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.
Moderato Cantabile - Komitas, Gurdjieff & Mompou
Anja Lechner & Francois Couturier
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Robert Schumann / Heinz Holliger: Aschenmusik
Heinz Holliger, Anita Leuzinger & Anton Kernjak
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Poulenc, Walton, Dallapiccola, Schnittke & Silvestrov
Duo Gazzana
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Piano - Debussy, Chopin, Schubert, Schumann etc.
Myung Whun Chung
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Harrison Birtwistle: Chamber Music
Lisa Batiashvili, Adrian Brendel, Till Fellner & Roderick Williams
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Meredith Monk: Piano Songs
Ursula Oppens & Bruce Brubaker
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Tigran Mansurian: Quasi parlando
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Anja Lechner & Amsterdam Sinfonietta
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Pavans and Fantasies From the Age of Dowland
John Holloway
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Mutations
Vijay Iyer
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Erkki-Sven Tuur: Symphony No. 7, Piano Concerto
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra & Paavo Jarvi
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Mieczyslaw Weinberg
Kremerata Baltica & Gidon Kremer
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Helena Tulve: Arboles Lloran Por Lluvia
Estonian National SO, Olari Elts, Arianna Savall & Ensemble Vox Clamantis
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Il Cor Tristo - Roger Marsh, Bernardo Pisano & Jacqu...
The Hilliard Ensemble
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Beethoven, Bruckner, Hartmann & Holliger
Zehetmair Quartet
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La Vallee des Cloches - Ravel, Takemitsu & Messiaen
Momo Kodama
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Beethoven: Diabelli-Variationen
Andras Schiff
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En Otra Parte
Zsofia Boros
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J.S. Bach: Six Sonatas for Violin and Piano
Michelle Makarski & Keith Jarrett
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Night Sessions
The Dowland Project & John Potter
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Melodic Warrior
Terje Rypdal & The Hilliard Ensemble
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Dobrinka Tabakova: String Paths
Kristina Blaumane, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Maxim Rysanov
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Morton Feldman: Violin and Orchestra
Carolin Widmann, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra & Emilio Pomarico
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Stefano Scodanibbio: Reinventions
Quartetto Prometeo
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Concert in Athens
Eleni Karaindrou
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Hymns - Spheres
Keith Jarrett
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Turmgedichte - Spoken Word
Christian Reiner
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Adam's Lament
Arvo Part
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Schubert: Moments Musicaux
Valery Afanassiev
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Canto Oscuro - J.S. Bach/Busoni, Gubaidulina, Hindem...
Anna Gourari
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Valentin Silvestrov: Sacred Songs
Kiev Chamber Choir & Mykola Hobdych
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