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K. Stockhausen: Zyklus fur einen Schlagzeuger; Klavierstuck X / Frederic Rzewski, piano; Christoph Caskel, Max Neuhaus

1 CD / Wergo / 2012-11-13

Works: Karlheinz Stockhausen: Zyklus; Klavierstück X, for piano
Performers: Caskel, Christoph; Rzewski, Frederic [Composer]

Wergo's essential reissues from their famous 1960s era Studio Reihe series continue with a recording of music by Karlheinz Stockhausen. The composer's Zyklus für einen...continue...

John Cage: 100 / Joshua Pierce; Malcolm Goldstein; Matthias Kaul, Mark Knoop [5 CDs]

5 CD / Wergo / 2012-10-09

Works: John Cage: Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano; Concert, for piano & orchestra, for piano & 13 other instruments in any combination; Atlas eclipticalis; James Joyce, Marcel Duchamp, Erik Satie;...
Performers: Cage, John; Corner, Philip; Curran, Alvin; Didge, Charles [Spoken Word]; Fay, Park Too; Gauwerky, Friedrich; Goldstein, Malcolm; Gould, Melissa; Higgins, Dick; Johnson, Mimi; Kaul, Matthias; Knoop, M...
Conductors: Schoning, Klaus; Kotik, Petr
Ensemble: ; Orchestra of the S.E.M. Ensemble

Wergo was one of the first labels to recognize the avant-garde genius of Cage and offered the début recordings of some of his most important...continue...

Christian Wolff: For Piano 1; For Pianist; Burdocks / Christian Wolff, flute; Gordon Mumma, french horn; John Nash, violin; David Behrman, viola; Frederic Rzewski, piano

1 CD / Wergo / 2012-09-12

Works: Christian Wolff: For Piano I; For Pianist; Burdocks, for 10 parts
Performers: Behrman, David; Mumma, Gordon [Composer]; Nash, Johnny; Rzewski, Frederic [Composer]; Tudor, David [Composer/Piano]; Wolff, Christian [Composer]

In the early 1960s, Wergo launched a series that would become a legend in the history of contemporary music recordings. Studio Reihe Neuer Musik featured...continue...
Recording information: Dartmouth College, Hanover NH, USA (08/1971)....continue...

Helumut Lachenmann: Accanto; Consolation I; Kontrakadenz

1 CD / Wergo / 2011-03-08

Works: Helmut Lachenmann: Accanto, for clarinet, orchestra & tape; Consolation I, for 12 voices & percussion instruments; Kontrakadenz, for orchestra
Performers: Arndt, Arno [Percussion]; Brunner, Eduard; Fink, Siegfried; Gschwendtner, Hermann [Percussion]; Ranta, Michael; Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductors: Zender, Hans; Gottwald, Clytus; Gielen, Michael

On the occasion of Helmut Lachenmann’s 75th birthday, Wergo presents a re-release of the reference recordings of his works Accanto, Consolation I and Kontrakadenz. “Here...continue...

Earle Brown Contemporary Sound Series Vol. 3: The Voice of Cathy Berberian

3 CD / Wergo / 2010-08-10

Works: Luciano Berio: Circles, for female voice, harp & 2 percussionists; Sylvano Bussotti: Frammento, for voice & piano; John Cage: Aria, for solo voice (any range); Toshiro Mayuzumi: Nirvana Symphony; Ian...
Performers: Berberian, Cathy; Berio, Luciano; De Vinogradov, Boris; Drouet, Jean-Pierre; Pierre, Francis; Takahashi, Yuji [Piano]
Conductors: Schuchter, Wilhelm

Wergo presents the third volume of the Earle Brown Contemporary Sound Series. Recorded between 1960 and 1973, the original LPs from which these CDs were...continue...
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Vom himmel zur holle

1 CD / Wergo / 2010-07-13

Works: Martin Smolka: Rush (Hour in Celestial Streets), for ensemble; Mauricio Kagel: Orchestrion-Straat, for chamber ensemble; Louis Andriessen: Racconto dall'Inferno, for orchestra
Performers: Bersgtrom, Mats; Brandt, Christopher; Corbett, John [clarinet]; Dierksen, Uwe; Eychmuller, Susanne; Gotz, Nandor; Groben, Francoise; Hashimoto, Shynia; Hirst, Liz; Hofer, Thomas; Klumpenaar, Marlies;...
Conductors: Rundel, Peter; Leeuw, Reinbert de
Ensemble: MusikFabrik

This new collection from MusikFabrik focuses on three composers' imaginings of music from heaven or hell. In the Old Testament, the musical praise of God...continue...
Recording information: Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal, WDR Funkhaus am Wallrafplatz K....continue...

Earle Brown Contemporary Sound Series, Vol. 2

3 CD / Wergo / 2009-12-08

Works: Luigi Nono: Polifonica - Monodia - Ritmica, for 6 instruments and percussion (2 versions); Bruno Maderna: Serenata no 2 for 11 instruments; Luciano Berio: Différences, for flute, clarinet, harp,...
Performers: Barab, Seymour; Butterfield, Don; Castagner, Jacques; Hacker, Alan; Hammond, Don; Kraus, Philip; Lewis, Walter; Manning, Jane; Orton, Richard; Pierre, Francis; Quinn, Barry; Raimondi, Matthew; Soyer,...
Conductors: Maderna, Bruno; Berio, Luciano; Maxwell Davies, Peter
Ensemble: ; Pierrot Players

Recorded between 1960 and 1973, the original eighteen LPs that comprise Earle Brown's legendary Contemporary Sound Series have been highly sought after in the secondary...continue...

Lucier: Nothing Is Real / Matthias Kaul

1 CD / Wergo / 2005-07-12

Works: Alvin Lucier: Distant Drums, for amplified percussion; Silver Streetcar for the Orchestra, for amplified triangle; The Sacred Fox, for voice with gourds, bowls, boxes & other resonant vessels; Opera ...
Performers: Kaul, Mattias

Scelsi: Suono Rotundo / Kiedaisch, Scodanibbio, Svoboda

1 CD / Wergo / 2005-05-10

Works: Giacinto Scelsi: Mantram; Pieces (3) for trombone; Ko-Tha ("A Dance of Shiva"), for guitar (or bass or 6-string cello) & percussion; La réveil profond; Michael Kiadaisch / Stefano Scodanibbio ...
Performers: Kiedaisch, Michael; Scodanibbio, Stefano; Svoboda, Michael

Stockhausen: Zodiac - 12 Melodies of the Star Signs

1 CD / Wergo / 2003-09-01

Works: Karlheinz Stockhausen: Tierkreis
Performers: Fernow, Wolfgang; Hussong, Stefan; Kiedaisch, Michael; Riessler, Michael; Roller, Scott; Svoboda, Michael

Cage. Works For Percussion: '3 Constructions. Imaginary Land

1 CD / Wergo / 1991-10-01

Works: John Cage: Second Construction, for 4 percussionists; Imaginary Landscape no 2, for 5 percussionists; Amores, for prepared piano & 3 percussion; Double Music, for 4 percussionists (collaboration with...
Performers: Berteletti, Anne; Berteletti, Isabel; Chaignon, Philippe