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.
Rothko Chapel: Morton Feldman, Erik Satie, John Cage
Kim Kashkashian, Sarah Rothenberg, Houston Chamber Choir
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Kancheli: Chiaroscuro
Gidon Kremer, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Kremerata Baltica
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Liaisons: Re-imagining Sondheim From The Piano
Anthony De Mare
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Gesualdo, Erkki-Sven Tuur, Brett Dean
Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir & Tonu Kaljuste
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Musica Selecta - A Sequence By Manfred Eicher
Arvo Part
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Postcard From Heaven
G. Coates
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Eine Olive Des Nichts
Burkhard Reinartz
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The Pioneers of Movie Music
Rick Benjamin / The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra
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Rieti: Music for Harpsichord and Instruments
Marina Minkin & Mark Kroll
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Cantante E Tranquillo - Beethoven, Bach, Ligeti, Kur...
Keller Quartett
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Oliveros: Music from the Tudorfest; San Francisco Ta...
David Tudor
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In Memoriam Haydee: Jatekok (Games and Transcriptions)
Marta & Gyorgy Kurtag
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Various Composers
Aquilonis
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Jerome Kern: Roberta
Orchestra of Ireland, Rob Berman, Annalene Beechey, Kim Criswell, Patrick Cummings, Jason Graae, Di
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Visions Fugitives - Prokofiev, Medtner & Chopin
Anna Gourari
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Konstantia Gourzi: Music for Piano and String Quartet
Lorenda Ramou & Ensemble Coriolis
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Takemitsu / Debussy / Gubaidulina
Tre Voci (Kim Kashkashian, Sivan Magen & Marina Piccinini)
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Galina Ustvolskaya: Trio, Sonata, Duet
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Markus Hinterhäuser & Reto Bieri
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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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Sunrise - A Cantata on Texts By Edvard Munch
Ketil Bjornstad
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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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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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