ECM, an independent record label founded by Manfred Eicher in 1969, has released over 1700 albums across various genres.
Eicher, who studied double bass and was a production assistant at Deutsche Grammophon, focused on achieving the highest recording standards. The label's first release, “Free at Last” by Mal Waldron, signaled its intent.
ECM has become known for recording artists like Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek, and Chick Corea, and in 1984, launched the New Series for notated music. Both the original and New Series emphasize multi-genre and transcultural projects.
ECM's recordings are celebrated for their transparent sound, though Eicher says there is no one-size-fits-all "ECM sound." Instead, each recording is tailored to the artists' sound and aesthetic ideas. The label's cover designs have also been influential and have been the subject of multiple books.
Ecm New Series: A Compendium
Various artists
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Keel Road
Danish String Quartet
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Im wachen Traume - Schumann / Reimann, Byrd / Pierin...
Delian Quartett
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Songs of Fate
Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica & Vida Mikneviciute
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Tractus
Arvo Part
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The Living Mountain
Thomas Larcher
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Veljo Tormis: Reminiscentiae
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra & Tonu Kaljuste
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Berg / Hartmann - Tief in der Nacht (Lieders)
Juliane Banse & Aleksandar Madzar
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Wurttemberg Sonatas
Keith Jarrett
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Music by Henrik Odegaard
Vox Clamantis
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Handel: Die Acht Grossen Suiten (Eight Great Suites)
Lisa Smirnova
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El Ultimo Aliento
Zsofia Boros
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Prism V - Beethoven, Webern, Bach
Danish String Quartet
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Amores Pasados (Songs By Sting, Tony Banks, Campion ...
John Potter, Anna Maria Friman, Ariel Abramovich & Jacob Heringman
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Transeamus (English Carols and Motets)
The Hilliard Ensemble
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Selected Signs III-VIII (Music for ECM - A Cultural ...
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Landschaft mit Entfernten Verwandten (Modern Ensemble)
Heiner Goebbels
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J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Clavier (Books I & II)
Andras Schiff
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Bartok, Casken, Beethoven
Thomas Zehetmair, Ruth Killius & Royal Northern Sinfonia
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J.S. Bach: Clavichord
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Theory of Becoming
Evgueni Galperine
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Korvits, Schumann, Grieg
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The Recordings
Meredith Monk
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Mozart: The Piano Sonatas on Mozart's Fortepiano
Robert Levin
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Ars Moriendi
Paul Giger
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A House Of Call - My Imaginary Notebook
Heiner Goebbels
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Prism IV - Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Bach
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L'Aurore - Eugene Ysaye, George Benjamin, Hildegard ...
Carolin Widmann
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Edition Lockenhaus
Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica, Simon Rattle etc.
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Leos Janacek: On An Overgrown Path
Camerata Zurich, Igor Karsko & Maia Brami
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