ECM New Series

[Late]

The few discs I own in the ECM New Series of classical recordings I really enjoy.

Any particular recommendations from this series that anyone would like to point out?

I'm especially fond of Thomas Zehetmair's playing.

[Spontooneous]

Five words:

Karl Amadeus Hartmann.

Gyorgy Kurtag.

[Late]

I was just checking out some sound samples of Kurtag's string quartets. They are nice.

[Leeway]

Late, I assume you have the Schumann String Quartets 1, 3, by Zehetmair Quartet?

I almost hate to admit this, but I like Keith Jarrett's Handel recording:

Handel Recording

[AfricaBrass]

I used to listen to this CD all the time.

Gesualdo - Tenebrae: Performed by the Hilliard Ensemble

[Late]

Late, I assume you have the Schumann String Quartets 1, 3, by Zehetmair Quartet?

Yes, a nice one indeed. Didn't it win Grammophone's 2003 "Recording of the Year" award? Or something like that?

I've been wanting to check out the Rosamunde Quartet's recording of Haydn's "The Seven Last Words" as well as the Ravel concerto work on ECM. Also, I think there's an Elliot Carter concerto for oboe somewhere on ECM.

The Hilliard Ensemble I can't my ears around ... yet. I think, in time, I'll adjust to them. (My ears always gravitate toward chamber groups, particularly strings.)

While I'm not the biggest fan of "jazz" on ECM, I have to say I like their classical recordings quite a bit. The cover art, in my opinion, is also beautiful.

Keep the recs coming!

[Late]

Another question — anyone know the story behind the "Edition Lockenhaus" sub-series on ECM? Just curious.

[Joe]

These three are favorites:

Berio, VOCI

Lachenmann, SCHWANKUNGEN AM RAND

Janáček, A RECOLLECTION ["In the Mist" etc.]

[Late]

Whoo boy, I just put in this order to All Direct:

• Zehetmair-Holliger: Violinkonzert

• Fellner-Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier

• Holliger-Zehetmair-Carter-Yun: Lauds & Lamentations

• Kavakos-Nagy-Ravel-Enescu: Sonatas

• Rosamunde-Haydn: The Seven Last Words of Christ

• Silvestrov: Leggiero Pesante

• Schnittke-Shostakovich: Piano Quintets

Also just picked this one up for $4.24 (!):

• Rosamunde Quartet: Webern-Shostakovich-Burian: String Quartets

The Burian sides are especially nice. New to my ears — sort of Romance-inflected Bartok. Very much to my liking.

[Late]

• Schnittke-Shostakovich: Piano Quintet & String Quartet

Phew! Alfred Schnittke is one bad motherf-er. His Klavierquintett: Lento with the Keller Quartet and Alexei Lubimov on piano ... definitely for lovers of the Microtonal School. Thrilling stuff. A lusty for this one on ECM New Series.

[Guest akanalog]

would saying i like avro part's "alinea" be blase? is that played out? it is beautiful stuff. i heard it on a movie soundtrack the other day, though. i think for that movie "heaven".

[Late]

would saying i like Arvo Pärt's "alina" be blase? is that played out? it is beautiful stuff. i heard it on a movie soundtrack the other day, though. i think for that movie "heaven".

Guy Ritchie also used Pärt's "Alina" for his terrible movie with Madonna. (And he used Della Reese's cover of "C'mon-a My House." Nice touch, there.)

When I bought my copy of Alina, there was actually a sticker on the shrinkwrap — hard to believe ECM would do this — that read "Michael Stipe from R.E.M. Recommends!"

Recently, I'm a little burned out on Pärt, but I do appreciate/enjoy his music.

[WorldB3]

would saying i like avro part's "alinea" be blase? is that played out? it is beautiful stuff. i heard it on a movie soundtrack the other day, though. i think for that movie "heaven".

Less blase them me, I just picked up Tabula Rasa. WOW, I love it!

Would Alinea be a good one to follow up with?

Edited October 13, 2009 by WorldB3

[andybleaden]

It is excellent. I love Speigel im Speigel and yes I like the different recordings of the same tune