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Christoph Delz: Complete Works, Vol. 2

2 CD / Audio Max / 2013-02-12

Works: Christoph Delz: Solde - Lecture d'après Lautréamont, for chorus & percussion, Op. 10a; Nocturnes (2), for piano & orchestra, Op. 11; Joyce-Fantasie, for voice, chorus, 2 pianos & harmon...
Performers: Bachli, Tomas; Buess, Daniel; Delz, Christoph; Kordzaia, Tamriko; Kretzschmar, Hermann; Schneider, Gertrud; Wirth, Stefan; Wynston, Maria
Conductors: Naf, Fritz; Henneberger, Jurg; Hirsch, Peter; Erne, Bernhard; Merz, Richard; Tamayo, Arturo; Schernus, Herbert
Ensemble: ; Basler Madrigalisten; Collegium Novum Zürich; Ensemble Modern; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

MDG joins forces with the Christoph Delz Foundation to present a fine selection featuring outstanding recordings from this Swiss composer's oeuvre, including the Cologne Mass,...continue...

Mernier: An die nacht / Rundel, Davin, et al

1 CD / Cypress / 2012-07-01

Works: Benoît Mernier: An die Nacht, for soprano & orchestra; Piano Trio; Blake Songs, for soprano & 13 instruments
Performers: André Ristic; Delcampe, Laure; Fugiss, Carmen
Conductors: ; Rundel, Peter
Ensemble: Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt); Trio Fibonacci

Benoit Mernier (b1964) has emerged in recent years as the major Belgian composer of his generation. His aesthetics were influenced by studies with Philippe Boesmans...continue...

Nancarrow: As Fast As Possible, various works; Paul Usher: Nancarow concerto for pianola & CO

1 CD / Wergo / 2011-09-13

Works: Conlon Nancarrow: Piece (Suite) for Large Orchestra; Study for Player Piano no 16, double canon; Study for Player Piano no 20 "Cloud"; Study for Player Piano no 26, canon 1/1; Three Movements, for ch...
Performers: Bugallo, Helena; Dissanayake, Amy; Karlen, Ingrid; Lawson, Rex; Williams, Amy
Conductors: Asbury, Stefan; Roo, Kasper de
Ensemble: Ensemble Modern; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

American composer Conlon Nancarrow is best known for the groundbreaking compositions he wrote for player piano. Nancarrow was one of the first composers to use...continue...

Donaueschinger Musiktage 2008

3 Super Audio CD / Neos Production / 2011-02-04

Works: Isabel Mundry: Ich und Du, for piano & orchestra; Enno Poppe: Altbau, for orchestra; Brice Pauset: Die Tänzerin, for large orchestra (Symphonie V); Ben Johnston: Quintet for Groups; Arnulf Herrm...
Performers: Feiler, Dror; Larcher, Thomas
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre; Cambreling, Sylvain; Ollu, Franck; Pomárico, Emilio; Gupta, Rolf
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt); Klangforum Wien

“One hundred years of New Music – so what now.” This rhetorical question posed by the promoters of the event provoked various responses. Enno Poppe...continue...

Wolfgang Rihm: Umsungen; Peter Ruzicka: Der die Gesänge Zerschlug

1 CD / Ars Musici / 2010-07-27

Works: Wolfgang Rihm: Umsungen, for baritone & 8 instruments; Peter Ruzicka: Der die Gesänge zerschlug, for voice & ensemble
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich
Conductors: Bour, Ernest
Ensemble: Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

"The music itself presents a dark lyricism, expressing the calm and peace of the night as well as an awareness of things that bump in...continue...
Recording information: Bayerischer Rundfunk, Studio 3....continue...

Nicolaus A. Huber: Works For Ensemble & Orchestra

1 CD / Coviello / 2010-04-03

Works: Nicolaus A. Huber: Weisse Radierung, for orchestra; 'Mit etwas Extremismus' und einer Muskel-Coda, for oboe, clarinet, trombone, percussion, violin, cel; Air mit Sphinxes, for chamber ensemble; Dasse...
Performers: Römer, Rainer
Conductors: Rundel, Peter; ; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Dasselbe ist nicht dasselbe. This casual-sounding title of one of Nicolaus A. Huber's compositions could be the motto for all his work - and it...continue...

Wolfgang Rihm: Vigilia

1 Super Audio CD / Neos Production / 2010-04-03

Works: Wolfgang Rihm: Vigilia, for 6 voices & ensemble
Conductors: Huber, Rupert
Ensemble: Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

In the Catholic liturgy, Vigils is the nocturnal part of the canonical hours, which are spread over the entire day. In formal terms, they consist...continue...
Recording information: Salzlager Kokerei Zollverein, Essen (04/01/2009-04/04/2009)....continue...

John McGuire: Works For Instruments

2 CD / Edition Rz / 2010-02-02

Works: John McGuire: Cadence Music, for 21 instruments; Exchanges, for voice & string quartet; Decay, for 8 horns; Frieze, for 4 pianos; Music for Horns, Pianos and Cymbals
Performers: Alvarez, Paulo; Chapman, Christine; Kim, Eun-Ju; Kretzschmar, Hermann; McGuire, John; Rempe, Julia; Roelcke, Irmela
Conductors: Bour, Ernest; Avery, James
Ensemble: Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt); MusikFabrik

Personnel: Helmut Menzler (violin, cello); Antonio Pellegrini, Thomas Hofer (violin); Fabio Marano (viola); Charles Putnam, Christine Chapman , Jodie Lawson, Rohan Richards (horns); Irmela Roelcke, J&...continue...

Dona Ueschinger Musiktage 2007, Vol. 2

1 Super Audio CD / Neos Production / 2009-11-01

Works: Hans Thomalla: Ausruff, for large ensemble; James Saunders: #211007, for ensemble; Arnulf Herrmann: Monströses Lied, for solo clarinet, small ensemble & electronics; Installation; The Name of th...
Performers: Braig, Reinhold; Heininger, Wolfgang [programming]; JanBen, Nina [Clarinet]; Sarhan, Francois
Conductors: Kalitzke, Johannes;
Ensemble: Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt); Ensemble Recherche

Benjamin: Into the Little Hill, Dance Figures, Sometime Voices / Ollu, Knussen, Nagano, Komsi, et al

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2009-01-13

Works: George Benjamin: Into the Little Hill, opera; Dance Figures, for orchestra; Sometime Voices, for solo voice, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Henschel, Dietrich; Komsi, Anu [Soprano Vocal]; Summers, Hilary
Conductors: Ollu, Franck; Knussen, Oliver; Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Benjamin long held the desire to write an opera, and 'Into the Little Hill' resulted from his meeting with playwright Martin Crimp. Since its premiere,...continue...

Spahlinger: Furioso, etc / Ensemble Modern, Arditti String Quartet, et al

1 CD / Kairos Music Production / 2008-11-01

Works: Mathias Spahlinger: Furioso; Gegen unendlich, for bass clarinet, trombone, cello & piano; Fugitive Beauté, for oboe, alto flute, violin, bass clarinet, viola & cello; Apo Do (von hier) for Strin...
Conductors: Zender, Hans;
Ensemble: Arditti Quartet (String Quartet); Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt); Ensemble Recherche

Terzakis: String Quartet no 5, etc / Artemis Quartet

1 CD / CPO / 2005-09-20

Works: Dimitri Terzakis: Quartet for Strings no 5 ("Nymphen der Nacht und des Feuers"); Die Farben des Ozeans (The Colors of the Ocean), for organ; Lieder ohne Worte. Zweiter Zyklus, for solo voice; Lieder ...
Performers: Angelopoulos, Lycourgos; Rossler, Almut; Yaron, Gilah
Conductors: Argiris, Spiros
Ensemble: Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Dimitri Terzakis, born in Athens in 1938, pursues his own completely independent path in contemporary music. In his chamber works, a listener can hear the...continue...

Listen How They Talk - Paredes / Asbury, Pace, et al

1 CD / Mode Records / 2005-07-26

Works: Hilda Paredes: Uy u'tan; Cotidales, for piano quintet; Ah Paaxo'ob, for 21 musicians; Can Silim Tun, for vocal quartet & string quartet
Performers: Pace, Ian
Conductors: Asbury, Stefan
Ensemble: Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

George Benjamin: Palimpsets / Ensemble Modern, et al

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2004-11-02

Works: George Benjamin: Palimpsests for orchestra; At First Light for orchestra; Sudden Time; Olicantus for chamber orchestra
Conductors: Benjamin, George; Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Zappa: Greggery Peccary & Other Persuasions/ Ensemble Modern

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-03-23

Works: Frank Zappa: Moggio; What Will Rumi Do?; Night School; Revised Music for Guitar and Low Budget Orchestra; The Beltway Bandits; A Pig With Wings; Put A Motor In Yourself; Peaches en Regalia; Naval Avi...
Performers: Askin, Ali N.; Ensemble Modern; Kretzschmar, Hermann; Yvega, Todd
Conductors: Stockhammer, Jonathan
Ensemble: Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Personnel: David Moss , Omar Ebrahim (vocals); Jürgen Ruck (guitar, electric guitar, banjo); Mats Bergström (guitar, electric guitar); Detlef Tewes (mandola, mandolin); Jagdish Mistry (violi...continue...

Holliger: Scardanelli-Zyklus

2 CD / ECM Import / 2000-08-08

Works: Heinz Holliger: Scardanelli-Zyklus, after poems by Friedrich Hölderlin
Performers: Nicolet, Aurele
Conductors: Holliger, Heinz; Edwards, Terry
Ensemble: Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Reich: Music for 18 Musicians / Ensemble Modern

1 CD / RCA Records / 1999-04-13

Works: Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians
Performers: Becker, Bob [Percussion]; Becker, Kristi; Bocker, Eva; Canning, Carol; Diry, Roland; Hartenberger, Russ; Haslam, Micaela; Holton, Ruth; Kobler, Benjamin; Kretzschmar, Hermann; Kruerke, Daniel; Mistry...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

"[Comparing Reich with Beethoven] Both open new expressive vistas to patient listeners, do not know the meaning of compromise, and are deadly serious in their...continue...
Personnel: Micaela Haslam, Ruth Holton, Olive Simpson (soprano); Jagdish Mistry (violin); Eva Böcker (cello); Hermann Kretzschmar, Kristi Becker, Philipp Vandré, Ueli Wiget, Daniel Krüe...continue...