CD & Audio for Musicians

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...

With the homage to Joachim Mendelson, eda records continues its survey of Poland's rich musical heritage of the first half of the twentieth century, a heritage that - as a result of the devastating co...

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...

In its focus on the repertoire of composers who fell victim to the totalitarian systems of the 20th century, eda records sought to avoid labeling them with catchwords such as 'verfemt' or 'entartet' (...