Celebrating the history of the Darmstadt Festival, this 7 CD box set is dedicated to the performances of all the pianists who have performed over the years.

Contents:

CD 1: Piano Repertoire before 1950 (73:43)

Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951)
Sechs kleine Klavierstücke, op. 19 (1911) 04:46
[01] I. Leicht, zart 01:09
[02] II. Langsam 00:50
[03] III. Sehr langsame Viertel 00:44
[04] IV. Rasch, aber leicht 00:20
[05] V. Etwas rasch 00:35
[06] VI. Sehr langsam 01:08
Eduard Steuermann, piano
Recording: 17 July 1957 – Darmstadt, Orangerie

Arnold Schoenberg
Fünf Klavierstücke, op. 23 (1920–23) 10:24
[07] I. Sehr langsam 02:15
[08] II. Sehr rasch 01:08
[09] III. Langsam 03:18
[10] IV. Schwungvoll 01:18
[11] V. Walzer 02:25
Peter Stadlen, piano
Recording: 31 July 1948 – Darmstadt, Stadthalle

Béla Bartók (1881–1945)
Sonate (1926) 12:11
[12] I. Allegro moderato 04:00
[13] II. Sostenuto e pesante 04:56
[14] III. Allegro molto 03:15
Andor Foldes, piano
Recording: 18 July 1952 – Darmstadt, Kongresssaal Mathildenhöhe

Anton Webern (1883–1945)
Variationen, op. 27 (1935 / 36) 05:49
[15] I. Sehr mäßig 02:10
[16] II. Sehr schnell 00:30
[17] III. Ruhig fließend 03:09
Peter Stadlen, piano
German premiere
Recording: 31 July 1948 – Darmstadt, Stadthalle

Stefan Wolpe (1902–1972)
[18] Passacaglia from "Four Studies on Basic Rows" (1936) 12:38
David Tudor, piano
German premiere
Recording: 12 July 1956 – Darmstadt, Seminar Marienhöhe

Roger Sessions (1896–1985)
From My Diary. Four Pieces (1939–40) 08:12
[19] I. Poco adagio 02:57
[20] II. Allegro con brio 02:38
[21] III. Larghissimo e misterioso 01:42
[22] IV. Allegro pesante 00:55
Howard Lebow, piano
Recording: 14 July 1960 – Darmstadt, Seminar Marienhöhe

Hans Erich Apostel(1901–1972)
Kubiniana. Zehn Klavierstücke, op. 13 (1946) 09:58
[23] 1. Lento assai 01:48
[24] 2. Marcia moderato 00:47
[25] 3. Allegretto 00:25
[26] 4. Grave 00:48
[27] 5. Andante molto 00:48
[28] 6. Tempo di marcia 00:42
[29] 7. Allegro molto 00:39
[30] 8. Lento 01:36
[31] 9. Moderato 01:08
[32] 10. Andante molto 01:17
Peter Stadlen, piano
Recording: 31 July 1948 – Darmstadt, Stadthalle

Pierre Boulez (1925–2016)
Première Sonate (1946) 09:26
[33] I. Lent 04:55
[34] II. Assez large 04:31
Erika Haase, piano
Recording: 03 September 1959 – Darmstadt, Kongresssaal Mathildenhöhe

CD 2: Piano Repertoire of the 1950s / 1960s (70:34)

Bernd Alois Zimmermann (1918–1970)
Enchiridion 2. Teil “Exerzitien” (1952, early version) 08:06
[01] 1. Vigil 01:16
[02] 2. Hora 01:32
[03] 3. Ostinato 01:07
[04] 4. Matutin 01:34
[05] 5. L’après-midi d’un Puck* 00:42
[06] 6. Hommage à Johann Strauß* 00:41
[07] 7. Imagination 01:14
*(Pieces removed by the composer from the final version of “Exerzitien”)
Yvonne Loriod, piano
Recording: 19 July 1952 – Darmstadt, Seminar Marienhöhe

Franco Evangelisti (1926–1980)
[08] Proiezione sonore. Strutture (1955–56) 04:17
David Tudor, piano
World premiere
Recording: 10 September 1958 – Darmstadt, Schloss Heiligenberg

Luc Ferrari (1929–2005)
[09] Visage I (1956) 07:06
Else Stock-Hug, piano
Recording: 20 July 1957 – Darmstadt, Seminar Marienhöhe

Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928–2007)
[10] Klavierstück XI (1956) 06:01
David Tudor, piano
Recording: 08 September 1958 – Darmstadt, Schloss Heiligenberg

Pierre Boulez
[11] Troisième Sonate (1955–57) 20:42
Non-edited preliminary version in five movements (formants):
Antiphonie – Séquence – Miroir  – Strophe – Trope
Pierre Boulez, piano
Recording: 30 August 1959 – Darmstadt, Kongresssaal Mathildenhöhe

Aldo Clementi (1925–2011)
Composizione n. 1 (1957) 04:10
[12] I. 01:20
[13] II. 01:46
[14] III. 01:04
Aloys Kontarsky, piano
World premiere
Recording: 05 September 1958 – Darmstadt, Schloss Heiligenberg

Niccolò Castiglioni (1932–1996)
[15] Inizio di movimento (1958) 02:15
Niccolò Castiglioni, piano
World premiere
Recording: 10 September 1958 – Darmstadt, Schloss Heiligenberg

György Kurtág (*1926)
Acht Klavierstücke, op. 3 (1960) 03:50
[16] I. Inesorabile. Andante con moto 00:44
[17] II. Calmo 00:35
[18] III. Sostenuto 00:25
[19] IV. Scorrevole 00:24
[20] V. Prestissimo possibile 00:17
[21] VI. Grave 00:17
[22] VII. Adagio 00:37
[23] VIII. Vivo 00:31
Andor Losonczy, piano
World premiere
Recording: 10 July 1960 – Darmstadt, Seminar Marienhöhe

Ernstalbrecht Stiebler (*1934)
[24] Labile Aktion (1962) 03:57
Peter Roggenkamp, piano
Recording: 1963; produced by the International Music Institute Darmstadt (IMD) beyond the Summer Courses
(World premiere: 17. Juli 1962 – Seminar Marienhöhe; Ernstalbrecht Stiebler, piano)

Helmut Lachenmann (*1935)
[25] Echo Andante (1962) 09:58
Helmut Lachenmann, piano
World premiere
Recording: 18 July 1962 – Darmstadt, Stadthalle

CD 3: Piano Repertoire of the 1970s (75:38)

Iannis Xenakis (1922–2001)
[01] Evryali (1973) 07:02
Aloys Kontarsky, piano
German premiere
Recording: 30 July 1974 – Darmstadt, Georg-Büchner-Schule

André Boucourechliev (1925–1997)
Six études d’après Piranèse (1975) 15:32
[02] I. Δ (Delta) 02:35
[03] II. Π (Pi) 01:17
[04] III. Σ (Sigma) 05:02
[05] IV. Φ (Phi) 01:35
[06] V. Θ (Theta) 03:05
[07] VI. Ξ (Xi) 01:58
Claude Helffer, piano
Recording: 19 July 1996 – Darmstadt, Kongresssaal Mathildenhöhe

Wolfgang Rihm (*1952)
Klavierstück Nr. 5 “Tombeau” (1975) 10:55
[08] 1.  01:52
[09] 2. Ciacona 06:00
[10] 3. Quasi chorale 03:03
Herbert Henck, piano
Recording: 21 July 1976 – Darmstadt, Georg-Büchner-Schule

Salvatore Sciarrino (*1947)
[11] Prima Sonata (1976) 14:07
Peter Schmalfuss, piano
Recording: 23 July 1980 – Darmstadt, Georg-Büchner-Schule

Reinhard Febel (*1952)
[12] Klavierstück (1976) 04:40
Edward Lambert, piano
Recording: 26 July 1976 – Darmstadt, Georg-Büchner-Schule

Reinhard Febel
[13] Klavierstück 1978 06:53
Bernhard Wambach, piano
Recording: 13 August 1978 – Darmstadt, Georg-Büchner-Schule

Mauricio Kagel (1931–2008)
[14] An Tasten. Klavieretüde (1977) 16:21
Aloys Kontarsky, piano
Recording: 05 August 1978 – Darmstadt, Städtische Sporthalle

CD 4: Piano Repertoire of the 1980s (72:10)

Sylvano Bussotti (*1931)
[01] La Morte di Fedra (1980) 06:05
Yvar Mikhashoff, piano
Recording: 19 July 1990 – Darmstadt, Georg-Büchner-Schule

Brian Ferneyhough (*1943)
[02] Lemma – Icon – Epigram (1980 / 81) 12:56
Cecil Lytle, piano
Recording: 05 August 1988 – Darmstadt, Orangerie

Karlheinz Stockhausen
[03] Luzifers Traum oder Klavierstück XIII (1981) 30:58
Bernhard Wambach, piano
Recording: 20 July 1984 – Darmstadt, Georg-Büchner-Schule

Wilhelm Killmayer (*1927)
[04] Klavierstück Nr. 7 “Phantasie-Paraphrase” (1986–88) 14:02
Siegfried Mauser, piano
Recording: 09 August 1988 – Darmstadt, Georg-Büchner-Schule

Ernst Helmuth Flammer (*1949)
[05] Klavierstück 3. Passacaglia brevis (1987 / 88) 08:06
Ortwin Stürmer, piano
Recording: 27 July 1990 – Darmstadt, Georg-Büchner-Schule

CD 5: Piano Repertoire of the 1990s (78:41)

Daniel Rothman (*1958)
[01] Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit (1991) 14:47
Bernhard Wambach, piano
Recording: 02 August 1996 – Darmstadt, Georg-Büchner-Schule

Enno Poppe (*1969)
[02] Thema mit 840 Variationen (1993 / 97) 07:28
Anna D’Errico, piano
Recording: 28 July 2010 – Darmstadt, Akademie für Tonkunst

Mark Andre (*1964)
[03] un-fini III (1993–95) 15:58
Ermis Theodorakis, piano
Recording: 28 July 2010 – Darmstadt, Akademie für Tonkunst

Yoshifumi Tanaka (*1968)
[04] eco lontanissima II (1994 / 96) 09:48
Massimiliano Damerini, piano
Recording: 24 July 1998 – Darmstadt, Orangerie

Klaus Lang (*1971)
[05] Der schlafende Landmann, der Baum des Lebens und die Schalen der Finsternis (1998) 15:31
Bernhard Wambach, piano
Recording: 16 July 2008 – Darmstadt, Orangerie

Olga Rayeva (*1971)
[06] Drawing with an Angel (1999) 15:05
Pi-Hsien Chen, piano
Recording: 08 July 2002 – Darmstadt, Orangerie

CD 6: Piano Repertoire of the 2000s / 2010s · Speaking Pianists · Player Pianos (78:36)

Dieter Mack (*1954)
[01] Chedi. Klavierstück Nr. 5 (2000) 04:09
Kaya Han, piano
Recording: 08 August 2006 – Darmstadt, Orangerie

Salvatore Sciarrino
[02] Due notturni crudeli (2001) 07:50
Nicolas Hodges, piano
German Premiere
Recording: 07 July 2002 – Darmstadt, Orangerie

James Saunders (*1972)
[03] # 070702 (2002) 14:50
Nicolas Hodges, piano
World Premiere
Recording: 07 July 2002 – Darmstadt, Orangerie

Misato Mochizuki (*1969)
[04] Moebius-Ring (2003) 12:31
Nicolas Hodges, piano
Recording: 13 July 2008 – Darmstadt, Orangerie

Mark Barden (*1980)
[05] die Haut Anderer (2008) 09:22
Rei Nakamura, piano
Recording: 26 July 2010 – Darmstadt, Akademie für Tonkunst

Georges Aperghis (*1945)
[06] Conversation X for prepared piano and speaking (1993) 02:18
Reto Staub, piano /speaker
Recording: 25 July 2010 – Darmstadt, Orangerie

Vykintas Baltakas (*1972)
[07] Pasaka / ein Märchen for speaking pianist (1995–97) 04:38
Text from the Indian mythology
Benjamin Kobler, piano /speaker
Recording: 10 August 1996 – Darmstadt, Georg-Büchner-Schule

Clarence Barlow (*1945)
[08] No. 5: L’orchidée d’argent 00:42
[09] No. 7: Pandora 08:22
from Orchideae Ordinariae, or The Twelfth Root of Truth (1989)
for orchestra, rev. for player piano and computer
Recording: 27 July 1990 – Darmstadt, Georg-Büchner-Schule

Vito Žuraj (*1979)
[10] Matrix for player piano and electronics (2013) 06:07
German Premiere
Recording: 14 August 2014 – Darmstadt, Mornewegschule

Steffen Krebber (*1976)
[11] faire signe for automatic piano and loudspeaker (2014) 07:40
World Premiere
Recording: 14 August 2014 – Darmstadt, Mornewegschule

CD 7: Piano Extended (73:47)

Roland Kayn (1932–2011)
[01] Quanten (1957–58) 11:12
Aloys Kontarsky, piano
Recording: 10 September 1958 – Darmstadt, Schloss Heiligenberg

Jean-Etienne Marie (1917–1989)
Trois pièces brêves pour piano à tiers de ton (1958) 05:04
[02] I. 01:11
[03] II. 01:46
[04] III. 02:07
Martine Joste, piano
Recording: 10 August 1988 – Darmstadt, Orangerie

Hans Ulrich Engelmann (1921–2011)
[05] Cadenza, op. 23 (1961) 09:22
Else Stock-Hug, piano
World Premiere
Recording: 10 July 1962 – Darmstadt, Stadthalle

Clarence Barlow (*1945)
[06] …until… Version 5 (1972) 04:07
Kristi Becker, piano
Recording: 26 July 1986 – Darmstadt, Georg-Bücher-Schule

Christina Kubisch (*1948)
[07] Identikit (Divertimento) for five pianists (at one piano) and tapes (1974) 12:51
David Arden / Marek Mietelski / Davide Mosconi / Carlos Pellegrino / Werner Füsser, piano
Recording: 03 August 1974 – Darmstadt, Georg-Bücher-Schule

Volker Heyn (*1938)
[08] Tap for prepared piano and live electronics (1987) 14:45
Oscar Pizzo, piano
Alessandro Pianu & Suyun Kim, live electronics
Recording: 23 July 1992 – Darmstadt, Edith-Stein-Schule

Pascale Criton (*1954)
[09] Thymes for quarter-tone piano and tape (1989) 08:09
Martine Joste, piano
German premiere
Recording: 23 July 1990 – Darmstadt, Georg-Büchner-Schule

Simon Steen-Andersen (*1976)
[10] Rerendered for piano with two assistants (2003 / 04) 08:12
Ellen Ugelvik, piano
Two assistants (members of asamisimasa)
Recording: 24 July 2010 – Darmstadt, Orangerie