Missa Moguntina
Volker David Kirchner's Missa Moguntina for soloists, choir and orchestra, recorded at its premiere in Mainz Cathedral on 21 November 1993 with the Mainz Cathedral choirs and orchestra under Mathias Breitschaft.
Die Menschen
Detlev Müller-Siemens' opera Die Menschen after Walter Hasenclever, recorded live at the Theater Basel on 14 and 16 February 1993 with Mark Holland, Marianne Larsen and the Basler Sinfonie-Orchester under Michael Boder.
Die Nacht aus Blei / Sappho-Gesänge
Hans-Jürgen von Bose's suite from Die Nacht aus Blei (SWF Symphony Orchestra, Matthias Bamert, May 1983) and Sappho-Gesänge (Liat Himmelheber, Ensemble Modern, Peter Eötvös, live Donaueschingen, October 1983). CD reissue (1993) of a 1985 Wergo LP.
Une petite phrase / Lucy Escott Variations / Cherubino/ 6 Stücke für junge Pianisten / Variationen op. 13 / Sonata
Hans Werner Henze's solo piano music, including Une petite phrase, the Lucy Escott Variations, Cherubino, pieces from Pollicino, the Variations op. 13 and the Sonata per pianoforte, played by Homero Francesch.
Cantabile per Archi / Botschaft / Musica Dolorosa / Symphonie "Stimmen"
String orchestra works by Pēteris Vasks: Cantabile per archi, Vēstījums (Message), Musica dolorosa and the symphony Balsis (Voices), with the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra and the Latvian Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, recorded in Riga in May 1992.
Das Klavierwerk - Vol. III
Volume III of Siegfried Mauser's Hindemith piano series: the Third Sonata (1936), short pieces from 1920-22, the Kleine Klaviermusik op. 45 no. 4, Wir bauen eine Stadt (1930) and a sonata movement from 1941.
Sinfonie 'Totentanz' / Requiem 'Messa di Pace'
Volker David Kirchner's Symphony Totentanz, with the Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin under Peter Gülke, and his Requiem Messa di Pace with Maria Bayo, Iris Vermillion, Victor von Halem, the Hamburg Philharmonic and the Riga State Academic Choir under Gerd Albrecht.
Stoicheia
James Wood's Stoicheia (1987-88) for two percussion soloists, two percussion ensembles, keyboards and electronics, played by Steven Schick, Wood, the Darmstadt and Cornwall Percussion Ensembles, recorded at All Saints', Petersham, London.
Michael von Biel
An astonishing CD with the usual RZ deluxe touch by the well-known fluxus related cellist. Michael von Biel (born 30 June 1939 in Hamburg) a German composer, cellist, and graphic artist. Von Biel studied piano, theory, and composition in Toronto (1956–57), Vienna (1958–60), New York (1960, with Morton Feldman, amongst others), London (1960, with Cornelius Cardew), and Cologne (with Karlheinz Stockhausen). From 1961 to 1963 he attended the Darmstadt Vacation Courses for New Music. In 1964 he rec…
Lamento, vier Intermezzi und Marsch / 'Herbstzeit - Autumn' / Streichquartett Nr. 4 'Assonanzen'
Günter Bialas's Lamento, vier Intermezzi und Marsch for piano, the piano quartet Herbstzeit and String Quartet No. 4 Assonanzen, played by Siegfried Mauser, Christian Altenburger, Barbara Westphal, Julius Berger and the Auryn Quartet. Recorded 1988-89.
Bildnisse I / Der blaue Harlekin / Trio / Nachtstück
Volker David Kirchner's Bildnisse I, Der blaue Harlekin, Trio and Nachtstück, played by the Hessisches Staatsorchester Wiesbaden (Siegfried Köhler), Bläser Ensemble Mainz, Kreisler Trio and violist Bodo Hersen. CD reissue (1991) of a 1985 Wergo LP.
Schubert-Variationen / Under Neonlight I / Konzert für Klavier und Orchester
Portrait of Detlev Müller-Siemens: Variations on a Schubert Ländler (Ensemble 13), Under Neonlight I (John Carewe) and the Piano Concerto with Volker Banfield and the SWF orchestra under Kazimierz Kord.
Kinderlieder / Nacht-Räume / Neun Sonette der Louize Labé
Aribert Reimann's Kinderlieder (1961), Neun Sonette der Louize Labé (1986) and Nacht-Räume (1988), sung by Christine Schäfer and Liat Himmelheber with Axel Bauni and the composer at the piano. Recorded May 1989.
Werke für Violoncello und Klavier - Vol. II
Hindemith's late music for cello and piano: the Sonata (1948), Drei leichte Stücke (1938), Kleine Sonate (1942) and the variations A Frog He Went A-Courting (1941). Julius Berger and Siegfried Mauser, recorded in Munich 1988-89.
Werke für Violoncello und Klavier - Vol. I
Hindemith's Three Pieces for cello and piano, Op. 8 (1917), and the Cello Sonata, Op. 11 No. 3 (1919-21), played by Julius Berger and Siegfried Mauser. Volume I of their Hindemith cello and piano series.
Percussion Today
Hochschul-Percussion Trossingen under Hermann Gschwendtner play percussion works by Regner, Brouwer, Henze (Five Scenes from the Snow Country, marimba), Heider and Hiller. Recorded 1981 and 1984.
Piano Pieces
Charles Ives's shorter piano pieces, from Study No. 20 to the Three Quarter-tone Pieces for Two Pianos, played by Herbert Henck with Deborah Richards. Recorded July 1984 at the Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich.
Grete Sultan - Piano Seasons
Four CDs of the pianist Grete Sultan, recorded in New York 1969-2000: Bach's Goldberg Variations, Beethoven's Diabelli Variations, Schubert, Schumann, and twentieth-century works by Schoenberg, Copland, Weber, Wolpe, Hovhaness, Cage and Ichiyanagi.
Transición II. Phonophonie
First recordings, supervised by the composer, of two early works by Mauricio Kagel: Transición II (1958-59) for piano, percussion and tapes with live electronics, and Phonophonie (1963-64), four melodramas for two voices and other sound sources.
Dinosaur Music
Five computer music works by Chris Chafe, David Jaffe and William Schottstaedt, made at CCRMA, Stanford, between 1982 and 1986 with the Samson Box digital synthesizer; produced by David Jaffe.