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.
Kurtag: Moments Musicaux; Dvorak: String Quintet Op. 97
Parker Quartet; Kim Kashkashian
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Prism III - Beethoven, Bartok, Bach
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Erkki-Sven Tuur: Lost Prayers
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Tigran Mansurian: Con Anima - Chamber Music
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Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas / Widmann: Intermezzo
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Cyrillus Kreek: The Suspended Harp Of Babel
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Sei Solo - J S Bach: The Sonatas & Partitas For Viol...
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Remember Me, My Dear
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Prism II: Bach, Schnittke, Beethoven
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Resonances
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Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I
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Zwiegesprache: Holliger & Kurtag
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Quasi Morendo: Music Of Brahms, Pesson & Sciarrino
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Franz Schubert: Sonatas & Impromptus
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Tous Des Oiseaux
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In Concert: Beethoven & Liszt
Till Fellner
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Franz Schubert: Die Nacht
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J S Bach: Six Suites For Solo Viola, BWV 1007-1012
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Stefano Scodanibbio: Alisei
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PRISM I: Beethoven, Shostakovich, Bach
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Last Leaf
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The Symphonies
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Bach, Busoni, Beethoven
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J S Bach: Suiten Fur Violoncello
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Hieroglyphen Der Nacht
Valentin Silvestrov
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Complete Works For Ensemble And Choir
Gyorgy Kurtag
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