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Modernist music is an avant-garde genre that emerged in the 20th century, emphasizing innovation, abstraction, and a break from traditional harmonic and structural conventions. Often characterized by atonality, dissonance, and complex rhythmic patterns, it explores new textures and timbres through unconventional instrumentation and extended techniques. Composers in this style experiment with serialism, aleatory music, and microtonality, rejecting Romantic expressiveness in favor of intellectual rigor and structural exploration. Modernist music challenges listeners, embracing fragmentation and unpredictability while pushing the boundaries of musical language.

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Bloch: Baal Shem, B. 47: II. Nigun

Ernest Bloch•

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra•

Single - Released August 22, 2025

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August 22, 2025

Bloch: Baal Shem, B. 47: II. Nigun
Ernest Bloch•
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra•
Jac van Steen
1 tracks
July 30

Songs Cathy Sang, Music Composed for the Voice of Cathy Berberian. Berio: Folksongs & Sequenza III - Cage: Aria - Pousseur: Phonèmes pour Cathy - Berberian: Stripsody
Luciano Berio•
London Sinfonietta•
Diego Masson•
Cathy Berberian•
Henri Pousseur•
John Cage
15 tracks
July 11

Bloch: Schelomo - Hebraic Rhapsody, Suite for Viola and Orchestra
Ernest Bloch•
Kenneth Woods•
Parry Karp•
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales
5 tracks
July 11

Kaprálová: Sparks from Ashes, Op. 5 I. Ty staré písně v duši zní mi (Those old songs echo in my soul)
Vitezslava Kaprálová•
Nicky Spence•
Dylan Perez
1 tracks
July 4

Bacevičius: Piano Music, Vol. 3
Vytautas Bacevičius•
Gabrielius Alekna
18 tracks
June 25

Suite for Viola and Orchestra, B. 41 (Arr. for Cello and Orchestra by Adolph Baller and Gábor Rejitö): III. Lento
Ernest Bloch•
Kenneth Woods•
Parry Karp•
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales
1 tracks
June 13

Kaprálová: Suite en miniature, Op. 1: IV. Menuetto
Vitezslava Kaprálová•
Mathieu Herzog
1 tracks
June 11

Suite for Viola and Orchestra, B. 41 (Arr. for Cello and Orchestra by Adolph Baller and Gábor Rejitö): II. Allegro ironico
Ernest Bloch•
Kenneth Woods•
Parry Karp•
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales
1 tracks
April 18

Piano Quartet in D Minor, Op. 25: II. Adagio
Dora Pejačević•
Seraphim Trio
1 tracks
April 14

Bloch: From Jewish Life: No. 1 in F Minor, Prayer (Arr. pour Saxophone Baryton et Piano par Matthieu Delage)
Ernest Bloch•
Matthieu Delage
1 tracks
March 31

Evis Sammoutis: Atrapós
Ensemble Modern•
Johannes Kalitzke•
Gareth Davis•
Neue Vocalsolisten•
Arditti Quartet•
Klangforum Wien
7 tracks
March 7

Sauer: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor - Ansorge: Piano Concerto in F Major, Op. 28
Oliver Triendl•
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin•
Roland Kluttig
7 tracks
March 7

Bloch: Violin Works
Ernest Bloch•
Filharmonie Brno
22 tracks
March 7

BARTÓK: III. Allegretto – Allegro molto from Viola Concerto
Béla Bartók•
Paul Neubauer•
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra•
David Atherton
1 tracks
February 7

Venetian Journey - A Musical Diary
Gerold Huber•
Hans Pritschet
12 tracks
December 21, 2024

Graveyard Slot
Ensemble Nikel
1 tracks
December 17

Guido Mancusi: Orchestral Works Vol. 2
Guido Mancusi
11 tracks
December 6

Jezusek (Arr. for Piano by Holger Groschopp) [Remastered 2024]
Szymon Laks
1 tracks
November 15

Bloch: Poèmes d'Automne, B. 33
Ernest Bloch•
Marija Bokor
4 tracks
November 15

Bersa: Songs
Blagoje Bersa•
Krešimir Stražanac
23 tracks
November 3

Violin Miniatures
Maxim Vengerov•
Antonín Dvořák•
Aram Khachaturian•
Ernest Bloch•
Eugène Ysaÿe•
Franz Schubert•
Fritz Kreisler•
Johannes Brahms•
Jules Massenet•
Niccolò Paganini•
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•
Sergei Rachmaninoff•
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
30 tracks
November 1

Ravel: Boléro, M. 81 & Other Orchestral Works
Maurice Ravel•
Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra•
Volker Hartung
4 tracks
October 18

Warum toben die Völker
Ernest Bloch•
Unknown
9 tracks
October 10

Antonio Vivaldi: Die Vier Jahreszeiten
Philharmonie Salzburg•
Elisabeth Fuchs
12 tracks
October 7

Fantasia breve (1965) op. 65
Conrad Baden
1 tracks
September 13

Stravinsky: Orchestral Works
Igor Stravinsky•
Ingo Metzmacher•
SWR Symphonieorchester
22 tracks
September 13

Good Morning Blues
Pawel Szymanski
14 tracks
August 12

Herre, ha takk for Den heilage ande 1981. Op 127.2
Conrad Baden
1 tracks
August 11

Sus, sunnanvind 1964 (op 91.2) for male choir
Conrad Baden
1 tracks
August 9

Stravinsky: Symphony in C Major, K061
Igor Stravinsky•
Ingo Metzmacher•
SWR Symphonieorchester
4 tracks
July 19

Schumann: Cello Concerto, Op. 129 - Bloch: Schelomo - Bruch: Kol Nidrei, Op. 47
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France•
Paavo Järvi•
Ernest Bloch•
Max Bruch•
Robert Schumann
5 tracks
July 12

Bacevičius: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2
Vytautas Bacevičius•
Gabrielius Alekna•
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra•
Christopher Lyndon-Gee
11 tracks
June 21

Opera Arias (Puccini, Mascagni, Leoncavallo)
Hans Swarowsky•
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
6 tracks
June 11

Skienskantate-utdrag: Gimsøy kloster og Oppsang (fra op 43)
Conrad Baden
1 tracks
June 11

Skienskantate til byjubileum 1958 (op 43)
Conrad Baden
1 tracks
April 19

Bloch: Concerto grosso - Martin: Petite symphonie concertante
Sir Neville Marriner•
Ernest Bloch•
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
8 tracks
April 15

Kaprálová: The Completed Orchestral Works
Vitezslava Kaprálová•
Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra•
Tomáš Vrána
21 tracks
March 13

Wind Quintet No 2 (flute, oboe, clar.,horn, bassoon) 1982. Op. 129
Conrad Baden
1 tracks
March 13

String Quartet No 4 1983. Op 131
Conrad Baden
1 tracks
March 13

Mini-trio for flute, clarinet and bassoon 1977. Op 114
Conrad Baden
1 tracks

July 30, 2025

Songs Cathy Sang, Music Composed for the Voice of Cathy Berberian. Berio: Folksongs & Sequenza III - Cage: Aria - Pousseur: Phonèmes pour Cathy - Berberian: Stripsody
Luciano Berio•
London Sinfonietta•
Diego Masson•
Cathy Berberian•
Henri Pousseur•
John Cage
15 tracks
July 11

Bloch: Schelomo - Hebraic Rhapsody, Suite for Viola and Orchestra
Ernest Bloch•
Kenneth Woods•
Parry Karp•
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales
5 tracks
July 4

Bacevičius: Piano Music, Vol. 3
Vytautas Bacevičius•
Gabrielius Alekna
18 tracks
March 31

Evis Sammoutis: Atrapós
Ensemble Modern•
Johannes Kalitzke•
Gareth Davis•
Neue Vocalsolisten•
Arditti Quartet•
Klangforum Wien
7 tracks
March 7

Bloch: Violin Works
Ernest Bloch•
Filharmonie Brno
22 tracks
March 7

Sauer: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor - Ansorge: Piano Concerto in F Major, Op. 28
Oliver Triendl•
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin•
Roland Kluttig
7 tracks
February 7

Venetian Journey - A Musical Diary
Gerold Huber•
Hans Pritschet
12 tracks
December 17, 2024

Guido Mancusi: Orchestral Works Vol. 2
Guido Mancusi
11 tracks
November 15

Bloch: Poèmes d'Automne, B. 33
Ernest Bloch•
Marija Bokor
4 tracks
November 15

Bersa: Songs
Blagoje Bersa•
Krešimir Stražanac
23 tracks
November 3

Violin Miniatures
Maxim Vengerov•
Antonín Dvořák•
Aram Khachaturian•
Ernest Bloch•
Eugène Ysaÿe•
Franz Schubert•
Fritz Kreisler•
Johannes Brahms•
Jules Massenet•
Niccolò Paganini•
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•
Sergei Rachmaninoff•
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
30 tracks
November 1

Ravel: Boléro, M. 81 & Other Orchestral Works
Maurice Ravel•
Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra•
Volker Hartung
4 tracks
October 18

Warum toben die Völker
Ernest Bloch•
Unknown
9 tracks
October 10

Antonio Vivaldi: Die Vier Jahreszeiten
Philharmonie Salzburg•
Elisabeth Fuchs
12 tracks
September 13

Stravinsky: Orchestral Works
Igor Stravinsky•
Ingo Metzmacher•
SWR Symphonieorchester
22 tracks
September 13

Good Morning Blues
Pawel Szymanski
14 tracks
August 9

Stravinsky: Symphony in C Major, K061
Igor Stravinsky•
Ingo Metzmacher•
SWR Symphonieorchester
4 tracks
July 19

Schumann: Cello Concerto, Op. 129 - Bloch: Schelomo - Bruch: Kol Nidrei, Op. 47
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France•
Paavo Järvi•
Ernest Bloch•
Max Bruch•
Robert Schumann
5 tracks
July 12

Bacevičius: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2
Vytautas Bacevičius•
Gabrielius Alekna•
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra•
Christopher Lyndon-Gee
11 tracks
June 21

Opera Arias (Puccini, Mascagni, Leoncavallo)
Hans Swarowsky•
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
6 tracks

August 22, 2025

Bloch: Baal Shem, B. 47: II. Nigun
Ernest Bloch•
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra•
Jac van Steen
1 tracks
July 11

Kaprálová: Sparks from Ashes, Op. 5 I. Ty staré písně v duši zní mi (Those old songs echo in my soul)
Vitezslava Kaprálová•
Nicky Spence•
Dylan Perez
1 tracks
June 25

Suite for Viola and Orchestra, B. 41 (Arr. for Cello and Orchestra by Adolph Baller and Gábor Rejitö): III. Lento
Ernest Bloch•
Kenneth Woods•
Parry Karp•
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales
1 tracks
June 13

Kaprálová: Suite en miniature, Op. 1: IV. Menuetto
Vitezslava Kaprálová•
Mathieu Herzog
1 tracks
June 11

Suite for Viola and Orchestra, B. 41 (Arr. for Cello and Orchestra by Adolph Baller and Gábor Rejitö): II. Allegro ironico
Ernest Bloch•
Kenneth Woods•
Parry Karp•
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales
1 tracks
April 18

Piano Quartet in D Minor, Op. 25: II. Adagio
Dora Pejačević•
Seraphim Trio
1 tracks
April 14

Bloch: From Jewish Life: No. 1 in F Minor, Prayer (Arr. pour Saxophone Baryton et Piano par Matthieu Delage)
Ernest Bloch•
Matthieu Delage
1 tracks
March 7

BARTÓK: III. Allegretto – Allegro molto from Viola Concerto
Béla Bartók•
Paul Neubauer•
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra•
David Atherton
1 tracks
December 21, 2024

Graveyard Slot
Ensemble Nikel
1 tracks
December 6

Jezusek (Arr. for Piano by Holger Groschopp) [Remastered 2024]
Szymon Laks
1 tracks
October 7

Fantasia breve (1965) op. 65
Conrad Baden
1 tracks
August 12

Herre, ha takk for Den heilage ande 1981. Op 127.2
Conrad Baden
1 tracks
August 11

Sus, sunnanvind 1964 (op 91.2) for male choir
Conrad Baden
1 tracks
June 11

Skienskantate til byjubileum 1958 (op 43)
Conrad Baden
1 tracks
June 11

Skienskantate-utdrag: Gimsøy kloster og Oppsang (fra op 43)
Conrad Baden
1 tracks
March 13

String Quartet No 4 1983. Op 131
Conrad Baden
1 tracks
March 13

Wind Quintet No 2 (flute, oboe, clar.,horn, bassoon) 1982. Op. 129
Conrad Baden
1 tracks
March 13

Mini-trio for flute, clarinet and bassoon 1977. Op 114
Conrad Baden
1 tracks
March 11

Molto allegro e giocoso, 3rd movm. Wind trio No.1 1957. Op 44
Conrad Baden
1 tracks
March 7

Wind Quintett (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn) Nr.1 1963. Op.59
Conrad Baden
1 tracks