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Boulez / Manoury: Le Marteau sans maître / B-Partita |
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| Pierre Boulez’ Le Marteau sans maître is one of the essential compositions of the 20th century. Now, for the very first time, this masterpiece appears on the same record as B-Partita, a tribute of French composer Philippe Manoury’s (*1952) to Boulez - brought together by Daniel Kawka and the Ensemble Orchestral Contemporain. Arriver avec plaisir! Find the album right here. |
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Les Espaces Électroacoustiques II |
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| After the highly respected first part of the "Les Espaces Électroacoustiques", further milestones of electroacoustic music appear in an adequate and informed reproduction. The Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology (ICST) at the Zurich University of the Arts ensures once more with its extensive know-how and up-to-date 5.1 surround mix a unique sound experience. Find the album right here. |
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Franui: Ennui |
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| This album about boredom takes the Musicbanda Franui, accompanied by actor Peter Simonischek, away from their daily routine, back to the days of their childhood, and straight on to the graveyard. By ennui they don’t mean dull, though. Rather, it refers to a state of existential boredom, which - following Danish philosopher Kierkegaard - could never be suspended by work but only by amusement. In musical terms, amusement means divertimento. From brilliant examples of this genre, Franui have woven a memorable musical tale with themes by Mozart, Satie, Schumann, and others. All there is left to say is: amuse yourselves! Find the album right here. |
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Edition III |
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Our latest releases this time are rather special: they premiere our 3rd and final edition! In line with its name, “III”, it proudly sports a tripartite artwork and opens up the 3rd dimension of col legno’s very own universe. Its main characteristics are reduction, minimalism and total artistic freedom and thereby reflects the digital within the analog so to say ... and for this very special occasion we have selected three very special artists from Italy, Austria and France as our premiere guests, all of whom pursue a very own approach in their three very different programmes, by totally matching and representing the idea and the spirit of "III".  |
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Knoedel: Still |
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Knoedel are back! With a very special mix between contemporary and traditional, they return after a 17 year abstinence. Absolutely worth listening!
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Coastline Paradox: Welf & Eiger |
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On Welf & Eiger, the quintet Coastline Paradox - following their name - are active in exactly that space between ocean waves and landmass, between sea spray and scree, movement and rigidity, fluid and fixed. This area is all one experimental field. Translated into the music this means, in the words of Richard Köster, the ensemble’s founder, trumpeter and composer: ”The more closely you examine it, the more nuances you can discover.”
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Christian Winther Christensen: Almost in G |
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A distinctive language, an original tone, a unique voice – all these phenomena are rarely experienced as convincingly as in Christian Winther Christensen’s music. Earlier periods may flicker up once in a while, yet this music is fundamentally and radically of the 21st century. Yes, these are classical instruments. And yes, this is New Music. But the familiar elements are assembled and rearranged in ways that make you want to listen to this music again and again, wherever you are, whatever you’re doing ... and regarding SCENATET we're delighted to welcome one of the most innovative ensembles in Europe with us at col legno! Find the album right here. |
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Simon Zöchbauer: Achad |
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| Achad – such a lovely title for a touching musical search for meaning and self, accompanied by the famous Koehne Quartett as well as producer and electronics technician Sixtus Preiss. The great questions of our origin, current condition and the greater whole are posed to us all as listeners. Find the album right here. |
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| Arvo Pärt |
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Anima |
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| Even Hector Berlioz praised the sound of the, then newly invented, saxophone, likening it to the “mysterious vibrations of a bell, long a er it has been struck.” |
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Nativa |
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| Firmly rooted in traditional folk music from Austria yet branching out in every possible musical direction, Alma make music that comes straight from the soul and goes directly your legs. |
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| Sferraina |
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Monkeyfish |
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| Sferraina create an enchanting sound space, where music from past eras continually overlaps and interacts with the present. Highly recommended! |
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| Emily Stewart: Fair |
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| Franui & Florian Boesch: ALL WAS WELL AGAIN |
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| Coastline Paradox 5: Teaser |
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| SCENATET: Nice Guys Win Twice |
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| Martin Ptak: River Tales (Live) |
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| Lukas Lauermann: wir sind abgründe (ein brunnen der in den himmelschaut) |
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| Alma: Oeo (Teaser) |
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| iris electrum: of tigers and owls (no future, no past) |
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| Alma: Morocco |
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| CPSS: Bold |
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| Alban Berg |
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Songs from the Youth |
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| Even before he became Arnold Schönberg’s student, Alban Berg wrote some 40 Jugendlieder, ’early lieder’: Romantic poetry as mirrored by the Fin de Siècle. |
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| Bernd Alois Zimmermann |
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Dialoge, Monologe, Perspektiven |
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| Perspektiven, Monologe, Dialoge, and Photoptosis: Stark contrasts in sound, dialogues about times and spaces and the force of light. |
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| John Cage |
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Prepared Piano |
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| A virtue out of necessity: under Cage’s hands the preparation of the piano developed from a flash of inspiration into a distinctive mode of expression. |
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| Steven Stucky |
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| Listening to Contemporary Music |
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| A timeless keynote about finding a relationship to music of our times. |
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