Contemporary Composition / Contemporary

How does a composer who spent years immersed in cultural theory and philosophy return to music-making? For Eldritch Priest - known to many through his provocative book Boring Formless Nonsense - the answer involves cultivating a compositional sensibi…

What happens when electroacoustic thought migrates into the physical realm of acoustic instruments? Visiting Cloud documents a three-year collaboration between Finnish composer Marja Ahti and Italian ensemble Blutwurst, where two of Ahti's electroaco…

Femme le soir immerses listeners in Betsy Jolas’s world of memory, inquisition, and fleeting radiance, performed by Anssi Karttunen (cello) and Nicolas Hodges (piano). These pieces unravel at the tempo of spoken thought, suspending lyrical lines in u…

This double portrait places Chopin’s beloved Préludes in nimble counterpoint with new ensemble works from Ramon Lazkano, translated by Maroussia Gentet and Ensemble Cairn under Guillaume Bourgogne. The result is both homage and reinvention, unlocking…

Tzimtzum imagines four sweeping new orchestral canvases from Sarah Nemtsov, weaving Ensemble Nikel’s hybrid-electric force with WDR Sinfonieorchester’s expressive palette under Peter Rundel. Her music traces broken cycles - rupture, echo, and repair …

Éclat-Multiples unmasks Pierre Boulez’s music at its most mercurial and sensorial. Michael Wendeberg leads Collegium Novum Zürich and Ensemble Contrechamps through shifting prismatic textures, capturing Boulez’s fascination with timbre, spatial const…

Ensemble 0 presents L'Étrange Femme des Neiges, a fresh addition to their exploratory discography and the official soundtrack to a new film featuring Blanche Gardin and Philippe Katerine. This release demonstrates Ensemble 0's knack for understated t…

Jeux d’eau by Copenhagen Clarinet Choir and Anders Lauge Meldgaard is an electro-acoustic meditation inspired by the fountains of Villa d’Este. Blending clarinet resonance with the fluid timbres of the New Ondomo, the work reveals a continuous dialog…

**Edition of 200 with artwork by Lutz Beckmann and liner notes by Ralf Hoyer.** Released on occasion of his 75th birthday, Edition Telemark presents the first LP since 1986 by German composer and sound artist Ralf Hoyer. Hoyer's versatile new music o…

Composer, alone by Jürg Frey (performed by Reinier van Houdt) is a luminous retrospective stretching across three discs and 35 years. Twelve solo piano pieces—fragile yet substantial—trace Frey's evolution, distilling time and silence into crystallin…

The concert version of Einstein on the Beach by Ictus, Suzanne Vega, and Collegium Vocale Gent distills Philip Glass’s pioneering minimalism into a mesmerizing sound ritual. Stripped of Robert Wilson’s grand staging, Vega’s measured narration weaves …

Infinity Gradient unites Tristan Perich’s meticulous 1-bit electronics and the grand timbre of James McVinnie’s pipe organ in a sustained, seven-part exploration of sonic architecture. This hour-long symphony envelops listeners in a hybrid sound worl…

Round Sky brings together Léo Dupleix and Asterales in an exploration of just intonation and radiant calm. The album’s three compositions subtly merge analogue synthesizer, harpsichord, spinet, bass, flute, and guitar in landscapes of nuanced minimal…

Vanessa Wagner breathes new life into Philip Glass: The Complete Piano Etudes, revealing the powerful lyricism and subtle turbulence of Glass’s minimalist language. Her interpretation brings emotional intensity and poetic nuance across all 20 etudes,…

Raven Chacon's Voiceless Mass, the 2022 Pulitzer Prize-winning piece, with two other compositions performed by Present Music. The Diné composer was born in 1977 in Fort Defiance, Arizona, in the Navajo Nation.

Morton Feldman's Intermission 6 (1953) is a sparse piano piece that typically lasts between 3 and 12 minutes in standard performances. Finnish experimental musician Antti Tolvi has created a radical 72-minute realization that extends the work's medit…

Japanese guitarist Tsunehito Tsuchihashi, celebrated for his versatile artistry across both classical and contemporary repertoires, proudly presents his debut solo album, “Crypte.” This extraordinary recording, released in April 2025, brings together…

This album features two film scores by Satoshi Satō. Scooping Water, the Moon in Hand is a documentary film tracing the life of legendary poet and Chinese literary scholar Ye Jiaying (1924–). It won the Best Documentary Award at the 33rd China Golden…

*2025 stock* Renowned Japanese composer Jo Kondo unveils his captivating album “Near And Far,” performed by The Cambridge New Musik Players and conducted by Paul Hoskins. This distinguished release, first presented in 1996, features five transcendent…

*2025 stock* Renowned Japanese composer Jo Kondo is celebrated for his unique and refined approach to contemporary classical music. This recording offers an intimate journey into Kondo’s distinctive musical world, marked by clarity, restraint, and su…