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.
Rand Steiger: A Menacing Plume
Talea Ensemble / James Baker / Ben Reimer / Leanne Zacharias
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Joy in Spite of Everything
Stefano Bollani
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Arrows Into Infinity - A film by Dorothy Darr & Jeff...
Charles Lloyd
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Robert Schumann / Heinz Holliger: Aschenmusik
Heinz Holliger, Anita Leuzinger & Anton Kernjak
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Inventio
Jean-Louis Matinier & Marco Ambrosini
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Forever Young
Jacob Young
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Poulenc, Walton, Dallapiccola, Schnittke & Silvestrov
Duo Gazzana
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Annbling
The Flexible Orchestra
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Piano Plus: Piano Works 1963-1998
Richard Teitelbaum
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A Trumpet in the Morning
Marty Erlich Large Ensemble
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Sunrise - A Cantata on Texts By Edvard Munch
Ketil Bjornstad
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Book of Horizons
Joseph Kubera
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El Valle de la Infancia
Dino Saluzzi Group
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Levering: Parallel Universe
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Piano - Debussy, Chopin, Schubert, Schumann etc.
Myung Whun Chung
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Babylon-Suite
Kappeler / Zumthor
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Over Tones
Benedicte Maurseth & Asne Valland Nordli
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Play Blue - Oslo Concert
Paul Bley
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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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Minding the Score: The Music of Harry L. Alford
The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra
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Le Vent
Colin Vallon, Patrice Moret & Julian Sartorius
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One is the Other
Billy Hart Quartet
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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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Miroslav Vitous Group
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Dance Without Answer
Norma Winstone, Klaus Gesing & Glauco Venier
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Alvin Lucier: Orchestra Works
Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra
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Moe: Meanwhile Back at the Ran
Firebird Ensemble
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Mirage
Elizabeth Brown & Momenta Quartet
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