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.
The Recordings
Meredith Monk
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Valentin Silvestrov: Maidan
Kyiv Chamber Choir & Mykola Hobdych
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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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James Romig: The Complexity Of Distance
Mick Scheidt
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Prism IV - Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Bach
Danish String Quartet
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L'Aurore - Eugene Ysaye, George Benjamin, Hildegard ...
Carolin Widmann
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Johanna Beyer: Music For Woodwinds
Arizona Wind Quintet; Daniel Linder
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Lunea
Heinz Holliger
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Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Sonatas For Violin Solo
Gidon Kremer
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Christian Wolff: Three String Quartets
Quatuor Bozzini
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JS Bach/ Fred Thomas: Three Or One
Fred Thomas, Aisha Orazbayeva & Lucy Railton
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Tom Johnson: Counting To Seven
Dedalus
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Daniel Goode: AnnCela Express
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Johannes Brahms: Piano Concertos
Andras Schiff & Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment
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Konstantia Gourzi: Anajikon
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Mozart, Hosokawa
Momo Kodama, Seiji Ozawa & Mito Chamber Orchestra
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Prism III - Beethoven, Bartok, Bach
Danish String Quartet
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Erkki-Sven Tuur: Lost Prayers
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Bearthoven / Bent Duo
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Jordan Dykstra: The Arrow Of Time
Sara Cubarsi, Morgan Evans-Weiler, Jonathan Tang
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Tigran Mansurian: Con Anima - Chamber Music
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Chris Brown: Some Center
The Chromelodia Project; Theresa Wong; Kyle Bruckmann
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These Are The Generations
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Cyrillus Kreek: The Suspended Harp Of Babel
Vox Clamantis & Jaan-Eik Tulve
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