Recordings
of the German Music Council
Here you will find the latest sound recordings of the German Music Council such as CDs and LPs.
Bundesjugendorchester - German Youth Orchestra
The young musicians of the Bundesjugendorchester combine rousing energy and remarkable professionalism to create a unique concert experience. This makes them not only Germany's youngest top orchestra, but also authentic cultural ambassadors. The CD is proof of the high musical quality of the orchestra and the successful 2021 summer tour, which took them to Berlin, Cologne and Osnabrück, among other places, together with conductor Elias Grandy. On the program: Ludwig van Beethoven's Leonore Overture No. 3 and Antonín Dvořák's popular Ninth, the symphony “From the New World”.
You can find more recordings of the orchestra here.
Bundesjugendchor - German Youth Choir
DEBUT CD: WALDESLUST
A musical foray through the undergrowth. Compositions for choir a cappella
Under the direction of Anne Kohler, the Federal Youth Choir traces the forest and nature musically and presents its first CD with this project. The CD features works composed especially for the Federal Youth Choir, such as “Ode to the Sawdust” by Jan Kopp and “waldeslust” by the young composer Elisabeth Fußeder, who sings in the Federal Youth Choir herself. There will also be compositions for mixed choir a cappella by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Robert Schumann, Max Reger, Maurice Ravel and Raymond Murray Schafer, among others. The Federal Youth Choir interprets the compositions at the highest musical level, describing the forest not only as a place of silence and longing, but also as a mysterious place of magic with wolves, singing stones and clear water or as a metaphor for the human conscience and its vulnerability.
Further information and audio samples can be found here.
Bundesjazzorchester - German Jazz Orchestra
35 YEARS OF THE BUNDESJAZZORCHESTER
Double Moon Records has released the new album with a best-of from the programs of the last years (Double Moon Records, DMCHR 71442). The album “35 Jahre Bundesjazzorchester” offers a captivating insight into the success story of the BuJazzO. Under the direction of the two artistic directors Ansgar Striepens and Niels Klein, three generations of BuJazzO members (2018 to 2023) present an impressive range of styles and sounds with renowned guests from the international jazz scene such as Django Bates, Randy Brecker, Michael Gibbs, Maarten Hogenhuis, Nikki Iles and Matthias Schriefl. In stores now.
More CDs & LPs of the orchestra can be found here!
Deutscher Musikwettbewerb - German Music Competition
More than 100 recordings have been released in the series published by the German Music Council (since 2007 in cooperation with Deutschlandfunk/Deutschlandfunk Kultur and the Leipzig label GENUIN).
This year, GENUIN and the German Music Council, in association with Deutschlandfunk Kultur, are once again presenting a winner of the German Music Competition: clarinettist Lyuta Kobayashi has not only been successful in this competition, but has already won several prizes despite his young age.
You can find more recordings from the series here!
Edition Zeitgenössische Musik - Edition of Contemporary Music
Edition Zeitgenössische Musik has published over 100 portraits to date. The release of an EZM CD often helps to launch a successful international career. Renowned representatives of contemporary music such as Matthias Pintscher, Isabel Mundry, Peter Ruzicka and Johannes Kalitzke have already received a CD portrait in the series.
With the Edition Zeitgenössische Musik CDs, the German Music Council regularly portrays young composers. The current production contains works by Farzia Fallah.
