Composition / All styles

Vincent Royer plays viola with tape and electronics in three Ferrari-related works: Luc Ferrari's Ephémère (1974) in a 2012 version by Brunhild Ferrari, her Le piano englouti, and Royer's improvisation on Ferrari's Ce qu'a vu le Cers.

*100 copies limited edition* Ryggen Fri Records, the vinyl powerhouse from Gothenburg, Sweden, is thrilled to unveil the pre-order for A Run Through The Forest by Jukka Rintamäki – a limited edition white 180-gram vinyl pressing that's set to vanish as quickly as mist in the morning woods. This captivating album plunges listeners into an immersive sonic landscape, where brooding atmospheres collide with raw, emotive composition work and haunting melodies. Jukka Rintamäki is known for his intrica…

Two excellent orchestral works composed in the 1960's released on Erato's "O.R.T.F" series in 1971.

Two compositions respectively for soprano and orchestra from 1965 and for soprano, mezzo-soprano and 12 instruments from 1974 conducted by the composer himself and released on Adès' "Musique Française d'Aujourd'hui" series in 1978.

Contemporary sacred music for the early 1970's released on Arion in 1972. With booklet.

A symphony and a duo for flute and cello composed in 1980 and released on Erato's "Musique Française d'Aujourd'hui" series in 1984.

The only recording of this beautiful symphony composed, and released, in 1972.

Three versions of the 1969 piece for spatialized percussion ensemble performed by Les Percussions de Strasbourg with Georges Pludermacher and released on Philips' silver covers "Prospective 21e Siècle" series in the mid-70's. Black labels.

Four versions of the 1970 piano piece performed by Catherine Collard and released on Philips' "Modern Music Series" in 1972.

Four versions of the 1970 piano piece performed by Catherine Collard and released on Philips' "Modern Music Series" in 1974.

Excerpts from the Karnatic studies for piano inspired by Indian classical music, composed starting from 1957 and performed by the composer himself, released on Philips' "Musique contemporaine / Musik der Gegenwart" in 1968.

Excerpts from the Karnatic studies for piano inspired by Indian classical music, composed starting from 1957 and performed by the composer himself, released on Philips' "Modern Music Series" in 1969.

1967 Italian edition of Erato/Curci of the music for Roland Petit's ballet in collaboration with Jean Tinguely, Niki de Saint-Phalle and Martial Raysse.

Two compositions for ensemble and one for solo alto recorder from the early 80's, released bon Harmonia Mundi's contemporary music series in 1985.

Four pieces for solo instruments or small ensembles composed in the 1980's and released on Harmonia Mundi's "Evénement / Musique française d'aujourd'hui" series in 1986.

Three compositions spannig from 1977 to 1982, two for ensemble and one for flute and harpsichord, released on Calliope's "musique d'aujourd'hui" series in 1983.

1984 re-issue of 1970's LP with two pieces for orchestra, one for piano and one for baritone and piano composed between 1948 and 1973.

1970's re-issue on Erato's "Musique De Notre Temps" contemporary music series of two powerful works from the 60's for orchestra and for piano, wind and percussion ensemble, conducted by Pierre Boulez and featuring Les Percussions de Strasbourg.

Five compositions from 1977 to 1983 for several combinations of instruments (from cello solo to big ensemble) released on Harmonia Mundi's "Evénement / Musique française d'aujourd'hui" series in 1984.

Two compositions for orchestra dated 1959 and 1964 released in 1980 on Le Chant Du Monde's Portée contemporary music label.

One composition for choir and orchestra dated 1954 and one composition for choir dated 1968 released on Erato's "O.R.T.F" series in 1973.

Two concertos for guitar and orchestra composed respectively in 1957 and 1975 performed by Narciso Yepes and the London Symphony Orchestra.

Two great compositions for percussion ensemble performed by Les Percussions de Strasbourg and released on Philips' silver covers "Prospective 21e Siècle" series, with liner notes by Joseph Byrd of the United States of America! Grey cover, black labels.

Beautiful evocative 1970 composition for 2 soloists, Concertino and Concerto Grosso released on Basf in 1972.

1985 LP on Igloo's contemporary music serie "Rhombe" with Pousseur's 1982 piece in collaboration with Butor for 4 narrators, 4 vocal quartets, 4 choirs and 8 improvising musicians. With insert.

Contemporary opera released as a 2LP box set on Harmonia Mundi's "Evénement / Musique française d'aujourd'hui" series in 1985. With booklet.

Three historical and essential ground-breaking works for orchestra and percussion ensemble performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and Los Angeles Percussion Ensemble conducted by Zibin Mehta and William Kraft.

American edition on Candide's contemporary/electronic music series of the Erato LP presenting two superb colossal ear-splitting compositions for large orchestras performed by the Orchestre National De L'ORTF conducted by Charles Brück. With insert.

Italian version on La Voce Del Padrone's "Modern Classics" series of the 1969 EMI LP presenting four ground-breaking works for large ensembles composed between 1956 and 1965 and performed by the Ensemble Instrumental De Musique Contemporaine De Paris conducted by Konstantin Simonovitch. With insert.

Three powerful orchestral pieces from 1969/1971 performed by the New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Elgar Howarth and released on Decca's "Headline" contemporary music series in 1976. With booklet.

Seven pieces spanning from 1962 to 1980 for various combinations of strings (solo, trio, and duo with piano) masterfully recorded by members of the Arditti String Quartet in 1982. With insert.

1986 LP with four powerful works for ensemble recorded by the Xenakis Ensemble in the presence of the composer. With booklet.

*2025 stock* Noam Bierstone’s debut album, Mountains move like clouds, features three works for solo percussionist by composers Hanna Hartman, Pierluigi Billone, and Zeynep Toraman. Each work presents a unique and evocative environment built upon the rich sonic potential of unconventional playing techniques and instruments. In Message from the Lighthouse, Bierstone assumes the role of an exciter or prober of sounds, drawing out sounds unheard from a flowerpot contraption holding antique stainles…

No Hay Banda teams up with composer Zihua Tan to release his debut album of two stunning works composed for the group's musicians: the percussion solo 'remnants present', and the quintet 'what came before me is going after me' featuring violin, cello, voice, percussion and ondes Martenot.  'What came before me is going after me', lantern consciousness heightened, delicate hums were all that I could discern. They were loud, the hums, more deafening than inner dialogues trapped in a jar. For a mom…

*Comes in a digipack with a stunning poster booklet and sticker, all beautifully designed by Juliette Moal.* "A stunning and singular collaboration between the fearless Montréal ensemble and the innovative American composer Steven Kazuo Takasugi. Dizzying chamber music writing intertwines with trompe l'oreille electronic hyperrealism produce a set of feverish music that embraces both playfulness and unsettling surrealism." - Nick Storring

*2025 stock* In „The Garden of a Former House Turned Museum”, Chloë Lum and Yannick Desranleau feature a sung correspondence between an anonymous contemporary interlocutor and the Brazilian author Clarice Lispector (1920–77), an important 20th-century literary figure. Epistolary “Dear Clarice” prose poems guide us through Rio de Janeiro, here covered with lush nature as if human activity had simply ceased. Played by four different performers (all sung by Sarah Albu), the protagonist addresses Li…

*2025 stock* I had a dream about this place, No Hay Banda's debut album, brings together four long-form works for chamber ensemble and electronics by four of Canada's most fascinating composers. No Hay Banda has developed deep collaborative relationships with all four composers over the years, and is thrilled to feature their work on this special release.

1970 LP of jazz-tinged contemporary music for percussion performed by Vincent Gemignani and the Ensemble De Percussion De Paris.

Contemporary music for string trio and quartet performed by the Arditti Quartet and released on Harmonia Mundi's "Evénement / Musique française d'aujourd'hui" series in 1984.

Choral music by Xenakis and Messiaen composed between 1938 and 1969, performed by the Groupe Vocal De France and released on Arion's "Musique française d'aujourd'hui" series in 1984