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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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Experimental Classical Contemporary Classical Avant-garde Minimalism Electroacoustic Electronic Classical Serialism Microtonal Postmodern Classical

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Sauer: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor - Ansorge: Piano Concerto in F Major, Op. 28

Oliver Triendl•

Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin•

Album - 7 Tracks - Released March 7, 2025

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March 7, 2025

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
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
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
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
June 21

Opera Arias (Puccini, Mascagni, Leoncavallo)
Hans Swarowsky•
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
6 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
21 tracks
February 23

Kaprálová: Piano Concerto in D Minor, Op. 7: I. Allegro entusiastico
Vitezslava Kaprálová•
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra•
Marek Kozák
1 tracks
February 2

C.P.E Bach & J.C. Bach: Cello Concertos
Volker Hartung•
Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra
6 tracks
January 26

Furiant
La Symphonie de Poche•
Deborah Nemtanu•
Nicolas Simon
9 tracks
January 19

Johannes Brahms: 21 Hungarian Dances: No. 4, Poco sostenuto in F Minor
Johannes Brahms•
La Symphonie de Poche•
Nicolas Simon
1 tracks
January 11

Berceuse op. 2
Dora Pejačević
1 tracks
January 8

Berceuse op. 20
Dora Pejačević
1 tracks
January 5

The Greatest Adagios
Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra•
Volker Hartung
10 tracks
January 5

Antonín Dvořák: Slavonic Dances, Op.72: II. Dumka. Allegretto grazioso in E Minor
Antonín Dvořák•
La Symphonie de Poche•
Nicolas Simon
1 tracks
January 3

Pejačević: Chamber Music
Dora Pejačević
13 tracks
December 29, 2023

Complete Works for Solo Piano
Chopin University Press•
Marian Borkowski
29 tracks
December 22

Bloch: From Jewish Life: No. 1, Prayer
Ernest Bloch•
Fulvia Mancini•
Jonathan Floril
1 tracks
December 20

Marian Borkowski: Complete Works for Solo Piano
Marian Borkowski•
Marek Szlezer
41 tracks
December 13

Elves / Dream
Ernest Bloch•
Sonia Bize
2 tracks
December 8

Bloch: Baal Shem, B. 47
Ernest Bloch•
Renato Wiedemann•
Marija Bokor
3 tracks
December 1

Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 1 in G Major, K. 313 & Flute Concerto No. 2 in D Major, K. 314
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra•
Volker Hartung
6 tracks
November 27

Sara Glojnarić: Pure Bliss
ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien•
Marin Alsop•
Sarah Maria Sun•
Klangforum Wien•
Neue Vocalsolisten•
Magnus Loddgard
7 tracks
November 17

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 12 & 14
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra•
Volker Hartung
6 tracks
November 3

Willi Ostermann: Kölsche Tön und Rheinische Lieder
Volker Hartung
18 tracks
November 3

Bernstein: Bizet - Brahms
Leonard Bernstein•
Georges Bizet•
Ernest Bloch•
Arrigo Boito•
Johannes Brahms
97 tracks
October 18

Radio Works
Ensemble Nikel
4 tracks
October 13

2 Nocturnes Op. 50: Nr. 1
Dora Pejačević
1 tracks
October 6

Wagner: Opera Excerpts & Overtures
Richard Wagner•
Volker Hartung•
Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra
6 tracks
September 22

John Harbison: Piano Works
John Harbison
22 tracks
September 6

6 Phantasiestücke, Op. 17: Nr. 4, Klage
Dora Pejačević
1 tracks

March 7, 2025

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
December 17, 2024

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

Bersa: Songs
Blagoje Bersa
23 tracks
November 15

Bloch: Poèmes d'Automne, B. 33
Ernest Bloch•
Marija Bokor
4 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
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
June 21

Opera Arias (Puccini, Mascagni, Leoncavallo)
Hans Swarowsky•
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
6 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
21 tracks
February 2

C.P.E Bach & J.C. Bach: Cello Concertos
Volker Hartung•
Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra
6 tracks
January 26

Furiant
La Symphonie de Poche•
Deborah Nemtanu•
Nicolas Simon
9 tracks
January 5

The Greatest Adagios
Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra•
Volker Hartung
10 tracks
January 3

Pejačević: Chamber Music
Dora Pejačević
13 tracks
December 29, 2023

Complete Works for Solo Piano
Chopin University Press•
Marian Borkowski
29 tracks
December 20

Marian Borkowski: Complete Works for Solo Piano
Marian Borkowski•
Marek Szlezer
41 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
February 23

Kaprálová: Piano Concerto in D Minor, Op. 7: I. Allegro entusiastico
Vitezslava Kaprálová•
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra•
Marek Kozák
1 tracks
January 19

Johannes Brahms: 21 Hungarian Dances: No. 4, Poco sostenuto in F Minor
Johannes Brahms•
La Symphonie de Poche•
Nicolas Simon
1 tracks
January 11

Berceuse op. 2
Dora Pejačević
1 tracks
January 8

Berceuse op. 20
Dora Pejačević
1 tracks
January 5

Antonín Dvořák: Slavonic Dances, Op.72: II. Dumka. Allegretto grazioso in E Minor
Antonín Dvořák•
La Symphonie de Poche•
Nicolas Simon
1 tracks
December 22, 2023

Bloch: From Jewish Life: No. 1, Prayer
Ernest Bloch•
Fulvia Mancini•
Jonathan Floril
1 tracks
December 13

Elves / Dream
Ernest Bloch•
Sonia Bize
2 tracks
December 8

Bloch: Baal Shem, B. 47
Ernest Bloch•
Renato Wiedemann•
Marija Bokor
3 tracks
October 13

2 Nocturnes Op. 50: Nr. 1
Dora Pejačević
1 tracks
September 6

6 Phantasiestücke, Op. 17: Nr. 4, Klage
Dora Pejačević
1 tracks
September 1

Erinnerung, Op. 24 (Live)
Dora Pejačević•
Ernest So
1 tracks
September 1

Bloch: Schelomo, B. 39 (Live)
Ernest Bloch•
Bamberg Symphony
3 tracks
June 25

Kent Kennan: Sonata for trumpet and piano: I. With strengt and vigor: Accompaniment, Play along, Backing track
Kent Kennan
1 tracks
May 19

Santur
Elena Casoli
1 tracks
May 19

Évocations de Slovaquie pour clarinet, viola et violoncello
Karel Husa•
Various Artists
1 tracks
March 12

Brazzillion Train
Tiberiu Olah•
Maurizio Comencini•
Franco de Grandis
1 tracks
January 13

Kaprálová: Tales of a Small Flute for Piccolo & Piano
Vitezslava Kaprálová•
Haika Lübcke
2 tracks
May 27, 2022

Kaprálová: 5 Piano Compositions: IV. Tempo di menuetto
Vitezslava Kaprálová
1 tracks