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Žlabys: Kaleidoscope of Lost Time: IV. Quarter=87

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Žlabys: Kaleidoscope of Lost Time: IV. Quarter=87

By

Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica, Andrius Zlabys

2026

Label

ECM New Series

Release type

Single

Release date

Oct 2, 2026

Tracks

1. Kaleidoscope of Lost Time: IV. Quarter=87

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Monteverdi: Cantate Domino a 6, SV 293 (Live)

By

Claudio Monteverdi, The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips

2026

Label

ECM New Series

Release type

Single

Release date

Sep 25, 2026

Tracks

1. Cantate Domino a 6, SV 293 - Live

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Pärt: Passacaglia

By

Gidon Kremer, Arvo Pärt, Kremerata Baltica, Andrei Pushkarev, Geneva Lewis

2026

Label

ECM New Series

Release type

Single

Release date

Sep 18, 2026

Tracks

1. Passacaglia

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Johannes Brahms: Klavierstücke

By

András Schiff, Johannes Brahms

2026

Label

ECM New Series, ECM Records

Songwriter

Johannes Brahms

Coordinator

Guido Gorna

Cover

Péter Nádas

Photography By

Péter Nádas, Nicolas Brodard

Design

Sascha Kleis

Recording Engineer

Stephan Schellmann

Grand Piano

András Schiff

Liner Notes

András Schiff, Peter Gülke, Misha Donat, Rüdiger Görner

Producer

Manfred Eicher

Release type

Album

Release date

Sep 18, 2026

Country

Germany

Genres

ClassicalRomanticPianoSoloFantasia

Tracks

1. Albumblatt in A Minor
2. 8 Klavierstücke, Op. 76: No. 1, Capriccio in F-Sharp Minor
3. 8 Klavierstücke, Op. 76: No. 2, Capriccio in B Minor
4. 8 Klavierstücke, Op. 76: No. 3, Intermezzo in A-Flat Major
5. 8 Klavierstücke, Op. 76: No. 4, Intermezzo in B-Flat Major
6. 8 Klavierstücke, Op. 76: No. 5, Capriccio in C-Sharp Minor
7. 8 Klavierstücke, Op. 76: No. 6, Intermezzo in A Major
8. 8 Klavierstücke, Op. 76: No. 7, Intermezzo in A Minor
9. 8 Klavierstücke, Op. 76: No. 8, Capriccio in C Major
10. 7 Fantasien, Op. 116: No. 1, Capriccio in D Minor
11. 7 Fantasien, Op. 116: No. 2, Intermezzo in A Minor
12. 7 Fantasien, Op. 116: No. 3, Capriccio in G Minor
13. 7 Fantasien, Op. 116: No. 4, Intermezzo in E Major
14. 7 Fantasien, Op. 116: No. 5, Intermezzo in E Minor
15. 7 Fantasien, Op. 116: No. 6, Intermezzo in E Major
16. 7 Fantasien, Op. 116: No. 7, Capriccio in D Minor
17. 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117: No. 1 in E-Flat Major. Andante moderato
18. 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117: No. 2 in B-Flat Minor. Andante non troppo e con molto espressione
19. 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117: No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor. Andante con moto
20. 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118: No. 1, Intermezzo in A Minor
21. 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118: No. 2, Intermezzo in A Major
22. 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118: No. 3, Ballade in G Minor
23. 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118: No. 4, Intermezzo in F Minor
24. 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118: No. 5, Romance in F Major
25. 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118: No. 6, Intermezzo in E-Flat Minor
26. 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119: No. 1, Intermezzo in B Minor
27. 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119: No. 2, Intermezzo in E Minor
28. 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119: No. 3, Intermezzo in C Major
29. 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119: No. 4, Rhapsody in E-Flat Major

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Komitas: Sirt im sasani (Live)

By

Komitas, The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips

2026

Label

ECM New Series

Release type

Single

Release date

Sep 11, 2026

Tracks

1. Sirt im sasani - Live

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Brahms: 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119: No. 1, Intermezzo in B Minor

By

András Schiff, Johannes Brahms

2026

Label

ECM New Series

Release type

Single

Release date

Sep 4, 2026

Tracks

1. 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119: No. 1, Intermezzo in B Minor

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Samuel Beckett: Stirrings Still (with music by Trevor Bača)

By

Paul Griffiths, JACK Quartet, Trevor Bača

2026

Label

ECM New Series, ECM Records

Cover

Rosemarie Clausen

Photography By

Rosemarie Clausen, Anneliese Varaldiev

Design

Sascha Kleis

Recording Engineer

Lara Persia, Michael Rast, Michael Hinreiner

Mixing Engineer

Michael Hinreiner

Ensemble

The JACK Quartet

Producer

Manfred Eicher

Text By

Samuel Beckett

Viola

John Pickford Richards

Violin

Austin Wulliman, Christopher Otto

Violoncello

Jay Campbell

Release type

Album

Release date

Sep 4, 2026

Country

Germany

Genres

ClassicalContemporarySpoken Word

Tracks

1. Stirrings Still: I.
2. Stirrings Still: II.
3. Stirrings Still: III.
4. Stirrings Still: IV.
5. Stirrings Still: V.
6. Stirrings Still: VI.
7. Stirrings Still: VII.
8. Stirrings Still: VIII.
9. Stirrings Still: IX.
10. Stirrings Still: X.
11. Stirrings Still: XI.
12. Stirrings Still: XII.
13. Stirrings Still: XIII.
14. Stirrings Still: XIV.
15. Stirrings Still: XV.
16. Stirrings Still: XVI.
17. Stirrings Still: XVII.
18. Stirrings Still: XVIII.

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Lotti: Crucifixus a 8 (Live)

By

Antonio Lotti, The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips

2026

Label

ECM New Series

Release type

Single

Release date

Aug 28, 2026

Tracks

1. Crucifixus a 8 - Live

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Brahms: 8 Klavierstücke, Op. 76: No. 2, Capriccio in B Minor

By

András Schiff, Johannes Brahms

2026

Label

ECM New Series

Release type

Single

Release date

Aug 21, 2026

Tracks

1. 8 Klavierstücke, Op. 76: No. 2, Capriccio in B Minor

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Bača: Stirrings Still: I.

By

Paul Griffiths, JACK Quartet, Trevor Bača

2026

Label

ECM New Series

Release type

Single

Release date

Aug 14, 2026

Tracks

1. Stirrings Still: I.

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Brahms: 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118: No. 2, Intermezzo in A Major

By

András Schiff, Johannes Brahms

2026

Label

ECM New Series

Release type

Single

Release date

Aug 7, 2026

Tracks

1. 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118: No. 2, Intermezzo in A Major

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Heiner Goebbels: Walden

By

Ensemble Modern, Peter Eötvös, Bob Rutman, Heiner Goebbels

2026

Label

ECM Records, ECM New Series

Bass Clarinet

Wolfgang Stryi

Saxophone

Wolfgang Stryi

Bassoon

Noriko Shimada

Cello

Matthias Bauer, Robert Rutman

Chimes

Matthias Bauer, Robert Rutman

Voice

Robert Rutman

Clarinet

Roland Diry

Commissioned By

Ensemble Modern Orchestra

Cover

Gérald Minkoff

Photography By

Gérald Minkoff, Heiko Arendt

Design

Sascha Kleis

Double Bass

Johannes Nied, Michael Tiepold, Thomas Fichter

Electric Bass

Thomas Fichter

Drums

Boris Müller, Pascal Pons, Rumi Ogawa-Helferich, Rainer Römer

Koto

Rumi Ogawa-Helferich

Cymbal

Rumi Ogawa-Helferich

Percussion

Rainer Römer

Electric Guitar

Klaus Obermaier, Mats Bergström, Alexandre Meyer

Guitar

Klaus Obermaier, Mats Bergström, Alexandre Meyer

Idiophone

Alexandre Meyer

Recording Engineer

Wolfgang Packeiser, Udo Wüstendörfer

Executive-Producer

Manfred Eicher

Featured Artist

Robert Rutman

Flute

Dietmar Wiesner

Horn

Franck Ollu

Keyboards

Ali N. Askin, Jürgen Kruse

Oboe

Catherine Milliken

Piano

Ueli Wiget

Text By

Frank Mehring, Henry David Thoreau

Trombone

Alexander Kowalsky, Douglas Simpson, Michael Büttler, Uwe Dierksen

Trumpet

Achim Gorsch, Bruce Nockles, Christopher Dicken, Markus Schwind

Tuba

Gérard Buquet

Viola

David Schlage, Geneviève Strosser, Ingrid Albert, Juliet Jopling, Kerstin Hüllemann, Konrad von Coelln, Miriam Götting, Nathalie Vandebeulque, Nikolaus Schlierf, Susan Knight

Violin

Antonio Pellegrini, Claudia Sack, Dagny Wenk-Wolff, Erika Takano, Freya Ritts-Kirby, Gerdur Gunnarsdóttir, Kirsten Harms, Marcus Barcham-Stevens, Maya Bickel, Sibylle Wolf, Stefan Häußler, Thomas Glöckner, Thomas Hofer, Ulrike Stortz

Violoncello

Eva Böcker, Helmut Menzler, Michael Kasper

Words By

Henry David Thoreau

Release type

Album

Release date

Jun 5, 2026

Country

Germany

Genres

ClassicalContemporary

Tracks

1. Walden: I. Where I Lived, and What I Lived For (Simplify, Simplify!)
2. Walden: II. The House
3. Walden: III. The Ponds
4. Walden: IV. Reading
5. Walden: V. The Ice List
6. Walden: VI. Spring
7. Walden: VII. Wintzer Visitors
8. Walden: VIII. The Beanfield
9. Walden: IX. The White Pond

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Heiner Goebbels: Walden: IV. Reading

By

Ensemble Modern, Peter Eötvös, Bob Rutman, Heiner Goebbels

2026

Label

ECM New Series

Release type

Single

Release date

May 22, 2026

Tracks

1. Walden: IV. Reading

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Prokofiev — Pärt — Schnittke

By

Sergei Prokofiev, Arvo Pärt, Alfred Schnittke, Duo Gazzana

2026

Label

ECM New Series, ECM Records

Cover

Michael Kenna

Photography By

Michael Kenna, Hubert Klotzeck, Mario Valencia, Caterina di Perri

Design

Sascha Kleis

Recording Engineer

Markus Heiland, Michael Hinreiner

Liner Notes

Stefano Catucci, Alastair McEwen, Burkhart Kroeber

Mixing Engineer

Manfred Eicher, Michael Hinreiner

Piano

Raffaella Gazzana

Producer

Manfred Eicher

Violin

Natascia Gazzana

Release type

Album

Release date

Apr 17, 2026

Country

Germany

Genres

ClassicalModernContemporaryChamber Music

Tracks

1. Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 80: I. Andante assai
2. Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 80: II. Allegro brusco
3. Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 80: III. Andante
4. Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 80: IV. Allegrissimo
5. Spiegel im Spiegel
6. 5 Mélodies for Violin and Piano, Op. 35a: No. 1, Andante
7. 5 Mélodies for Violin and Piano, Op. 35a: No. 2, Lento, ma non troppo
8. 5 Mélodies for Violin and Piano, Op. 35a: No. 3, Animato, ma non allegro
9. 5 Mélodies for Violin and Piano, Op. 35a: No. 4, Allegretto leggero e scherzando
10. 5 Mélodies for Violin and Piano, Op. 35a: No. 5, Andante non troppo
11. Gratulationsrondo

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Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel

By

Arvo Pärt, Duo Gazzana

2026

Label

ECM New Series

Release type

Single

Release date

Apr 3, 2026

Tracks

1. Spiegel im Spiegel

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Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 80: III. Andante

By

Sergei Prokofiev, Duo Gazzana

2026

Label

ECM New Series

Release type

Single

Release date

Mar 20, 2026

Tracks

1. Violin Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 80: III. Andante

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Artists on ECM New Series

• Johannes Brahms
• András Schiff
• Arvo Pärt
• Danish String Quartet
• Gidon Kremer
• Janne Saksala
• Johann Sebastian Bach
• Kremerata Baltica
• Martin Stegner
• Robert Schumann
• Wu Wei
• Alexander Lonquich
• Anja Lechner
• BBC Concert Orchestra
• Delian Quartett
• Dobrinka Tabakova
• Duo Gazzana
• Heinz Holliger
• Jaan-Eik Tulve
• Ludwig van Beethoven
• Markus Poschner
• Meredith Monk
• Munich Chamber Orchestra
• Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana
• Paul Hindemith
• Peter Phillips
• Rolf Lislevand
• Signum Quartet
• The Tallis Scholars
• Vox Clamantis
• Yuuko Shiokawa
• Zehetmair Quartett
• Alfred Schnittke
• Anna Gourari
• Bob Rutman
• Claudia Barainsky
• Claudio Monteverdi
• Dasol Kim
• Ensemble Modern
• Erkki-Sven Tüür
• Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
• german hornsound
• Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger
• Heiner Goebbels
• JACK Quartet
• Kristine Blaumane
• Marie-Lise Schüpbach
• Maxim Rysanov
• Olari Elts
• Paul Griffiths
• Peter Eötvös
• Roman Mints
• Sergei Prokofiev
• Tobias Hume
• Trevor Bača
• Vida Miknevičiūtė
• William Byrd
• Ale Carr
• Alexander Knaifel
• Andrei Pushkarev
• Andres Mustonen
• Andrius Zlabys
• Antonio Lotti
• Carl Friedrich Abel
• Dreamers' Circus
• Geneva Lewis
• Giedrius Kuprevičius
• Henry Purcell
• Jürg Wyttenbach
• Komitas
• Mokale Koapeng
• Patrick Demenga
• Priaulx Rainier
• Riga Cathedral Boys Choir
• Rune Tonsgaard Sorensen
• State Choir Latvija
• Traditional
• Youth Choir Kamēr

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