Recommendations

This is a list of works I like a lot and would recommend to you warmly.
(Under permanent construction!)

 

1. Architecture/Design
2. Fine Art
2.1. Graphics/Painting
2.2. Installation/Public Art/Sculpture
2.3. Photography
3. Literature
4. Motion Picture
5. Music
5.1. Alternative/Hardcore/Punk (Albums)
5.2. Folk/Specific/World (Albums)
5.3. Classical
5.4. Electronic/Experimental/Industrial (Albums)
5.5. Jazz (Albums)
5.6. Pop/Rock/Singer-Songwriter (Albums)

 

 

 

1. Architecture/Design

 

Bogdanovic, Bogdan Memorials
Guimard, Hector Paris Metro Station Designs
Hoffmann, Josef Stoclet Palace
Koolhaas, Rem Maison a Bordeaux
Kahn, Louis  
Kotera, Jan Museum of Eastern Bohemia
Nieto Sobejano  
Plecnik, Joze
Steur, Ad van der Museum Boijmans van Beuningen
Tschumi, Bernard Acropolis Museum
Utzon, Joern Sydney Opera House
Wagner, Otto
Zumthor, Peter

 

 

2. Fine Art

 

2.1. Graphics/Painting

 

Aivazovsky, Ivan  
Balthus The Street
Beckmann, Max The Night
Böcklin, Arnold  
Bourgeois, Louise  
Borremans, Michael  
Danhauser, Josef  
Daumier, Honore  
Dix, Otto Parents of the Artist I
Dubuffet, Jean The Street with Men
Duchamp, Marcel The Bride
  Nude Descending a Staircase No.2
Dumas, Marlene  
Dürer, Albrecht  
Eakins, Thomas The Gross Clinic
Edelfelt, Albert Divine Service in Uusimaa Archipelago
  Parisian Model in a Dressing Gown
  Saturday Evening at Hammars
Escher, Maurits Cornelis  
Felixmüller, Conrad The Death of the Poet Walter Rheiner
Friedrich, Caspar David  
Géricault, Théodore The Raft of the Medusa
Giacometti, Alberto  
Goya, Francisco  
Grosz, George The Pillars of Society
Gruenewald, Matthias Isenheim Altarpiece
Hammershøi, Vilhelm  
Hasenclever, Johann Peter  
Hill, Carl Fredrik  
Hoerle, Heinrich Monument to the Unknown Protheses
Hogarth, William  
Holbein (the Younger), Hans The Ambassadors
  Portrait of the Merchant Georg Gisze
Kentridge, William  
Menzel, Adolph Balcony Room
  The Flute Concert
  The Foot of the Artist
  The Iron Rolling Mill
  Speech before the Battle of Leuthen
Messina, Antonello da  
Mondrian, Piet  
Müller, Leopold Carl The Market in Cairo
Perjovschi, Dan  
Picasso, Pablo Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
  Guernica
  The Weeping Woman
Richter, Gerhard  
Rijn, Rembrandt van The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp
  The Syndics of the Drapers' Guild
Schlichter, Rudolf The Dada Roof Studio
Scholz, Georg Industrial Farmers
Steinberg, Saul  
Turner, William The Fighting Temeraire
  Peace - Burial at Sea
  Snow Storm
Vallotton, Félix The Patient
Vermeer, Jan
Vlaminck, Maurice de
Voigt, Jorinde  
Watteau, Antoine Pierrot
Witz, Konrad St. Peter Altarpiece
Wyeth, Andrew Christina's World

 

 

2.2. Installation/Public Art/Sculpture

 

Beckmann, Max Man in the Dark
Bourgeois, Louise  
Boccioni, Umberto The Development of a Bottle
  Unique Forms of Continuity in Space
Brancusi, Constantin  
Broodthaers, Marcel  
Giacometti, Alberto
Hanson, Duane  
Hepworth, Barbara Two Segments and a Sphere
Kabakov, Ilya & Emilia  
Kapoor, Anish  
Kiesler, Frederick Endless House
Krasinski, Edward
Lehmbruck, Wilhelm The Fallen Man
Matta-Clark, Gordon  
Messerschmidt, Franz Xaver Character Heads
Moore, Henry Hill Arches
Mueck, Ron  
Oelzant, Franz Xaver  
Rodin, Auguste  
Rosso, Medardo  
Salcedo, Doris
Schwitters, Kurt Merzbau
Steinbrener/Dempf Delete!
Tatlin, Vladimir The Monument to the Third International
Whiteread, Rachel  

 

 

2.3. Photography

 

Adams, Ansel
Aue Sobol, Jacob  
Bavcar, Evgen  
Burtynsky, Edward
Bush, Andrew Vector Portraits
Cameron, Julia Margaret
Couturier, Stephane Melting Point
Derges, Susan  
Eggleston, William  
Friedlander, Lee
Gilden, Bruce  
Hatakeyama, Naoya  
Herzog, Fred  
Hugo, Pieter  
Klein, William Four Heads
Link, Ogle Winston Hotshot Eastbound
Maier, Vivian  
Mann, Sally  
Moore, Andrew  
Mosse, Richard  
Odermatt, Arnold  
Renaldi, Richard Touching Strangers
Ruff, Thomas Portraits
Piper, Adrian Meat
Snow, Dash Polaroids
Sternfeld, Joel  
Winogrand, Garry  

 

 

3. Literature

 

Bataille, Georges
Beckett, Samuel
Biermann, Wolf
Böll, Heinrich Suchanzeigen
Brecht, Bertolt
Büchner, Georg  
Camus, Albert The Fall
  The Plague
  The Stranger
Joyce, James Ulysses
Kafka, Franz
Kertész, Imre Fatelessness
Konrád, György  
Kleist, Heinrich von Michael Koolhaas
Pynchon, Thomas The Crying of Lot 49
Sartre, Jean-Paul The Chips Are Down
  Nausea
Sterne, Laurence The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman

 

 

4. Motion Picture

 

Anderson, Paul Thomas Boogie Nights
  Magnolia
  There Will Be Blood
Bergman, Ingmar Fanny and Alexander
Blu Big Bang Big Boom
Boyle, Danny Trainspotting
Fischli & Weiss The Way Things Go
Glawogger, Michael Megacities
Jarman, Derek Blue
Jarmusch, Jim Night on Earth
Kieslowski, Krzystof The Decalogue
Moodysson, Lukas Show Me Love
Quay Brothers Street of Crocodiles
Švankmajer, Jan Dimensions of Dialogue
  Down to the Cellar
Tarkovsky, Andrei Nostalghia
The Sacrifice
Stalker
Trier, Lars von
Vinterberg, Thomas The Celebration
Widrich, Virgil Fast Film

 

 

5. Music

 

5.1. Alternative/Hardcore/Punk (Albums)

 

The Clash London Calling
Dead Kennedys
The Ex And the Weathermen Shrug Their Shoulders [The Ex + Tom Cora]
Scrabbling at the Lock [The Ex + Tom Cora]
The Fall The_Unutterable
Godspeed You! Black Emperor Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven
Hüsker Dü Flip Your Wig
De Kift Krankenhaus
Nomeansno Small Parts Isolated and Destroyed
Wipers Is This Real?
Over the Edge
Youth of America

 

 

5.2. Folk/Specific/World (Albums)

 

Biermann, Wolf
Gismonti, Egberto In Montreal [Charlie Haden/Egberto Gismonti]
  Solo
Joao, Maria Dancas [Maria Joao featuring Mario Laginha]
De Kift Krankenhaus
Lucia, Paco de Live in America [Paco de Lucia Sextet]
Oregon Always, Never and Forever
Piazzolla, Astor  
Rijseger, Ernst Janna
Saluzzi, Dino  
Station 17  
Toure, Ali Farka Radio Mali

 

 

5.3. Classical

 

Antheil, George Ballet Mecanique
Andriessen, Louis De Tijd
Albeniz, Isaac Iberia
  Suite Espanola No. 1, op. 47
Barber, Samuel Adagio for Strings, op. 11
  Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, op. 14
Bartok, Bela Cantata Profana
Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
Piano Concerts Nos. 1-3
String Quartets Nos. 1-6
Violin Concerto No. 2
The Wooden Prince
Berg, Alban Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Berio, Luciano Laborintus 2
Sequenza
Bloch, Ernest Concertino for flute
Piano Quintets Nos. 1 & 2
  String Quartet ‘Paysages‘
Britten, Benjamin A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28
Brouwer, Leo El Decameron Negro
Cuban Landscape with Rain
Cerha, Friedrich Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra
  Spiegel
Chausson, Ernest Concert for Piano and String Quartet, Op. 21
7 Melodies, Op. 2
Christiansen, Henning Abschiedssymphonie, Op. 177
Schottische Symphonie/Requiem of Art
Dutilleux, Henri Au gre des ondes (1946) for piano
Grisey, Gerard Le noir de l'etoile
Franck, Cesar Prelude, Fugue and Variation, Op. 18
Frasca, Dominic Deviations (Album)
Halffter, Cristobal Tiento del primer tono y batalla imperial
Henry, Pierre Messe pour le temps present
Kabelac, Miloslav 8 Interventions, Op. 45
Reflections. 9 miniatures for orchestra
Koechlin, Charles Au loin, Op. 20
  Le buisson ardent, Op. 203 & 171
Krenek, Ernst Acco-Music for accordion, op. 225
  Four-Winds Suite, op. 223
  O Lacrymosa, Op. 48
Lutyens, Elisabeth  
Martin, Frank Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
  Quatre pieces breves (1933) for guitar
  Trois danses (1970) for oboe, harp, string quintet and string orchestra
Moondog Moondog/Moondog 2 (Albums)
Nishimura, Akira Kala
Nordheim, Arne The Tempest
Warszawa
Ostertag, Bob All the Rage
Pettersson, Allan Symphony No. 8
Ravel, Maurice String Quartet in f major
Riley, Terry Keyboard Study No. 1
Romitelli, Fausto An Index of Metals
Rouse, Christopher Karolju
Schnittke, Alfred Collected Songs Where Every Verse is Filled with Grief
Schreker, Franz Chamber Symphony in One Movement
Intermezzo for string orchestra
Schulhoff, Erwin Divertimento for string quartet
Five Pieces for string quartet
Piano Concerto, Op. 43
String Quartets Nos. 1-2
Shostakovich, Dmitri String Quartets Nos. 1-15
  Symphony No. 15 in A major, op. 141
Szymanowski, Karol Violin Concertos Nos. 1-2
Tailleferre, Germaine Deux valses for two pianos
Tournemire, Charles L'Orgue Mystique
Vaughan Williams, Ralph Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Walton, William Five Bagatelles for solo guitar
  Symphony No. 2
Weinberg, Mieczyslaw
Widor, Charles-Marie Organ Symphony No. 5
Zimmermann, Bernd Alois Rheinische Kirmestänze

 

 

5.4. Electronic/Experimental/Industrial (Albums)

 

Ambarchi, Oren The Alter Rebbe's Nigun [Ambarchi/Avenaim]
Autechre Amber
  LP5
  Tri Repetae
Boris Pink
Frost, Ben By the Throat
Laswell, Bill Final Oscillations
Mnemonists Gyromancy
Panhuysen, Paul Partitas for Long Strings
Sunn O))) Altar [Sunn O)))/Boris]
Black One
Flight of the Behemoth
Zoviet France The Decriminalisation of Country Music
Norsch

 

 

5.5. Jazz (Albums)

 

Abercrombie, John Open Land
Berne, Tim Unwound [Bloodcount]
Black, Jim AlasNoAxis [AlasNoAxis]
Brown, Clifford
Cherry, Don Brown Rice
Symphony for Improvisers
Coleman, Anthony Sephardic Tinge
Dolphy, Eric Out to Lunch
Fresu, Paolo Mare Nostrum
Frisell, Bill East/West
  Live [Bill Frisell, Joe Baron, Kermit Driscoll]
Frith, Fred Step Across the Border
Gillespie, Dizzy Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac
Hancock, Herbie Cantaloupe Island
Hill, Andrew  
Jarrett, Keith Changeless [Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette]
  La Scala
  Nude Ants [Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek, Palle Danielsson, Jon Christensen]
  Paris Concert
  Paris/London Testament
  Solo Concerts Bremen/Lausanne
  Sun Bear Concerts
  Vienna Concert
Kuhn, Steve Remembering Tomorrow
McLean, Jackie Dr. Jackle
Lloyd, Charles Love-In
  Voice in the Night
Lurie, John Men with Sticks [John Lurie National Orchestra]
Metheny, Pat Trio Live
  Trio 99-00
Motian, Paul On Broadway Vol. 4 or The Paradoxy of Contunuity
Mulligan, Gerry Carnegie Hall Concert [Gerry Mulligan/Chet Baker]
  The Complete Verve Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band Sessions
Pullen, Don Capricorn Rising [Don Pullen featuring Sam Rivers]
Roach, Max
Roberts, Hank Green
Scott, Christian Yesterday You Said Tomorrow
Sharrock, Sonny Ask the Ages
  Black Woman
Smith, Wadada Leo Spiritual Dimensions
Strønen, Thomas Quit Inlet [Food with Nils Petter Molvær and Christian Fennesz]
Sun Ra Nuclear War
Szabo, Gabor The Sorcerer
Taylor, Cecil Conquistador!
Tchicai, John Afrodisiaca
Thielemans, Toots
Thornton, Clifford The Panther and the Lash
Torn, David Prezens
Ulmer, James 'Blood' Blues and Grass [The 52nd Street Blues Project]
Webster, Ben Soulmates

 

 

5.6. Pop/Rock/Singer-Songwriter (Albums)

 

Cale, John Church of Anthrax [John Cale and Terry Riley]
Cohen, Leonard Songs of Leonard Cohen
The Doors  
Driscoll, Julie Streetnoise
Dylan, Bob
Hendrix, Jimi Are You Experienced
Hunger, Sophie Monday's Ghost
Mazzy Star Among My Swan
  So Tonight That I Might See
Neu! Neu! '75
Newsom, Joanna The Milk-Eyed Mender
  Ys
Reynolds, Malvina Ear to the Ground
Safka, Melanie  
The Smiths  
Spector, Regina Soviet Kitsch
The Stooges Fun House
The Stooges
Raw Power
Van Morrison Astral Weeks
The Velvet Underground  
Waits, Tom Mule Variations
The White Stripes  
Young Marble Giants Colossal Youth