Rex
Rex is a solo cello record written and recorded while I’ve been living in the former home of Rex Brasher, a self-taught painter who created over 1,200 watercolors of North American birds. Composed for acoustic and electric cello, the record reflects the solitude and intensity that shaped both Brasher’s vision and my own process. Rex is not a portrait, but an echo—of a person, a place, and a way of seeing the world. Thank you to Matthew, Munawar, Cynthia & the RBA for the place, support, and gene…
12 Trombones & Percussion Densities
Bonecrusher creates an immersive sonic landscape that captivates listeners, drawing them into a world where chords crackle, howl, and vibrate eerily. Founded in 2020 by trombonist and composer Matthias Muche in Cologne, the ensemble showcases its latest work through four innovative compositions. Each musician explores the trombone’s capabilities with meticulous detail, crafting evolving sonic states that morph fluidly, resembling a tightly woven net.
The ensemble faces a unique challenge; those …
Figures of Glass: Piano Etudes - Edits (LP)
With Figures of Glass (Piano Etudes – Edits), Vanessa Wagner offers a new listening perspective on Philip Glass’s Piano Études, shaping a curated selection of edited versions drawn from her acclaimed recording of the complete cycle. These edits do not alter the substance of the works; rather, they refine their temporal focus, revealing their emotional force with renewed clarity.
Conceived in parallel with Figures of Glass, a hybrid project developed with visual arts collective Scale, the release…
New Music From Australia (LP)
Scultohorp's superb 1965 orchestral composition accompanied by 1961's passionate piece for violin, percussion and string orchestra, backed with Le Gallienne's 1956 composition for string orchestra, woodwind and two horns, released on Odyssey's "Music Of Our Time" series directed by David Behrman.
Requiem (LP)
Dissonant and dense requiem composed in 1983 and released on Amadeo's "Österreichische Musik Der Gegenwart" contemporary music series in 1985. With insert.
Musikprotokoll '82 - Steirischer Herbst
1948 celebrated chamber piece by Shoenberg's pupil backed with his 1965 partita for organ, released in 1983 on ORF's "Musikprotokoll" contemporary music series.
Sonatinas By Belgian Composers (LP)
Three compositions from the early 1960's mixing avant-garde techniques and sacred tradition released in 1962 on Cantate.
Musik Im 20. Jahrhundert (LP)
1971 LP on RBM with instrumental, vocal and electro-acoustic music by Brazilian avant-garde composer. With insert.
Fresques Pour Guitare Seule (LP)
1961 monumental and demanding work for classical guitar performed by Maria Kämmerling and released on Paula in 1980.
Yvar Mikhashoff Plays Danish Piano Music (LP)
A panorama of Danish piano music from the mid-to-late 20th century released on Paula in 1983.
Angel Of Dusk / Concerto For Double Bass And Percussion Instruments (LP)
Two 1970's compositions for double bass and respectively orchestra and percussion by Finnish composers, released on Finlandia in 1984.
Turangalîla Symphony (2LP box)
1978 2LP box set on EMI with one of the most acclaimed recordings of the monumental 1948 masterpiece for orchestra, ondes martenot, piano and a wild array of percussion. Powerful and marvellous.
...Damit Transparenz Sich Ereigne, Frische Hellhörigkeit Neu-Anderen Sinnens (2LP)
2LP set with several pieces for solo instrument or small ensemble, with radical timbric research and use of exteneded instrumental techniques, composed between 1964 and 1978, performed by Manfred Reichert's Ensemble 13 and released on the Ensemble's private label in 1981.
Messe / Gleichnisse / Epistelmotetten (LP)
Three compositions from the early 1960's mixing avant-garde techniques and sacred tradition released in 1962 on Cantate.
Prometeo (3LP box)
Scarce Italian edition on Acanta / Fonit Cetra of the 1975 3LP box set with the full recording of Orff's 1968 powerful piece of music-theatre sung in Greek and with AN extensive array of percussion. With insert.
Canti Del Capricorno (LP)
First album with the full cicle of songs by the outstanding and influential Italian composer sung by their dedicatee, privately recorded in 1969 (featuring Alvin Curran) and 1981 and released by Wergo in 1987.
Segnali Per Sei Dimensioni (LP)
1982 LP on RCA presenting the Italian composer's early chamber music experiments for solo instruments, duos and ensemble.
Nirvãna-Symphonie (LP)
Majestic fusion of avant-garde and traditional Buddhist chanting and bells, the composer's 1958 cosmic masterpiece released in 1962 on Time's "Series 2000" contemporary music series directed by Earle Brown, with cover by Yoko Ono.
Nirvana Mandala (LP)
European edition released on Philips in 1980 of the two cosmic symphonic masterpieces composed in 1959 and 1960 fusing Western avant-garde and the Buddhist world.
Bacchanale / Phonologie Symphonique / Music For Symphony Orchestra / Triptique For String Orchestra (LP)
1971 Italian edition on La Voce Del Padrone's "Modern classics" series of the Angel/Toshiba LP with four orchestra compositions composed in the 1950's blending Western avant-garde with Japanese tradition. With insert.