Wachsfigurenkabinett
First recording of Karl Amadeus Hartmann's Wachsfigurenkabinett, five little operas of 1929-30, with Claudia Barainsky, Michelle Breedt, Tom Harper, Michael Kraus and members of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin under Roger Epple, recorded 1999.
The Wayward
Harry Partch's The Wayward (Barstow, San Francisco, The Letter, U.S. Highball), hobo texts set for voices and Partch's own instruments, played by Newband under Dean Drummond, recorded in New York in December 1999.
Drei sinfonische Etüden / Quattro Poemi / Nachtstücke und Arien / La selva incantata
Hans Werner Henze's Drei sinfonische Etüden, Quattro Poemi, Nachtstücke und Arien (Ingeborg Bachmann) and La selva incantata, played by the NDR Sinfonieorchester under Peter Ruzicka with Michaela Kaune, recorded 1999.
Magnificat / Sphragis / Nachklänge / Hypostasis / Zeichen am Weg
Choral works by Heinrich Poos: Magnificat, Sphragis, Nachklänge after Eichendorff, Hypostasis vel Somnium Jacob and Zeichen am Weg, sung by Schola Cantorum Gedanensis and the SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart.
Six Chansons / Fünfstimmige Madrigale / Five Songs on old Texts / Kanons a cappella
A cappella choral works by Paul Hindemith: Six Chansons after Rilke (1939), the Zwölf Madrigale on Weinheber texts (1958), Five Songs on Old Texts (1937) and nine canons, sung by the Rundfunkchor Berlin under Stefan Parkman, recorded 1996.
Singbarer Rest / Die Blinden
Walter Zimmermann's Singbarer Rest (1993) for nine high female voices and sampler, on Edmond Jabès, and Die Blinden (1984), static drama after Maeterlinck, with Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart and Junges Philharmonisches Orchester Stuttgart under Manfred Schreier.
Voices and instruments
Feldman works for voices and instruments from 1949 to 1971, three of them first recordings, including Journey to the End of Night, The O’Hara Songs and Four Instruments, played by The Barton Workshop.
Untergegangen der Mond
Portrait of Karola Obermüller with ten works from 2006-2018, several on Sappho, played by Ensemble Musikfabrik with Kai Wessel, Emanuele Arciuli, Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart, Camilla Hoitenga, Ensemble Phorminx and Ensemble Modern.
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.
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.
Works 1939 - 2000
Overview of Lou Harrison's work from 1939 to 2000, with first recordings including the original septet version of Marriage at the Eiffel Tower, Mass to St. Anthony, Easter Cantata, arias from Young Caesar and Music for Remy.
44 Harmonies from Apartment House 1776
First recording of all 44 Harmonies from Cage's Apartment House 1776, arranged for string quartet by Irvine Arditti and played by the Arditti Quartet, with Arditti's solo violin performance of Cheap Imitation.
Silent Songs
Valentin Silvestrov's song cycle Silent Songs (1974-77) and Four Songs after Osip Mandelstam, sung by baritone Sergey Yakovenko with Ilya Scheps and the composer at the piano. Recorded in Moscow in 1986, released 2004.
Complete Works for Ensemble and Choir
György Kurtág's complete works for ensemble and for ensemble and choir, 1959-2011, performed by Asko|Schönberg and the Netherlands Radio Choir under Reinbert de Leeuw. Recorded 2013-2016 in Amsterdam and Haarlem. 3CD.
Land der Arbeit
Christian Reiner reads poems and prose by Pier Paolo Pasolini in German translation, plus a poem by Wolf Wondratschek, who produced the album with Manfred Eicher. Recorded 2021-2022 at Garnison7 and Innenhofstudios, Vienna.
Im wachen Traume - Schumann/Reimann, Byrd/Pierini, Purcell
Schumann's Frauenliebe und Leben in Aribert Reimann's arrangement for soprano and string quartet, framed by Byrd and Purcell arranged by Stefano Pierini. Delian Quartett with Claudia Barainsky and Mikhail Timoshenko, recorded October 2021 at Abtei Marienmünster.
The Suspended Harp of Babel
Psalms, folk hymns and vespers by Estonian composer Cyrillus Kreek sung by Vox Clamantis under Jaan-Eik Tulve, with nyckelharpa and kannel interludes by Marco Ambrosini; recorded April 2018 at the Transfiguration Church, Tallinn.
Elegie an John Donne
Christian Reiner reads Joseph Brodsky in German: the Große Elegie an John Donne in two translations plus seven shorter poems (1958-1992). Recorded from 2014 at Garnison 7, Vienna, produced by Manfred Eicher and Wolf Wondratschek.
The Deer's Cry
Thirteen choral works by Arvo Pärt from 1977 to 2014, including two first recordings, sung by the Estonian ensemble Vox Clamantis under Jaan-Eik Tulve; recorded mainly in Tallinn in 2013 and 2014, with Veni Creator from Haapsalu in 2007.
Amores Pasados
Lute songs old and new: John Potter and Anna Maria Friman (voices) with lutenists Ariel Abramovich and Jacob Heringman sing new songs by John Paul Jones, Tony Banks and Sting beside Campion, Warlock, Moeran and Picforth. Recorded November 2014, Rainbow Studio, Oslo.