Mode Records Catalog

mode 321 Sarah Maria Sun: Killer Instincts — a colorful collection of songs about bad people doing bad things. Songs by Richard Adler & Jerry Ross, Leonard Bernstein, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Kander & Ebb, Steven Lutvak, Randy Newman, Alan Price, Franz Schubert, Stephen Sondheim, Tom Waits, Joe Walsh, Kurt Weill, and Stefan Wolpe. Sarah Maria Sun, voices; with The Gurks: Jan Philip Schulze, piano, organ, Hubert Steiner, electric, acoustic & Hawaiian guitars, banjo, bass guitar, Bernd Oezsevim, drums & percussion, Axel Nitz, baritone saxophone, Max Renne, piano

mode 318  Henri POUSSEUR: Works for Flute:  Litanie du miel matinal (for flute); Éclipticare ou les Périples constellés (version for 3 flutes, version for 3 bass-flutes); Flexions I (for flute); Vers l’ile du mont pourpre (for flute); Litanie du miel vesperal (for bass-flute) + Scambi (for electronic tape); POUSSEUR–FABBRICIANI: Zeus joueur de flûtes, Célébrant les dix octannies d’Orphée étoilé (Michel Butor) (for flute, tape and live electronics, with Alvise Vidolin, live electronics) — Roberto Fabbriciani, flutes

mode 317  Horatiu RADULESCU: Edition 3: The Complete Cello Works:  L’Exil Intérieur, op.98 for cello & piano (Ian Pace, piano); Das Andere, op.49 (version for cello); Pre-Existing Soul of Then, op.76 for 2 cellos; Lux Animae, op.97 for cello —  Catherine Marie Tunnell, cello

mode 315  Friedrich JAECKER: paradis: Harry’s Dream for 33 tuned glasses & voices (Chamber Choir of the University of Cologne, Michael Ostrzyga, director); paradis for 2 pianos (pianoduo elaeis); 12 Bagatellen (Jovita Zähl, piano); 12 Studien (Philipp Kronbichler, piano)

mode 314 Morton FELDMAN: Vol. 13: For Bunita Marcus is performed here by Aki Takahashi, one of the greatest Feldman intrerpreters.

mode 313  Horatiu RADULESCU: Edition 2: Works for Organ & for Cello: Christe eleison, op.69; You-tree kalotrope III; Amen, op.88 (Christoph Maria Moosmann, organ); Intimate Rituals III, op.63 for string instrument & sound icons (Catherine Marie Tunnell, cello. Horatiu Radulescu & Petra Junken, sound icons); Immersed in the Wonder II, op.96 (Stanley Clark, trombone. Catherine Marie Tunnell, cello)

mode 306  Morton SUBOTNICK Subotnick Edition 4: Complete Works for Piano: The Other Piano * (2007) for piano & live electronics; Falling Leaves * (2012)for piano solo; Liquid Strata (1977) for piano & ghost electronics; Preludes for piano:  I. The Blind Owl * (1957); II. The Feast * (1961) for piano solo; IV. (1966) for piano & tape  — SooJin Anjou, piano; Morton Subotnick, electronics & voice  *first recordings "

mode 305  Elliott SHARP: Dispersion: Flexagons  (2013, First recording); Dispersion of Seeds  (2003); The Hidden Variable  (2014); Palimpsest  (2015, First recording, written for VENI ACADEMY) — Elliott Sharp, electroacoustic guitar, VENI ACADEMY, Marián Lejava, conductor

mode 304  John CAGE: Cage Edition Vol. 53; The Works for Piano 10: Two Pieces for Piano (1936); Solo for Piano (from the Concert for Piano and Orchestra)  (1958); Two Pieces for Piano  (1946); Swinging  (1989) — Thomas Schultz, piano

mode 303  George CRUMB: Metamorphoses (Book I); Five Pieces for Piano — Margaret Leng Tan. Crumb’s earliest and most recent works for piano. First recording of Metamorphoses (Book I)

mode 298 Joan LA BARBARA: The Early Immersive Music of Joan La Barbara — as lightning comes in flashes (1981) for 8-track tape. New 2017 stereo mix; Autumn Signal for 8-track tape, mixed to 4-channels (1978). New 2017 stereo mix; CYCLONE  (1976–77) for 16-track tape (first release). CD or Bluray. BLURAY version includes 96khz/24-bit PCM stereo + 24-bit 5.1 Surround Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. NOTE: this is a high-quality audio Bluray. There is no video with the music.

mode 297 "Modern Lied": Sarah Maria Sun (soprano) & Jan Philip Schulze (piano) perform works by Heinz HOLLIGER: Sechs Lieder nach Gedichten von Christian Morgenstern (1956/57); Salvatore SCIARRINO: Due Melodie; Helmut LACHENMANN: Got Lost; György Kurtág: Requiem po drugu op. 26; Wolfgang RIHM: Ophelia Sings; Bernhard LANG: Wenn die Landschaft aufhört

mode 295 Alvin LUCIER: Two Circles — Two Circles; Fideliotrio; Three Translations of the Works of Maurizio Mochetti (Alter Ego Ensemble); I Am Sitting in a Room (Alvin Lucier, voice)

mode 294 Marc CHAN: My Wounded Head 3 — Rob Haskins, piano

mode 293 Henry COWELL & Percy GRAINGER: Works for Saxophones — 22 works are included, 9 by Grainger, 7 by Cowell and 5 by Cowell as arranged by Grainger. Many are first recordings. They are scored for varied instrumentation: sax ensembles, sax & piano and sax & orchestra. Ulrich Krieger, saxophones & director, various artists

mode 292  Hilda PAREDES: Señales —Señales, “Homenaje a Jonathan Harvey” for violin & ensemble (Irvine Arditti, violin. Ensemble Signal/Brad Lubman);Páramo de voces for piano & tape (Alberto Rosado, piano); Intermezzo malinconico for bass clarinet solo (Adrián Sandi); Homenaje a Remedios Vario; Recuerdos del Porvenir (ensemble recherche)

mode 291 Malcolm GOLDSTEIN: Soweto Stomp — composed improvisations with Malcolm Goldstein, violin & director, The Ratchet Orchestra

mode 290  Horatiu RADULESCU:Piano Sonatas & String Quartets 1 – String Quartet No.5 “before the universe was born”, op.89; Piano Sonata No.2 “being and non-being create each other”, op.82; Piano Sonata No.5 “settle your dust, this is the primal identity”, op.106 – JACK Quartet, Stephen Clarke. CD or limited edition LP ($24.99), or Special Limited "Artist Edition" of 50 numbered LPs with individual original painting by the cover artist $180.00

mode 288  Gerald ECKERT: on the edges — An den Rändern des Maßes  (2005-11)  for two instrumental groups; Bruchstücke… erstarrtes Lot  (1998-99) for ensemble; Sopra di noi… (niente)  (2014) for small orchestra — ensemble reflexion K/Gerald Eckert

mode 286-287 Christian WOLFF, Vol. 7: Incidental Music and Keyboard Miscellany – Christian Wolff, piano & melodica (2-CDs)

mode 285  Luc FERRARI, Volume 4 “Ephémère” –  Luc FERRARI: Ephémère (1974); Brunhild FERRARI: Le Piano Englouti  (2012); Vincent ROYER – Luc FERRARI: Pour que le vent soit propice (2011) based on “Ce qu’a vu le Cers” (1978) by Luc Ferrari — Vincent Royer, viola, electronics, etc.

mode 283 Lewis NIELSON: AXIS – Le Journal du Corps; Tocsin; Axis (Sandman) – JACK Quartet, red fish blue fish, Steven Schick

mode 282 Ulrich KRIEGER: [urban dreamings] – Sternenjäger I; before|QUAKE; Il cimitero chiuso; V.; …as above, so below… (for PN); Azrael II

mode 281 Alvin LUCIER: Broken Line –  Carbon Copies; Risonanza; Music for Pure Waves, Bass Drums and Acoustic Pendulum; Broken Line – Trio Nexus

mode 280 Morton FELDMAN: The Possibility of a New Work for Electric Guitar (reconstruction Seth Josel) – Seth Josel (digital download only)
CD-quality download from Mode $1.29

mode 279 Gerard PAPE: Harmonies – Harmonies of Form and Time for 6 soloists and 6 chamber orchestras (Ensemble U, Estonian National Symphony, Risto Joost, conductor); Harmonies of Time and Timbre for solo flute, 4 violins, 4 cellos and electronics (Erik Dresher, flute, CLSI String Ensemble, Gerard Pape, electronics)

mode 277/278 Roger REYNOLDS Complete Cello Works –  Alexis Decharmes, cello. Roger Reynolds, speaker.  Ensemble Court-circuit, Jean Deroyer, conductor, others. (2-CDs)

mode 276 Les Grandes Répétitions: 2 films on STOCKHAUSEN & VARÈSE by Luc Ferrari and Gérard Patris “Karlheinz Stockhausen: Momente” (1965); and “Hommage à Edgard Varèse” (1965).  

mode 274  Karlheinz STOCKHAUSEN : Complete Early Works for Percussion  - Zyklus (Schick); Kontakte (Avery, Schick; first recording in surround); Refrain (Avery, Antoniadis, Schick); Mikrophonie (red fish blue fish); Schlagtrio (Lukács, red fish blue fish) — Steven Schick, percussion & director. (5.1 DVD) 

mode 274  Karlheinz STOCKHAUSEN Complete Early Works for Percussion  - Zyklus (Schick); Kontakte (Avery, Schick; first recording in surround); Refrain (Avery, Antoniadis, Schick); Mikrophonie (red fish blue fish); Schlagtrio (Lukács, red fish blue fish) — Steven Schick, percussion & director. (2-CDs) 

mode 273 Phill NIBLOCK: Brazil 8 (film and music) - “Three Orchids” for 3 orchestras; “Two by Tom,” for 2 orchestras; “Three Orchids" - SEM Ensemble, Trio Scordatura (Amsterdam), Nelly Boyd Ensemble

mode 272 John CAGE:Vol. 50 – The Works for Percussion 3 – cComposed Improvisation (all versions & trio); Branches; Child of Tree; One4 – D'Arcy Philip Gray

mode 271 Chris NEWMAN: Ghosts – Symphony; Cologne (Chris Newman, voice); Ghosts; Ghost Symphony – Ensemble KNM/Steffen Tast

mode 268 Ming TSAO: Pathology of Syntax - Pathology of Syntax - Arditti String Quartet; (Un)cover - Ensemble Ascolta, Jonathan Stockhammer, conductor; The Book of Virtual Transcriptions; Not Reconciled - Ensemble SurPlus, James Avery, conductor;  One-Way Street - ensemble recherche; Canon - Anthony Burr, clarinet, Charles Curtis, cello

mode 266 Tim HODGKINSON: Onsets - Ici-bas; Ulaaraar; Amhas / Nirriti; Jo-Ha-Kyu; Attaot – Tim Hodgkinson, clarinets & conductor; Hyperion Ensemble, Ne(x)tworks, Talea Ensemble, other soloists

mode 262/65 Yvar MIKHASHOFF: Panorama of American Piano Music: From Antheil to Zappa, 1911 to 1991
48 composers • 62 works • 7 first recordings • 4 hours 34 minutes. Specially priced deluxe 4-CD set

mode 260 Bruno MADERNA: Music in 2 Dimensions – Works for Flute – Roberto Fabbriciani, flutes with various artists.

mode 257 Keeril MAKAN: Afterglow – Mercury Songbirds, Husk, Afterglow, Becoming Unknown, Mu, After Forgetting – International Contemporary Ensemble, Adam Sliwinski & Erik Carlson, conductors

mode 256 Giacinto SCELSI: The Works for Violin – Divertimenti 2,3,4; L’âme ailée – L’âme ouverte; Xnyobis – Weiping Lin, violin

mode 255 Johannes SCHOLLHORN: clouds and sky – clouds and sky (Jan-Philip Schulze, piano, WDR Sinfonie-Orchester/Peter Rundel); rota (Gareth Davis, contrabass clarinet; JACK Quartet); red and blue (Ensemble S); a self-same song (Gareth Davis, contrabass-clarinet)

mode 253/54 John CAGE: Vol. 47 – The Works for Organ – Gary Verkade, organ.  (DVD)    

mode 245/246 Walter ZIMMERMANN: Vol.3: String Quartets and works for solo strings – Sonar Quartett. Specially priced 2-CD set

mode 244 Barbara MONK FELDMAN: The Northern Shore (Sabat/Clarke: Marc Sabat, violin, Stephen Clarke, piano, Dirk Rothbrust, percussion); In The Small Time Of A Desert Flower (Aki Takahashi, piano)

mode 242 Aiyun HUANG Aiyun Huang’s “Save Percussion Theater”; theatrical percussion works by Aperghis, Kagel, Globokar, Drouet and Alvarez.

mode 240 John Luther ADAMS: songbirdsongs (Callithumpian Consort, Stephen Drury, director); Strange Birds Passing (New England Conservatory Contemporary Music Ensemble, John Heiss, director)

mode 237 Morton SUBOTNICK: Electronic Works Vol.3 – Four Butterflies (1973) for 4-channel tape & 2 films (first surround & CD release); Until Spring: Revisited (1976/2009) for live electronics, glass harp & live video; A Sky of Cloudless Sulphur: Revisited (1978/2011, on DVD only) for live electronics & video – Subotnick (electronics), Miguel Frasconi (glass harp & live electronics), Sue-C (live video). DVD contains full video, surround sound and bonus interviews.

mode 237   Morton SUBOTNICK:  Electronic Works Vol.3 – Four Butterflies (1973) for 4-channel tape & 2 films (first surround & CD release); Until Spring: Revisited (1976/2009) for live electronics, glass harp & live video; A Sky of Cloudless Sulphur: Revisited (1978/2011, on DVD only) for live electronics & video – Subotnick (electronics), Miguel Frasconi (glass harp & live electronics), Sue-C (live video). DVD contains full video, surround sound and bonus interviews.

mode 236 Marco CAPPELLI - Art SPIEGELMAN: In the Shadow of No Towers - a multi-media work based on Spiegelman’s comic book about his experience on 9/11 and its aftermath. Actor John Turturro narrates, music by Sintax Error. Also includes the original Italian version with Enzo Salomone, narrator.

mode 235 CHOU Wen-Chung: Clouds - String Quartets #1 “Clouds” and #2 “Streams” (Brentano String Quartet); Twilight Colors (Boston Musica Viva, Richard Pittman, conductor.

mode 234  Jason ECKARDT: Undersong – cycle on texts by Laura Mullen - Toni Arnold, soprano. Fred Sherry, cello. Claire Chase, flute. International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), Steve Schick, conductor.

mode 232/233 Roger REYNOLDS: Sanctuary for percussion quartet & live electronics - Steven Schick, solo percussion (movement 1), red fish blue fish (specially priced 2-DVD set $29.95)

mode 230 György KURTÁG: Signs, Games and Messages - Maurizio Barbetti, viola, Gianpiero Ruggeri, baritone

mode 228 Luc FERRARI: Vol. 2 - Madame de Shanghai (Scottish Flute Trio); Visage 2; Après presque rien (Art Zoyd, Musiques Nouvelles, Jean-Paul Dessy, conductor)

mode 227 Giacinto SCELSI: The Piano Works 4 - Hispania “Triptyque pour piano” (1939); Suite No. 5 “Il Circo” (1935); Suite No. 6 “I Capricci di Ty” (1939) - Stephen Clarke, piano

mode 226 Howard SKEMPTON: bolt from the blue  (Music for piano & voices) - Daniel Becker, piano. EXAUDI, James Weeks, conductor.

mode 225 Stefano SCODANIBBIO: Oltracuidansa - for contrabass and 8-channel tape – Stefano SCODANIBBIO, contrabass.

mode 224 Aldo CLEMENTI: Works with Flutes - Roberto FABRICIANI, flutes; Alvise Vitoline, electronics.

mode 222/23 John CAGE: Vol. 42 - A Cage of Saxophones Vols. 3 & 4 - Indeterminancy; Party Pieces (composed with Henry Cowell, Lou Harrison, and Virgil Thomson); Four6; Cartridge Music; Eleven Instruments; Fontana Mix; One7; 4'33"; Sculptures Musicales. (Specially priced 2-CD set.)

mode 221 Margaret LENG TAN: She Herself Alone: Art of the Toy Piano 2 - Works by John Cage, Eric Griswold, Toby Twining, George Crumb, Jerome Kitzke, Ross Bolleter, and Laura Liben.

mode 221 Margaret LENG TAN: She Herself Alone: Art of the Toy Piano 2 - Works by John Cage, Eric Griswold, Toby Twining, George Crumb, Jerome Kitzke, Ross Bolleter, and Laura Liben.

mode 220 Pauline OLIVEROS & IONE: NJINGA: The Queen King - A Play with Music and Pageantry, written and directed by IONE, Music and Sound by Pauline Oliveros.

mode 217 Iannis XENAKIS, Vol. 11: Works with Piano - Aki Takahashi, piano. Eonta, Morsima-Amorsima, (The Callithumpian Consort, Stephen Drury, conductor). Paille in the Wind (Rohan de Saram, cello). Akea (the JACK Quartet).

mode 216 Morton FELDMAN, Vol. 10: Trio - Aki Takahashi, piano. Marc Sabat, violin. Rohan de Saram, cello. 2-CDs or complete on one surround-sound DVD with full video. DVD also includes video talk on Feldman and the "Trio" by Walter Zimmermann.   "

mode 214/15 Orkest de Volharding: The Minimalists Terry RILEY: In C; Steve REICH: City Life (arr. for wind orchestra by Anthony Fiumara); Louis ANDRIESSEN: Workers' Union; Kyle GANN: Sunken City (piano concerto with Geoffrey Douglas Madge); David LANG: Street; John ADAMS: Short Ride in a Fast Machine (arr. for wind orchestra by Anthony Fiumara). 2-CDs

mode 212/13 Roger REYNOLDS: Epigram and Evolution: Complete Works with Piano - imAge/piano (2007);  Fantasy for Pianist (1964) - Yuji Takahashi, piano. Variation (1988); imagE/piano (2007), Epigram and Evolution (1961) - Eric Huebner, piano. Traces (Yuji Takahashi, piano, Karen Reynolds, flute. Lin Barron, cello, Alan Johnson, electronics); Less Than Two (SONOR Ensemble); The Angel of Death (Mariyln Nonken, piano. Slee Sinfonietta/Magnus Martensson). 2-CDs, specially priced $19.99

mode 211 Heather O’Donnell (piano): Reflections on Ives Charles IVES: London Bridge Is Fallen Down! (1st RECORDING); Study No. 21: Some Southpaw Pitching!; Set of Five Take-Offs; From Four Transcriptions from “Emerson” ii. Moderato; iii. Largo; Study No. 9: The Anti-Abolitionist Riots in the 1830's and 1840’s; Walter ZIMMERMANN: the missing nail at the river for piano & toy piano; Michael FINNISSY: Song of Myself; James TENNEY: Essay (after a sonata) for inside-piano; Sidney CORBETT: The Celestial Potato Fields; Oliver SCHNELLER: "And tomorrow..." for piano and electronics. DSD recording.

mode 210 Lei LIANG: Brush-Stroke - Serashi Fragment (Arditti Quartet); Some Empty Thoughts of a Person from Edo for solo harpsichord (Takae Ohnishi); In Praise of Shadows for solo flute (Paula Robison); My Windows for solo piano (Aleck Karis); Memories of Xiaoxiang for saxophone & tape (Chien-Kwan Lin); Trio for cello, piano & percussion; Brush-Stroke for chamber orchestra - Callithumpian Consort/Stephen Drury.

mode 208 Joshua FINEBERG: Imprints, Veils and Shards - Empreintes for 15 instruments & live electronics, Veils, Shards, The Texture of Time for flute & live electronics, Broken Symmetries for 5 instruments. First recordings.