Asbury, Stefan

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...

Milano Musica Festival, Vol. 2: Xeanski, Varèse, Romitelli

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2011-05-10

Works: Iannis Xenakis: Phlegra, for 11 musicians; Anaktoria; Dhipli Zyia, for violin & cello; Waarg, for 13 musicians; Edgard Varèse: Octandre, for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombo...
Performers: Koster, Marieke
Conductors: Asbury, Stefan
Ensemble: ASKO Ensemble

The second release dedicated to the prestigious Milan Music Festival features Dutch mezzo-soprano Marieke Koster and the prestigious Asko Ensemble, an outstanding contemporary music ensemble...continue...
Recording information: Sala Verdi Conservatorio "Giuseppe Verdi" di Milano (11/06/2005)....continue...

Unsuk Chin: Fantaisie mécanique; Xi; Double Concerto / Ensemble Intercontemporain

1 CD / Kairos Music Production / 2011-05-10

Works: Unsuk Chin: Fantaisie mécanique, for 5 instruments; Xi, for ensemble & electronics; Akrostichon-Wortspiel, 7 scenes from fairy tales for soprano & orchestra; Concerto for Piano and Percussion ...
Performers: Favre, Samuel; Komsi, Piia; Vassilakis, Dimitri
Conductors: Davin, Patrick; Robertson, David; Ono, Kazushi; Asbury, Stefan
Ensemble: Ensemble InterContemporain

Like "Xi" and "Fantaisie mécanique," the Double Concerto for prepared piano, percussion, and ensemble (2002) was written for the Paris-based Ensemble intercontemporain. Its central compositiona...continue...

Unerwartet (Unexpected)

1 CD / Wergo / 2011-03-08

Works: David Lang: Are You Experienced? for electric tuba, narrator & ensemble; Philippe Boesmans: Sextuor à clavier, for piano, 2 violins, 2 violas & cello; Richard Barrett: interference, for contraba...
Performers: Bruckner, Christian; Francesconi, Luca; Josel, Seth; Klancar, Ales; Marinissen, Arnold; Oesterdiekhoff, Thomas; Poore, Melvyn; Rosman, Carl; Schlierf, Nikolaus; Wietheger, Dirk
Conductors: Asbury, Stefan; Siebens, Etienne; ; Christian Eggen, Christia
Ensemble: MusikFabrik

Unexpected events rupture continuity; they occur suddenly and they create a moment, a now, in which the flow of history dissolves into “suddenness.” The question...continue...
Recording information: Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal, WDR Funkhaus am Wallrafplatz K (2003-12-03&2006-03-03&2006-)....continue...

Sprechgesänge (Speech Songs)

1 CD / Wergo / 2010-05-11

Works: Jonathan Harvey: Sprechgesang, for oboe/English horn & ensemble; Beat Furrer: Recitativo, for voices & ensemble; Georges Aperghis: Babil, for clarinet & 15 players; Unsuk Chin: Cantatrix Sopranica, f...
Performers: Altenstadt, Bettina Schmidt von; Armbruster, Sascha; Ballon, Severine; Barcham-Stevens, Marcus; Corbett, John [Guitarist/Electronics]; Cordier, David; Gunnarsdottir, Gerdur; Kammer, Salome; Koertshui...
Conductors: Rundel, Peter; Furrer, Beat; Edwards, Sian; Asbury, Stefan

The contemporary music ensemble MusikFabrik, led by Diego Masson, is spotlighted in Wergo's new MusikFabrik series. Each release will have a theme and feature a...continue...
Recording information: Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal, WDR Funkhaus am Wallrafplatz K....continue...

Ginastera: Popol Vuh La Creacion Del Mundo Maya

1 Super Audio CD / Neos Production / 2010-01-02

Works: Alberto Ginastera: Popol Vuh, for orchestra, Op. 44; Cantata for Magic America, for soprano & percussion orchestra, Op. 27
Performers: Dupuis, Rayanne
Conductors: Asbury, Stefan
Ensemble: Bugallo-Williams Piano Duo

The pre-Columbian myths are a force that can not be tamed, reborn as they are in a wholly new language. Stefan Asbury brings the WDR...continue...

Sotello: Wall of Light - Music for Sean Scully / Gurtu, Cañizarez, Weiss, Bernat, et al

1 CD / Kairos Music Production / 2009-02-10

Works: Mauricio Sotelo: Chalan, for percussion & ensemble; Como Llora el Agua, for flamenco guitar solo; Wall of light black, for saxophone & ensemble; Night, for percussion & ensemble
Performers: Bernat, Miguel; Canizares, Juan Manuel; Gurtu, Trilok; Weiss, Marcus
Conductors: Asbury, Stefan; Lubman, Bradley; Sotelo, Mauricio
Ensemble: MusikFabrik

At the interface between contemporary music and flamenco, Sotelo has progressed to become one of the leading European artists of his generation. Possessed by curiosity...continue...

Berio: Orchestral Works / Brabbins, De Billy, Asbury, GrauSchumacher Piano Duo, et al

1 CD / Col Legno / 2009-02-10

Works: Luciano Berio: Chemins no 1 for Harp and Orchestra; Chemins no 2b for Small Orchestra; Concerto for 2 Pianos; Formazioni
Performers: Grau, Andreas; Schumacher, Gotz; Verkholanzeva, Anna
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn; De Billy, Bertrand; Asbury, Stefan
Ensemble: ; GrauSchumacher Piano Duo; Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

Kühr, Resch, Zykan: Violin Concertos / Kopatchinskaja, Asbury, Kalitzke, De Billy, Vienna Radio SO

1 CD / Col Legno / 2008-08-12

Works: Gerd Kühr: Movimenti for Violin and Orchestra; Gerald Resch: Schlieren; Otto M. Zykan: Da drunten im Tale, concerto for violin & orchestra
Performers: Kopatchinskaya, Patricia
Conductors: Asbury, Stefan; Kalitzke, Johannes; De Billy, Bertrand
Ensemble: ; Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

Three Austrian composers representing three generations have dedicated their concerts for violin to Kopatchinskaja, presented on this CD by the Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna....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)

20/21 Chin: Akrostichon-Wortspiel, etc / Intercontemporain

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-03-08

Works: Unsuk Chin: Akrostichon-Wortspiel, 7 scenes from fairy tales for soprano & orchestra; Fantaisie mécanique, for 5 instrumentalists; Xi, for electronic ensemble; Concerto for Piano and Percussion ...
Performers: Chin, Unsuk; Favre, Samuel; Komsi, Piia; Seelig, Thomas; Vassilakis, Dimitri
Conductors: Ono, Kazushi; Davin, Patrick; Robertson, David; Asbury, Stefan
Ensemble: Ensemble InterContemporain

Carter: Quintets and Voices / Oppens, Arditti SQ, et al

1 CD / Mode Records / 2003-12-09

Works: Elliott Carter: Fragment II, for string quartet; Quintet for piano & strings; Syringa, for mezzo-soprano, bass-baritone & 11 instruments; Tempo e Tempi, for soprano, oboe, clarinet, violin & cello; Q...
Performers: Morelli, Frank [Bassoon]; Niedich, Charles; Oppens, Ursula; Purvis, William [Horn]; Shelton, Lucy [Soprano Vocals]; Solomon-Glover, Andre; Taylor, Stephen W. [Oboe]
Conductors: Milarsky, Jeffrey; Asbury, Stefan
Ensemble: Ensemble Sospeso, New York City