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.
Face A Face
Barre Phillips & Gyorgy Kurtag Jr.
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James Romig: The Complexity Of Distance
Mick Scheidt
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Conference Of The Birds
David Holland Quartet
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Elastic Wave
Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity
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Hellbound Train - An Anthology
Steve Tibbetts
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Alvin Singleton: Four String Quartets
Momenta Quartet
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Michael Pisaro-Liu; Radiolarians
Muzzix; Christian Pruvost
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Prism IV - Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Bach
Danish String Quartet
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L'Aurore - Eugene Ysaye, George Benjamin, Hildegard ...
Carolin Widmann
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As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls
Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays
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Vermillion
Kit Downes, Petter Eldh & James Maddren
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Johanna Beyer: Music For Woodwinds
Arizona Wind Quintet; Daniel Linder
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Hafla
Jon Balke & Siwan
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Lunea
Heinz Holliger
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Khomsa
Anouar Brahem
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Malcolm Goldstein: Music For Bowed String Instruments
Malcolm Goldstein; Nicolas Caloia; Emilie Girard-Charest
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When We Leave
Mathias Eick
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Edition Lockenhaus
Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica, Simon Rattle etc.
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Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Sonatas For Violin Solo
Gidon Kremer
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En Attendant
Marcin Wasilewski Trio
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Many Have No Speech
Michael Mantler
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Christian Wolff: Three String Quartets
Quatuor Bozzini
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Leos Janacek: On An Overgrown Path
Camerata Zurich, Igor Karsko & Maia Brami
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Puerta
Jorge Rossy, Robert Landfermann & Jeff Ballard
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Once Upon A Time: Live In Avignon
Eberhard Weber
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Edizione Speciale
Enrico Rava
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Subaqueous Silence
Ayumi Tanaka Trio
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Kurtag: Moments Musicaux; Dvorak: String Quintet Op. 97
Parker Quartet; Kim Kashkashian
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JS Bach/ Fred Thomas: Three Or One
Fred Thomas, Aisha Orazbayeva & Lucy Railton
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