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Helmut Lachenmann at 90

A composer who knows what he wants only wants what he knows — and that is not enough. A composer has nothing to say, he has to create something, and what is created will say more than the composer suspects.    – Helmut Lachenmann Helmut Lachenmann, […]

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Artist in Focus

Arvo Pärt

Arvo Pärt turns 90 on September 11. In the decades since ECM introduced his music with the epochal Tabula Rasa album in 1984, he has become the most widely-performed contemporary composer. His new album "And I heard a voice", comprising known as well as previously unheard works by the composer – in performances by the Vox Clamantis vocal ensemble - is out now on ECM New Series.

Arvo Pärt
Arvo Pärt

Album in Focus

The Köln Concert – 50th Anniversary Special Edition

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Köln Concert, the groundbreaking recording of Keith Jarrett’s improvised solo concert at the Cologne opera house, ECM will release a special limited edition 2-LP Set.


About ECM

The Label

The independent record label ECM – Edition of Contemporary Music – was founded by producer Manfred Eicher in 1969, and to date has issued more than 1800 albums spanning many idioms.

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