Sieben Worte / In Croce
Sofia Gubaidulina's Sieben Worte (1982) for cello, accordion and strings and In croce for cello and accordion, played by Julius Berger and Stefan Hussong with the Kammerorchester Diagonal under Florian Rosensteiner.
Missa Moguntina
Volker David Kirchner's Missa Moguntina for soloists, choir and orchestra, recorded at its premiere in Mainz Cathedral on 21 November 1993 with the Mainz Cathedral choirs and orchestra under Mathias Breitschaft.
Die Menschen
Detlev Müller-Siemens' opera Die Menschen after Walter Hasenclever, recorded live at the Theater Basel on 14 and 16 February 1993 with Mark Holland, Marianne Larsen and the Basler Sinfonie-Orchester under Michael Boder.
Une petite phrase / Lucy Escott Variations / Cherubino/ 6 Stücke für junge Pianisten / Variationen op. 13 / Sonata
Hans Werner Henze's solo piano music, including Une petite phrase, the Lucy Escott Variations, Cherubino, pieces from Pollicino, the Variations op. 13 and the Sonata per pianoforte, played by Homero Francesch.
Cantabile per Archi / Botschaft / Musica Dolorosa / Symphonie "Stimmen"
String orchestra works by Pēteris Vasks: Cantabile per archi, Vēstījums (Message), Musica dolorosa and the symphony Balsis (Voices), with the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra and the Latvian Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, recorded in Riga in May 1992.
Das Klavierwerk - Vol. III
Volume III of Siegfried Mauser's Hindemith piano series: the Third Sonata (1936), short pieces from 1920-22, the Kleine Klaviermusik op. 45 no. 4, Wir bauen eine Stadt (1930) and a sonata movement from 1941.
Sinfonie 'Totentanz' / Requiem 'Messa di Pace'
Volker David Kirchner's Symphony Totentanz, with the Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin under Peter Gülke, and his Requiem Messa di Pace with Maria Bayo, Iris Vermillion, Victor von Halem, the Hamburg Philharmonic and the Riga State Academic Choir under Gerd Albrecht.
Stoicheia
James Wood's Stoicheia (1987-88) for two percussion soloists, two percussion ensembles, keyboards and electronics, played by Steven Schick, Wood, the Darmstadt and Cornwall Percussion Ensembles, recorded at All Saints', Petersham, London.
Lamento, vier Intermezzi und Marsch / 'Herbstzeit - Autumn' / Streichquartett Nr. 4 'Assonanzen'
Günter Bialas's Lamento, vier Intermezzi und Marsch for piano, the piano quartet Herbstzeit and String Quartet No. 4 Assonanzen, played by Siegfried Mauser, Christian Altenburger, Barbara Westphal, Julius Berger and the Auryn Quartet. Recorded 1988-89.
Schubert-Variationen / Under Neonlight I / Konzert für Klavier und Orchester
Portrait of Detlev Müller-Siemens: Variations on a Schubert Ländler (Ensemble 13), Under Neonlight I (John Carewe) and the Piano Concerto with Volker Banfield and the SWF orchestra under Kazimierz Kord.
Kinderlieder / Nacht-Räume / Neun Sonette der Louize Labé
Aribert Reimann's Kinderlieder (1961), Neun Sonette der Louize Labé (1986) and Nacht-Räume (1988), sung by Christine Schäfer and Liat Himmelheber with Axel Bauni and the composer at the piano. Recorded May 1989.
Werke für Violoncello und Klavier - Vol. II
Hindemith's late music for cello and piano: the Sonata (1948), Drei leichte Stücke (1938), Kleine Sonate (1942) and the variations A Frog He Went A-Courting (1941). Julius Berger and Siegfried Mauser, recorded in Munich 1988-89.
Werke für Violoncello und Klavier - Vol. I
Hindemith's Three Pieces for cello and piano, Op. 8 (1917), and the Cello Sonata, Op. 11 No. 3 (1919-21), played by Julius Berger and Siegfried Mauser. Volume I of their Hindemith cello and piano series.
Percussion Today
Hochschul-Percussion Trossingen under Hermann Gschwendtner play percussion works by Regner, Brouwer, Henze (Five Scenes from the Snow Country, marimba), Heider and Hiller. Recorded 1981 and 1984.
Piano Pieces
Charles Ives's shorter piano pieces, from Study No. 20 to the Three Quarter-tone Pieces for Two Pianos, played by Herbert Henck with Deborah Richards. Recorded July 1984 at the Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich.
Transición II. Phonophonie
First recordings, supervised by the composer, of two early works by Mauricio Kagel: Transición II (1958-59) for piano, percussion and tapes with live electronics, and Phonophonie (1963-64), four melodramas for two voices and other sound sources.
The Complete Sequenzas, Alternate Sequenzas
The first complete recording of Luciano Berio's Sequenzas for solo instruments, with the alternate versions and nine further solo works, on four CDs with verses by Edoardo Sanguineti and a 104-page book.
Works 1939 - 2000
Overview of Lou Harrison's work from 1939 to 2000, with first recordings including the original septet version of Marriage at the Eiffel Tower, Mass to St. Anthony, Easter Cantata, arias from Young Caesar and Music for Remy.
Freeman Etudes, Books One and Two
John Cage's Freeman Etudes, Books 1 and 2 (the first sixteen etudes for solo violin), played by Irvine Arditti at blistering speed under the composer's supervision.
The Piano Works 2 - Sonatas And Interludes For Prepared Piano
John Cage's Sonatas and Interludes for prepared piano played by Philipp Vandré, the first recording on a Steinway “O”-type baby grand, the piano Cage composed on, with corrections to discrepancies in the printed score.