), recorded in May 2011 at Propstei St. Gerold and produced by Manfred Eicher.
String Paths
First portrait album of Dobrinka Tabakova: the Cello Concerto, Suite in Old Style, Insight, Frozen River Flows and Such Different Paths, with Maxim Rysanov, Kristina Blaumane, Janine Jansen and the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, recorded in Vilnius an…
Streichquartett N°4 Opus 33
String Quartet No 4, opus 33 (1976-87). Performed by the Arditti String Quartet. "infinite to be cannot be infinite, infinite anti-be could be infinite" (for nine string quartets or a string quartet surrounded by an imaginary 128 string-"viola da gam…
Clepsydra, Astray
**Restock of a rare, must-have record for contemporary music lovers. Comes with 4-page 12" booklet ** Great dense orchestral scraping and bowing from 1982 & 1983 by Romanian composer Horatiu Radulescu (1942-2008), among the great masters of Spectrali…
Arvo Pärt, Latvian Radio Choir, Sinfonietta Riga, Vox Clamantis, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Tõnu Kaljuste
Adam's LamentEight choral works by Arvo Pärt, led by the 24-minute Adam's Lament, sung and played by Latvian and Estonian choirs and string orchestras under Tõnu Kaljuste, recorded at Niguliste Church, Tallinn, in 2007 and 2011.
Heinz Holliger, Guillaume de Machaut, Geneviève Strosser, Jürg Dähler, Muriel Cantoreggi, The Hilliard Ensemble
Machaut-TranskriptionenHeinz Holliger's Machaut-Transkriptionen (2001-2009) for four voices and three violas, alternating with Machaut originals, sung by The Hilliard Ensemble with violists Geneviève Strosser, Jürg Dähler and Muriel Cantoreggi, recorded November 2010 in Zü…
Stifters Dinge
Audio edition of Heiner Goebbels' music-theatre installation for five mechanised pianos, archival voices and texts after Adalbert Stifter, recorded 20-21 October 2007 at the Grand Théâtre de la Ville de Luxembourg.