Xavier Joaquín Interpreta Obras De Xenakis, Taïra Y Lewin-Richter (LP)
1982 LP on Hemisferio presenting three pieces for percussion (one with magneti tape) by three different composers spanning from 1972 to 1975, performed by Xavier Joaquín.
Tinell / Concert Equinoccial / Tocatina (LP)
Three excellent compositions for percussion and magnetic tape by the two Spanish composers performed by the Percussions De Barcelona and released on Musica Per A Anna in 1988.
Concerto Pour Percussion (LP)
Three pieces for percussion ensemble composed in the 1960's and released on Philips' "Modern Music Series" in 1969.
Archipel 3 (LP)
Three versions of the 1969 piece for spatialized percussion ensemble performed by Les Percussions de Strasbourg with Georges Pludermacher and released on Philips' silver covers "Prospective 21e Siècle" series in the mid-70's. Black labels.
4 Études Chorégraphiques / 8 Inventions (LP)
Two great compositions for percussion ensemble performed by Les Percussions de Strasbourg and released on Philips' silver covers "Prospective 21e Siècle" series, with liner notes by Joseph Byrd of the United States of America! Grey cover, black labels.
Musique Pour Un Jazz Different / Alternances (LP)
Two contemporary compositions for percussion ensemble released on Cybelia's "Musique Française Du 20e Siècle" series in 1986.
Pour Le Kama Soutra / Concordances (LP)
1970 LP of jazz-tinged contemporary music for percussion performed by Vincent Gemignani and the Ensemble De Percussion De Paris.
The Dissolute Society Comprised of All Sorts
Isabella Gellis’s The Dissolute Society Comprised of All Sorts is a formidable debut for solo piano, performed by Joseph Havlat. Drawing inspiration from Biber’s baroque suite and cannibalizing its gestures, Gellis interweaves the surreal, the silly, and the tactile, forming a musical tapestry that refracts historical tradition through a vividly modern, sometimes absurd lens.
Marimba & Percussion Solo
1987 release ** Includes recordings of: Toshimitsu Tanaka-Two movements / Minoru Miki – TIME / Dmitri Schostakowitsch – Polka & Oportunist from his Ballets Nebojsa / J. Zivkovic – Drei Phantastische Lieder, Tensio, Strah*Ctpax
Percussion Concertant
1992 release ** "This audite recording pits percussion sounds from Europe and the Far East against each other, creating exciting contrasts. Significant twentieth-century Japanese composers place the marimba at the central point of their compositions and incorporate strongly extra-musical impressions in them. In Dream of the Cherry Blossoms, Keiko Abe was inspired by the blossoming of cherry trees celebrated annually in Japan; the work borrows elements from a traditional folksong. Akira Miyoshi's…
12²
1998 release ** "Wendy Mae Chambers (b 1953) is known for the scope and originality of her works, typified by large and unusual instrumental combinations. In Chambers’s own words, Twelve² is a voodoo tone poem in eleven movements for twelve percussionists. Each movement is about 4 minutes in length. The last movement is 4'33" of lots of sound (in tribute to John Cage's 4'33" of silence). Voodoo drumming [calls] forth Cage’s spirit and the bells, chimes, and gongs [celebrate] ... celestial qualit…
Devils On Drums (From The Sado-Island / Japan)
1986 release ** "Ondekoza (鬼太鼓座, Ondekoza) ("demon drum group"), sometimes referred to as "Za Ondekoza", is a Japanese troupe specializing in taiko drumming. Founded in 1969 by Den Tagayasu, Ondekoza was influential in the rise of the kumi-daiko (group taiko) style of taiko. Not a taiko player himself, Tagayasu helped transform taiko from a festival-based music form to a virtuosic performance art performed on stage. Ondekoza's performances in North America in 1975 was the first exposure for many…
Now
1989 release **
Marubatoo (13:05) John Wyre Fauna (13:17) William CahnCymbal (11:55) Bob BeckerRain Tree (11:10) Toru TakemitsuRemembrance (9:36) Robin Engelman
"This is a fine collection of pieces performed by one of the premier percussion ensembles in the world. The Canadian quintet Nexus approaches the notion of the percussion ensemble with an ear for innovation and a discipline for virtuosity. Nowhere is this clearer in this disc than on the album's centerpiece, "Cymbal," by group leader Bob…
Tàmmitam Percussion Ensemble
1990 release (RARE) **
Ionisation (1933) Edgar Varèse 5:58Trio (1936) John Cage 3:56Canticle (1939) Lou Harrison 4:13Polifonica Monodia Ritmica (1951) Luigi Nono 8:50Gloria E Morte (Words By Marco Luzzi) Guido Facchin 1978 11:21Concerto Da Camera(1986) Roberto Beccaci 9:43Pavone, Mulo, Volpe (1987) Saverio Tasca 5:00Il Respiro Della Notte (Liric By Elena Budini) Luigi Celeghin (1989) 3:55Omaggio A Giocando Duchamp Vinci Leonardo Alfredo Tisocco (1975)
Generally spoken...
1991 release ** Nebojša Jovan Živković plays total percussion music by himself, Maria Ptaszynska, Johannes Kotschy, Markus Halt, John Christie Willot and Robert Schumann.
Parallels
*2025 stock* Electroacoustic composition by Tristan Perich. Meehan/ Perkins Duo Percussion and 1-bit electronics.
Plucked & Struck
Plucked & Struck is a collection of works for Celtic (lever) harp and small percussion. Many feature the Orff xylophone, a miniature didactic instrument developed by the German composer Carl Orff in the 1920s as part of his early childhood music education system. This album might be the first to explore the classical compositional potential of this particular combo. The music is deeply rooted in New York City. All three performers—and most of the composers—are from “the world’s borough” of Queen…
Sextet & Double Sextet
Steve Reich's Sextet (1984) and the Pulitzer Prize winning Double Sextet (2007) together on one release for the first time, played by the Danish ensemble Ekkozone under percussionist and conductor Mathias Reumert.
Memory in Motion: Percussion in Surround
Five works for six or four percussionists in surround sound: Xenakis's Persephassa, Mâche's Aera, Zihua Tan's Sorites and two pieces by Alcides Lanza, played by the Music in Motion Ensemble directed by Aiyun Huang.
The Works for Percussion 4
John Cage's works for speaking percussionist on Blu-ray, with Bonnie Whiting in 51'15.657" and other pieces and Allen Otte in his own Cage-related piece, plus a 73-minute video interview about Cage and the works.