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New releases:
"Thorsten Encke. A Portrait"  CAvi music
"Debussy - Préludes, Encke - Aprèsludes" Coviello Classics
"Tanja Tetzlaff plays Bach & Encke" CAvi music
Elisabeth Kufferath plays Thorsten Encke's "Outline" & "Inner Voice" CAvi music

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Works by Thorsten Encke in recordings with Isabelle and Boris Faust, Sharon Kam, Christian and Tanja Tetzlaff, Lauma Skride, Gustav Rivinius, Volker Jacobsen, Edicson Ruiz, Ishay Lantner, Stefan Rapp, Julia Bartha, Elisabeth Kufferath,
with Paavo Järvi and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, NDR Radio Philharmonie and Eivind Gulberg, musica assoluta with conductor Thorsten Encke.

"It's harmonious, rhythmic, metrical, sonically extremely rich music ..."
"All six works receive impressive, highly differentiated performances ..."
Dr. Jürgen Schaarwächter at klassik.com

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  • Thorsten Encke - Black Ice for 'cello & tape

    Tanja Tetzlaff. Violoncello

  • Thorsten Encke - It is noisy in the ocean (2022)

    for ten players & electronics
    musica assoluta
    Thorsten Encke. conductor

  • Thorsten Encke - Concerto for clarinet & orchestra (2018)

    Sharon Kam. clarinet
    NDR Radiophilharmonie
    Joshua Weilerstein. conductor

  • Thorsten Encke - Cracks for cello & tape (2018)

    Tanja Tetzlaff. cello
    first recording Aug. 2018, Sendesaal Bremen/Germany

  • Thorsten Encke - Clouds for cello & tape (2018)

    Tanja Tetzlaff. cello
    first recording Aug. 2018, Sendesaal Bremen/Germany

  • Thorsten Encke - Concerto for cello and orchestra (2017)

    Uraufführung: 23.04.2017, Schloss Kiel
    Auftrag des Philharmonischen Orchesters Kiel
    Philharmonisches Orchester Kiel, Violoncello: Christian Poltéra, Dirigent: Georg Fritzsch
    Dauer: 24′
    Besetzung: 2/2/2/2 - 4/3/3/0 - 1 - 2 Perc - Pno/Cel - Hfe - solo Vc - Streicher

  • Thorsten Encke - Aprèslude No. 2 for piano (2017)

    Aprèslude No.2 "Ombres - tristesse" for piano
    Julia Bartha, piano

  • Thorsten Encke - Aprèslude No. 6 for piano (2017)

    Aprèslude No.6 "Bateau - ivre" for piano
    Julia Bartha, piano

  • Thorsten Encke - Echoes for violin, viola and orchestra

    Isabelle Faust. violin
    Boris Faust. viola
    musica assoluta
    Thorsten Encke. conductor
    live recording from Sept.12, 2016

  • Thorsten Encke - impulse-motion (2016) for clarinet

    Thorsten Encke. impulse-motion (2016) 
    for clarinet solo and 2 echoe clarinets
    Ishay Lantner. clarinet
    Eszter Király, Lea Hänsel. echoe clarinets
    recorded live. 30.04.19 Sendesaal Bremen

  • Thorsten Encke - Ströme II for orchestra (2015)

    Niedersächsisches Jugendsinfonieorchester
    Thorsten Encke. conductor
    live recording 14.12.22

  • Thorsten Encke - Water Melodies for viola and orchestra (2015)

    musica assoluta live
    Peijun Xu. viola, Thorsten Encke. conductor

  • Thorsten Encke - Hommage for 14 players (2014)

    musica assoluta live, Thorsten Encke. conductor

  • Thorsten Encke - vivacity for 14 solo strings (2014)

    musica assoluta live, Thorsten Encke. conductor

  • Thorsten Encke - Wanderer, Fantasia for Orchestra (2013)

    "Wanderer - Fantasie für Orchester über Motive aus Wagners Der Ring des Nibelungen" (2013)
    NDR Radiophilharmonie
    Eivind Gullberg Jensen. Conductor

  • Thorsten Encke - Préludes for Ensemble (2012)

    Christian Tetzlaff: Violine, Volker Jacobsen: Viola, Gustav Rivinius: Cello, Edicson Ruiz: Kontrabass
    Sharon Kam: Klarinette, Isahy Lantner: Bassklarinette 
    Lauma Skride: Klavier, Stefan Rapp: Schlagzeug 
    Dirigent: Thorsten Encke
     

  • Thorsten Encke - Un beau brin de fille for chamber orchestra (2011)

    musica assoluta live, Thorsten Encke. Conductor

  • Thorsten Encke - Nyx for orchestra (2011)

    Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
    Paavo Järvi. conductor

  • Claude Debussy - La Mer. Arrangement for chamber orchestra by Thorsten Encke

    musica assoluta
    Thorsten Encke. conductor

  • Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy - from: Ein Sommernachtstraum, Intermezzo

    musica assoluta live, Thorsten Encke. conductor

  • Gustav Mahler - Adagietto

    musica assoluta live, Thorsten Encke. conductor

  • Witold Lutoslawski - Chain I

    musica assoluta live, Thorsten Encke. conductor

  • Olivier Messiaen - Oiseaux exotiques

    musica assoluta live
    Claire Huangci. piano
    Thorsten Encke. conductor

  • Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy - Sinfonie Nr.5 "Reformations-Sinfonie", Finale

    musica assoluta live, Thorsten Encke. conductor