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In its very first thematic series (released in the 1990s), eda records dedicated itself to presenting a total of six recordings in the piano quintet genre, many of which were the first to ever be reco...

In its very first thematic series (released in the 1990s), eda records dedicated itself to presenting a total of six recordings in the piano quintet genre, many of which were the first to ever be reco...

Only three years separate the composition of the quartets by Leo(s< Janácek and Pavel Haas - and it's hard to imagine two works by mentor and student in the same genre which could be so different from...

The history of the 20th century was shaped to an extreme degree by ideological, political and racial barriers that hindered the arts from developing freely. Many artists were forced to emigrate, while...

The history of the 20th century was shaped to an extreme degree by ideological, political and racial barriers that hindered the arts from developing freely. Many artists were forced to emigrate, while...

The history of the 20th century was shaped to an extreme degree by ideological, political and racial barriers that hindered the arts from developing freely. Many artists were forced to emigrate, while...

In the three-part series 'Franz Schreker's master classes in Vienna and Berlin,' pianist, violinist, and tireless treasure hunter Kolja Lessing takes an in-depth look at the outstanding and multifacet...

The idea: Goldschmidt, Weill, Gerhard - three exceptional students of three legendary composition teachers in Berlin's 'roaring twenties,' Schreker, Busoni, Schoenberg; works that (with the exception...

In the three-part series 'Franz Schreker's master classes in Vienna and Berlin,' pianist, violinist, and tireless treasure hunter Kolja Lessing takes an in-depth look at the outstanding and multifacet...

Kolja Lessing, the tireless proponent of 20th-century composers who fell victim to totalitarianism and racial fanaticism, can be experienced in an impressive union of pianist, violist, violinist, musi...

The 1930s saw composers in Berlin beginning to use the saxophone as a classical instrument - the alto sax paired with the piano being a particular favorite. But alas, the heyday of the classical saxop...

The 1930s saw composers in Berlin beginning to use the saxophone as a classical instrument - the alto sax paired with the piano being a particular favorite. But alas, the heyday of the classical saxop...

In the three-part series 'Franz Schreker's master classes in Vienna and Berlin,' pianist, violinist, and tireless treasure hunter Kolja Lessing takes an in-depth look at the outstanding and multifacet...

More than wars, religious and political upheaval, it was industrialization that shaped the basic feel of life in the modern era. The breakthrough of machines into everyman's life and their increasing...

The 1930s saw composers in Berlin beginning to use the saxophone as a classical instrument ¬- the alto sax paired with the piano being a particular favorite. But alas, the heyday of the classical saxo...

eda records has been devoting special attention to the composer Simon (Polish: Szymon) Laks for several years now. World-premiere recordings of his works run through the entire 'Poland Abroad' series...

It was Europe's culture capitals in the first half of the 20th century where 'the music played' - in the truest sense. Places which were tied in with connections which enriched a music scene that exte...

The 1930s saw composers in Berlin beginning to use the saxophone as a classical instrument ¬- the alto sax paired with the piano being a particular favorite. But alas, the heyday of the classical saxo...

Krzysztof Meyer, who studied with Stanislaw Wiechowicz and Krzysztof Penderecki in Krakow as well as with Nadia Boulanger in Paris, ranks among the most important Polish composers of his generation. H...

Already in 1993, eda records released the much acclaimed world premiere recording of Viktor Ullmann's piano sonatas nos. 1 through 4, performed by pianist Edith Kraus, a survivor of the Ghetto Theresi...

eda records launched the highly regarded series 'Poland Abroad' in 2004 in cooperation with Deutschland-Radio Kultur following a festival that the Konzerthaus Berlin dedicated to Poland, Germany's nei...

Avec Joachim Mendelson, eda records poursuit son hommage au riche patrimoine musical polonais de la première moitié du XXème siècle, que les suites catastrophiques des persécutions et de l'exterminati...

The special role that the piano takes in York Höller's oeuvre is the result of his life story. As a sixteen-year-old aspiring pianist, he made his debut with one of his own compositions. He supplement...

This recording became a definite legend as of September 2013: Pianist Edith Kraus passed away in Jerusalem at the age of 100. Her biography was typical of that of Jewish artists in the 20th century, w...

1930, 1940, 1944, 1951, 1967 - the years in which Blacher's five complete string quartets were created not only read like a list of historical landmarks (or turning points) in German history, they als...