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musica viva, vol. 47 - Liza Lim
Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), William Barton (digeridoo), Carin Levine (flute)
Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Edward Gardner, Franck Ollu, Christoph Poppen
Liza Lim is a weaver of worlds. An Australian of Chinese heritage, her music arises from a transcultural urge far deeper than surface references and extending into realms of ecology, metaphysics... —
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2025, Concerto Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2026, Shortlisted - Premiere
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Musica Viva 22
RecommendedPierre-Laurent Aimard (piano)
Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, George Benjamin
This is special. Three utterly captivating, ear-tickling pieces by composers from successive generations in superlative performances…the centrepiece of the disc is the world premiere performance... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Winner - Contemporary
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Coming soon. musica viva - vol. 52 Mark Andre – Nikolaus Brass – Karlheinz Stockhausen
Frank Reinecke (soloist)
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musica viva #50 Berio: Coro + Zuraj: Automatones
Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Sir Simon Rattle
Rattle's version [of Coro], if not the last word, undoubtedly sets new standards for capturing the all-round power and pathos of a defining work of its era. —
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Ondřej Adámek: Musica Viva: Follow Me; Where Are You?
Isabelle Faust, Magdalena Kožená, Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Peter Rundel, Sir Simon Rattle
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Contemporary Music
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Andre: Musica Viva
Arditti Quartet, Stephan Heuberger, Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Matthias Pintscher
Andre’s is a music devoid of feature yet beautiful for all that. The Arditti Quartet’s interpretation is as perspicuous as always. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Contemporary
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Musica viva, Vol. 51 Helmut Lachenmann
Stefan Tischler, Yukiko Sugawara, Tomoko Hemmi, Alexander Waite, Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Sir Simon Rattle, Matthias Hermann
A new Musica Viva recording [of the Tuba Concerto], featuring the BRSO live with soloist Stefan Tischler and conducted by Simon Rattle, well captures the work's sparkle, then its surprisingly... —
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musica viva #48 Nicolaus Richter de Vroe
Ilya Gringolts (violin), Wolfgang Mitterer, Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Johannes Kalitzke
Richter de Vroe's experimental Violin Concerto receives a striking premiere from Ilya Gringolts, whose virtuosity feels urgent yet controlled Avenir throughout. The score unfolds as a sequence... —
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musica viva #49 Nicolaus Richter de Vroe
Isao Nakamura, Irvine Arditti (violin), Mike Svoboda (trombone), Isabeella Beumer, Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Peter Rundel, Cristóbal Halffter, Mariss Jansons
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Musica Viva 16
Axel Gremmelspacher, Peter Hoffmann, Sven Thomas Kiebler, Eun Ju Kim, Hansjörg Koch, Irmela Roelcke, Elmar Schrammel
James Avery
