Kenny Wheeler
Music For Large & Small Ensembles [ ECM Records / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] |
Kenny Wheeler / Lee Konitz / Dave Holland / Bill Frisell
Angel Song [ ECM Records / CD ] Recorded February 1996. Angel Song represents the uniting of four exceptional improvisors with unique artistic identities. This beautiful recording features the legendary Kenny Wheeler, Lee Konitz, Dave Holland and Bill Frisell coming together for... |
JORG WIDMANN
Arche Kent Nagano / Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg [ ECM New Series / 2 CD - released 5/Oct/2018 ] For the opening of Hamburg's Elbphilharmonie concert hall, the German composer Jorg Widmann was commissioned to write a new oratorio for soloists, choirs, organ and orchestra, Arche. Widmann drew inspiration from the shape of the building itself:... |
Ketil Bjornstad (piano) with Andy Sheppard (saxophones) Anja Lechner (cello), etc
La Notte [ ECM / CD - released 29/Apr/2013 ] |
Ketil Bjornstad / David Darling / Terje Rypdal / Jon Christensen
The Sea [ ECM / CD - released 1/Jan/1995 ] |
Ketil Bjornstad & Terje Rypdal
Life in Leipzig [ ECM Records / CD - released 3/Aug/2009 ] Norwegians Ketil Bjørnstad and Terje Rypdal - a rare and possibly unique duo combination of electric guitar and acoustic piano - in an exciting live album recorded before an enthusiastic audience in Leipzig's Opera House. |
Ketil Bjørnstad / Svante Henryson
Night Song [ ECM Records / CD - released 14/Mar/2011 ] Ketil Bjørnstad returns to the piano/cello duo, instrumentation which defined two of his best-loved albums, 'The River' and 'Epigraphs' |
VALENTIN SILVESTROV
Sacred Songs Kiev Chamber Choir, Mykola Hobdych [ ECM New Series / CD - released 20/Sep/2012 ] "Nourishing repertoire, ravishingly sung; a balm for the heart and soul." (MusicWeb Aug 2013) |
VALENTIN SILVESTROV
Sacred Works Kiev Chamber Choir / Mykola Hobdych [ ECM Records / CD - released 10/Dec/2009 ] "Hypnotic and startlingly different, this music has cult potential." The Observer, 22nd November 2009 |
BRITTEN / KODALY/ CARTER / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / VIEUXTEMPS
Elegies Kim Kashkashian (viola) / Robert Levin (piano) [ ECM Records / CD - released 25/Nov/2007 ] Recorded 1984 |
PAUL HINDEMITH
Hindemith: Sonatas For Viola / Piano & Viola Alone (LP) Kim Kashkashian & Robert Levin [ ECM New Series / 3 LP - released 15/Dec/2008 ] |
J.S. BACH
J.S. Bach: Six Suites for Viola Solo Kim Kashkashian (viola) [ ECM New Series / 2 CD - released 31/Aug/2018 ] |
KURTAG / LIGETI
Ligeti: Music for viola Kim Kashkashian (viola) [ ECM New Series / CD - released 20/Sep/2012 ] Grammy Winner - Best Classical Instrumental Solo |
J.S. BACH
Three Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord Kim Kashkashian (viola) / Keith Jarrett (harpsichord) [ ECM New Series / CD - released 1/Jan/1992 ] Great jazz pianist Keith Jarrett plays harpsichord accompaniment to ECM violist Kim Kashkashian on this recording of Bach's sonatas for viola da gamba and keyboard: a stimulating and interesting perspective on these delightful works. |
KIM KASHKASHIAN
Monodia Kim Kashkashian, viola Leonidas Kavakos, violin Manchener Kammerorchester Christoph Poppen, Jan Garbarek, soprano, saxophone The Hilliard Ensemble [ ECM Records / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] Here is a fuller portrait of Armenia's foremost composer. This double album, made with Mansurian's participation, includes premiere recordings of works of the last decade. |
BELA BARTOK
Bartok: Concerto for Viola and Orchestra (with works by Eotvos & Kurtag) Kim Kashkashian (viola) Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra, Peter Eotvos [ ECM New Series / CD - released 10/Aug/2008 ] Typically impassioned, committed performances distinguish Kim Kashkashian's New Series recording of music for viola by three great Hungarian composers. Kashkashian's intense focus, superb craftsmanship and explosive virtuosity are brought to bear on... |
GIYA KANCHELI / ALFRED SCHNITTKE
Vom Winde beweint / Viola Concerto Kim Kashkashian (viola) / Orchester der Beethovenhalle Bonn [ ECM Records / CD - released 1/Feb/2001 ] Recorded May 1986 & November 1991 |
BERIO
Voci / Naturale (with Traditional - Sicilian Folksongs) Kim Kashkashian : viola, Radio Symphonieorchester Wien [ ECM Records / CD - released 1/Mar/2002 ] Superb performances by Kim Kashkashian distinguish this exceptional recording |
FALLA / GRANADOS / GUASTAVINO / GINASTERA
Asturiana: Songs from Spain and Argentina Kim Kashkashian (viola) Robert Levin (piano) [ ECM Records / CD - released 6/Dec/2007 ] This highly attractive CD combines folk-influenced pieces by composers from Spain & Argentina by the long-established duo of Kashkashian & Levin, whose last ECM disc won the Edison Award in 1999. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Sonaten fur Viola und Klavier Kim Kashkashian (viola) Robert Levin (piano) [ ECM Records / CD - released 1/Jan/2000 ] Kim Kashkashian and Robert Levin, musical allies for twenty years, focus their shared knowledge and skills in imaginative and moving performances of these "late works" by Johannes Brahms |