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TERJE RYPDAL
Melodic Warrior Terje Rypdal (guitar) / The Hilliard Ensemble / Bruckner Orchester Linz / Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra [ ECM / CD - released 1/Jul/2013 ] Two large compositions constitute one of Terje Rypdal's most adventurous albums. The title piece, a 45 minute epic, was commissioned by the Hilliard Ensemble and recorded at the Brucknerhaus Linz in 2003 with the British vocal group and the Bruckner... |
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Theo Bleckmann
Elegy [ ECM / CD - released 3/Mar/2017 ] Beyond being a vocalist of rare purity and daring, Theo Bleckmann is a sound painter who creates what JazzTimes has described aptly as "luminous webs" in music. The German-born New Yorker - after appearing on two ECM albums by Meredith Monk and... |
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Thomas Demenga
Hosokawa /Bach J S /Yun [ ECM Records / 2 CD ] |
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GIYA KANCHELI
Diplipito / Valse Boston Thomas Demenga (cello) Derek Lee Ragin (countertenor) Dennis Russell Davies (piano & conductor) / Stuttgarter Kammerorchester [ ECM / CD - released 22/Sep/2007 ] Premiere recordings of two major works, "Valse Boston ." (written 1996) , and "Diplipito" (written 1997). Both pieces give evidence of the ongoing tendency in Kancheli's writing to simplify the musical language, strip the works of any superfluity,... |
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J.S. BACH / ELLIOTT CARTER
Cello Suite No. 3 / Triple Duo / Enchanted Preludes Thomas Demenga (cello) Hansheinz Schneeberger (violin) Philippe Racine (flute) Ernesto Molinari (clarinet) [ ECM New Series / CD - released 1/Jan/1990 ] Thomas Demenga was born in 1954, in Berne, Switzerland. Thomas Demenga studied with Walter Grimmer, Antonio Janigro, Leonard Rose and Mstislav Rostropovich, amongst others, and received his chamber music education at the Juilliard School. |
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Thomas Larcher
The Living Mountain [ ECM New Series / CD - released 6/Oct/2023 ] |
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Thomas Strønen
Relations [ ECM / CD - released 20/Jun/2025 ] Musical messages from Oslo, New York, Basel and Lugano - recorded between 2018 and 2022 - are juxtaposed and recombined on an absorbing recording that features Norwegian drummer Thomas Strønen solo and in a series of duets . With such partners as... |
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Thomas Strønen, Ayumi Tanaka, Marthe Lea
Bayou (LP) [ ECM / LP - released 9/Apr/2021 ] A fresh and open music, delicate and space-conscious, is shaped as drummer Thomas Strønen and Ayumi Tanaka, previously heard in the ensemble Time Is A Blind Guide on Lucus, resurface in a new trio with clarinettist/singer/percussionist Marthe Lea.... |
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Thomas Strønen / Lucus
Time Is A Blind Guide (LP) [ ECM / LP - released 19/Jan/2018 ] Norwegian drummer/composer Thomas Strønen presents a revised edition of his acoustic collective Time Is A Blind Guide, now trimmed to quintet size, and with a new pianist in Wakayama-born Ayumi Tanaka. Tanaka has spoken of seeking associative... |
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NICOLAI PAGANINI
:Paganini: 24 Capricci Thomas Zehetmair (violin) [ ECM / CD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] One of today's most versatile violinists presents a new account of Paganini's Caprices - an unsurpassed compendium of technical difficulties - played as "improvised character pieces". Zehetmair reveals extraordinary technical perfection coupled with... |
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YSAYE
Sonates pour violon solo Thomas Zehetmair (violin) [ ECM Records / CD - released 1/Nov/2004 ] "How will Zehetmair's 'intelligent virtuosity' adapt to the ultimate test?" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine January 2005 |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
Violin Concerto / Symphony No. 1 "Spring" / Phantasy for Violin & Orchestra op. 131 Thomas Zehetmair (violin, conductor) / Orchestre de Chambre de Paris [ ECM New Series / CD - released 29/Apr/2016 ] "Zehetmair is both soloist and conductor, and what's fascinating is how he tells one story with his violin - passionate and resolute - while letting the orchestra hint at darker things" The Guardian, 24th March 2016 **** |
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KILLIUS / SCELSI / HOLLIGER / BARTOK / SKALKOTTAS / MARTINU
Manto and Madrigals: Duos for Violin and Viola Thomas Zehetmair (violin) / Ruth Killius (viola) [ ECM / CD - released 1/May/2011 ] In their first recording as a duo, violinist Thomas Zehetmair and violist Ruth Killius take the listener on a stunning tour of modern music, playing works by Bartók, Holliger, Scelsi, Martinů, Skalkottas, Rainer Killius, Johannes Nied and Peter... |
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Thomas Zehetmair (violin) / SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg / Heinz Holliger (conductor)
Holliger, Heinz-Violin Concerto / YsaA¿e, EugAne-Sonate op. 27, Nr. 3 Ballade [ ECM Records / CD - released 10/Oct/2004 ] "A compelling account of Holliger's heart-felt response to violence and despair" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Oct 2004 |
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HEINZ HOLLIGER
Lieder ohne Worte Thomas Zehetmair (violin) / Thomas Larcher (piano) / Ursula Holliger (harp) [ ECM Records / CD ] In the last decade the uniqueness of Holliger's compositions - for many years overshadowed by his reputation as a virtuoso oboist - has received overdue recognition with the awarding of many important international prizes |
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TIGRAN MANSURIAN
Con Anima - Chamber Music by Tigran Mansurian Movses Pogossian (violin), Kim Kashkashian (viola), Boris Allakhverdyan (violin), Tatevik Mokatsian (piano) [ ECM New Series / CD - released 6/Nov/2020 ] Conceived jointly by violinist Movses Pogossian and violist Kim Kashkashian on the occasion of Tigran Mansurian's 80th birthday, the Con anima project brings together a dedicated cast of players to perform the Armenian composer's chamber music. |
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BEETHOVEN
Piano Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 Till Fellner (piano) / Montreal Symphony Orchestra / Kent Nagano [ ECM New Series / CD - released 25/Mar/2010 ] "This is a dream partnership with soloist and conductor working hand-in-glove...you will rarely hear playing of such an enviable, unimpeded musical grace and fluency" Gramophone Awards 2010 Finalist - Concerto |
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Till Fellner, piano
Bach, J.S. - Das Wohltemperierte Klavier Book I (Well-Tempered Clavier) [ ECM Records / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] "In his manner and his music-making he exudes calm and elegance." - The New York Times |
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J.S. BACH
Inventions and Sinfonias (2 and 3 Part Inventions) BWV772-801 Till Fellner (piano) [ ECM / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] For more than four years, fans have been waiting for a new Bach recording from the extraordinary Austrian pianist Till Fellner. His interpretation of the first book of the Well-tempered piano for ECM was released in 2004 to great critical acclaim.... |