WERGO: 50 Years

Music of our Time Special Edition

Alfons and Aloys Kontarsky (piano), Juan Allende-Blin, Guiseppe G. Englert, Carla Henius, William Pearson, Gisela Saur-Kontarsky & Gerd Zacher

ensemble recherche, Ensemble UnitedBerlin & United Voices, Quatuor Hêlios, Interpretenensemble Darmstadt, Rupert Huber, Peter Hirsch, Dieter...

To mark its half century the German-based label has brought together discs originally released in each of the five decades of its activities...two of the discs are particularly interesting. Works... — The Guardian, 28th June 2012, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 8th May 2012
Catalogue No: WER69462
Label: Wergo

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Stravinsky: Sonata for Two Pianos

Alfons and Aloys Kontarsky (piano)

Stravinsky: Cinq pièces faciles

Alfons and Aloys Kontarsky (piano)

Stravinsky: Three Easy Pieces for Piano Duet

Alfons and Aloys Kontarsky (piano)

Stravinsky: Concerto per due pianoforti soli

Alfons and Aloys Kontarsky (piano)

Stockhausen: Kontra-Punkte for 10 instruments, Op.1

Ensemble Recherche
Rupert Huber

Stockhausen: Refrain

Ensemble Recherche

Stockhausen: Zeitmasse

Ensemble Recherche
Rupert Huber

Stockhausen: Schlagtrio

Ensemble Recherche

Nono: Polifonica

Ensemble UnitedBerlin & United Voices
Peter Hirsch

Nono: Monodia

Ensemble UnitedBerlin & United Voices
Peter Hirsch

Nono: Ritmica für sechs Instrumente und Schlagzeug

Ensemble UnitedBerlin & United Voices
Peter Hirsch

Nono: Canti per 13

Ensemble UnitedBerlin & United Voices
Peter Hirsch

Nono: Canciones a Guiomar

Ensemble UnitedBerlin & United Voices
Peter Hirsch

Nono: Hay que caminar

Ensemble UnitedBerlin & United Voices
Peter Hirsch

Cage: Second Construction for four players

Quatuor Hêlios

Cage: Imaginary Landscape No. 2

Quatuor Hêlios

Cage: Amores

Quatuor Hêlios

Cage: Double Music

Quatuor Hêlios

Cage: Third Construction

Quatuor Hêlios

Cage: She is Asleep: Quartet for percussion (12 tom-toms)

Quatuor Hêlios

Cage: First Construction in Metal (1939) for seven percussionists

Quatuor Hêlios

Schnebel: Choralvorspiele I / II

Juan Allende-Blin, Guiseppe G. Englert, Carla Henius, William Pearson, Gisela Saur-Kontarsky & Gerd Zacher
Interpretenensemble Darmstadt
Dieter Schnebel

Schnebel: Atemzüge

Juan Allende-Blin, Guiseppe G. Englert, Carla Henius, William Pearson, Gisela Saur-Kontarsky & Gerd Zacher
Interpretenensemble Darmstadt
Dieter Schnebel

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For half a century the WERGO label has been synonymous with contemporary music. Its repertoire comprises more than 600 CDs, which have won many awards and prizes, is a major collection of 20th-21st-century music, portraying almost all established contemporary composers. As a result, the label WERGO not only is part of the history of new music but also continues to make contributions to it. In May WERGO celebrates its 50th anniversary. On this occasion WERGO publishes a 5-CD set with music from five decades - all for an especially reasonable price. HAPPY BIRTHDAY WERGO!

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28th June 2012

To mark its half century the German-based label has brought together discs originally released in each of the five decades of its activities...two of the discs are particularly interesting. Works by the 82-year-old theologian and composer Dieter Schnebel are rare on disc even now, and here his Choralvorspiele I/II is paired with Atemzüge from his important collection Maulwerke

26th May 2012

Best of all are Alfons and Aloys Kontarsky's 1962 album of Stravinsky's works for two pianos – chamber-music pieces of French, rather than Russian, character – and a recent quartet of Stockhausen's early works performed by Ensemble Recherche.

WERGO: 50 Years

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