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.
Nauert: A Distant Music
Paul Nauert
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Polansky: Gertrudes - Music for Violin and Resonator...
James Moore
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Officium
Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble
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Keith Jarrett: Ritual
Dennis Russell Davies
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Mette Henriette
Mette Henriette
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Holliger: Machaut-Transkriptionen
The Hilliard Ensemble, Muriel Cantoreggi, Genevieve Strosser & Jurg Dahler
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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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Feldman: Soft Horizons
Aki Takahashi
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Franz Schubert: Sonatas, Impromptus, Moments Musicaux
Andras Schiff
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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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Gustavo Leguizamon: El Cuchi Bien Temperado
Pablo Marquez
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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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Huck Hodge: Life Is Endless Like Our Field of Vision
Talea Ensemble / Jim Baker / JACK Quartet / Huck Hodge
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A Passion for John Donne
Ketil Bjornstad
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Konstantia Gourzi: Music for Piano and String Quartet
Lorenda Ramou & Ensemble Coriolis
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Kate Moore: Dances and Canons
Saskia Lankhoorn
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Takemitsu / Debussy / Gubaidulina
Tre Voci (Kim Kashkashian, Sivan Magen & Marina Piccinini)
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Galina Ustvolskaya: Trio, Sonata, Duet
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Moderato Cantabile - Komitas, Gurdjieff & Mompou
Anja Lechner & Francois Couturier
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Robert Erickson: Complete String Quartets
Quartet,Del Sol
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Lisetta Van Vleck: A Loving Home’s a Happy Home - 19...
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Stuart Saunders Smith: A River Rose: Music for Viollin
Airi Yoshioka
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Rand Steiger: A Menacing Plume
Talea Ensemble / James Baker / Ben Reimer / Leanne Zacharias
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