Witold Lutoslawski
Trois Poèmes D'Henri Michaux / Postludium / Streichquartett (LP)
Three compositions from the early 1960's, respectively for for choir and orchestra, orchestra, and string quartet, by the eminent Polish composer, released on Wergo's great Studio Reihe Neuer Musik avat-garde music series in the early 1970's.
Anaklasis / Mi-Parti / Elegeia / The Awakening Of Jacob (LP)
Three exceptional orchestral works from the 1970's by the three most acclaimed Polish composers, conducted by Jacek Kasprzyk and released on Supraphon in 1980.
Paroles Tissees / Four Ronsard Sonnets / Tentacles Of The Dark Nebula (LP)
Three compositions for tenor and orchestra performed by Peter Pears and the London Sinfonietta conducted by the respective composers, released on Decca's "Headline" contemporary music series in 1974. With insert.
Fragments From A Show (LP)
Contemporary brass music by five composers performed by The Brass Ring, released by Crystal Records in 1986.
Kurtág, Lutoslawski, Gubaidulina
1994 release ** "The Arditti Quartet here performs all three of Kurtag's string quartets, along with Lutoslawski's one quartet, and Gubaidulina's second as well -- the recordings are from 1990. Kurtag's quartets are some of the finest of the 20th century, clearly fusing Webern and Bartok. What distinguishes Arditti's Kurtag from the Keller Quartet on ECM? (see my review). The AQ takes the tempos slightly faster. Not too fast, in fact I'd say if anything the KQ has slowed them down for dramatic e…