Recommendations

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

 

 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)

 

 

 

 

5.1. Alternative/Hardcore/Punk (Albums)

 

The Clash London Calling Listen
Circle Jerks VI  
Dead Kennedys  
The Ex And the Weathermen Shrug Their Shoulders [The Ex + Tom Cora]  
Scrabbling at the Lock [The Ex + Tom Cora]  
The Fall Imperial Wax Solvent  
  The Marshall Suite  
  The Real New Fall LP (Formerly Country on the Click)  
  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  
Sonic Youth Dirty (1992)  
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
Barrios, Agustin La Catedral
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
Bax, Arnold Symphony No. 1 (1922)
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‘
Boulanger, Lili Psaume 130 ' Du fond de l'abîme' for alto, tenor, choir, organ and orchestra (1910-17)
Britten, Benjamin A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28
Brouwer, Leo El Decameron Negro
Cuban Landscape with Rain
Busoni, Ferruccio Album Vocale, op. 30 (1879)
  Berceuse élégiaque, op. 42 (1911)
  Piano concerto in C major, op. 39, BV 247 (1904)
Caplet, André Conte fantastique d'après 'Le Masque de la Mort Rouge' d'Edgar Allan Poe pour harpe et quatuor à cordes (1924)
  Deux Divertissements (1924) 
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
Cowell, Henry Aeolian Harp for string piano (ca. 1923) 
  Tall Tale for brass sextet (1947)
  Three Irish Legends for piano(1922)
Dalbavie, Marc-André Concerto for flute and orchestra (2006) 
  Concerto for piano and orchestra (2005) 
  Children's Corner for piano, L 113 (1906–1908) 
Debussy, Claude La Mer for orchestra, L 109 (1903–1905)
  Trois Chansons de Charles d'Orléans for choir of four mixed voices a cappella, L 92 (1898–1908)
  Suite bergamasque for piano, L 75 (1890-1905) 
  Syrinx for flute, L 129 (1913)
Dutilleux, Henri Au gre des ondes (1946) for piano
  Métaboles (1964)
Ginastera, Alberto Dancas Argentinas, op. 2 (1937)
  Estancia, op. 8 (1941)
  Harp Concerto, op. 25 (1956–65)
  Malambo, op. 7 (1940)
  Piano Concerto No. 1, op. 28 (1961) 
  Suite de danzas criollas, op. 15 (1946, rev. 1956)
  Variazioni e Toccata sopra 'Aurora lucis rutilat', op. 52 (1980)
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
Hindemith, Paul Chamber Music No. 1, Op. 24 No. 1 (1921) for 12 solo instruments
  Chamber Music No. 5, Op. 36 No. 4 (1927) for viola and orchestra
  Concertino for Trautonium and Strings (1931)
  The Four Temperaments for piano and strings (1940) 
  Konzertmusik for brass and strings, Op. 50 (1930) 
  String Quartet No. 1 in C, Op. 2 (1915) 
  Symphony ‘Mathis der Maler‘ (1933-34)
  Triadic Ballet (with Oskar Schlemmer) (1923)
Ives, Charles The Unanswered Question
  Waltz-Rondo for piano
Janáček, Leoš In the Mists (1912)
  On an Overgrown Path (1901-1911)
  Sinfonietta (1926)
  String Quartet No. 1 ‘Kreutzer Sonata' (1923)
  String Quartet No. 2 ‘Intimate Letters' (1928)
  To my Olga
Jolivet, André Concerto for Ondes Martenot and Orchestra (1947) 
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
Kurtág, György Grabstein für Stephan, op. 15c (1989)
  Stele, op. 33 (1994)
Lekeu, Guillaume Quatuor avec piano
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
Mertens, Wim Darpa
Mompou, Federico Musica Callada (1959-67)
Moondog Moondog/Moondog 2 (Albums)
Nishimura, Akira Kala
Nordheim, Arne The Tempest
Warszawa
Ostertag, Bob All the Rage
Pachelbel, Johann Canon & Gigue in d major
Panufnik, Andrzej Piano Concerto (1962-82)
  Symphony No. 1 'Sinfonia Rustica' (1948, revised 1955)
  Symphony No. 3 'Sinfonia Sacre' (1963)
  Symphony No. 5 'Sinfonia di Sfere' (1974-75)
  Symphony No. 6 'Sinfonia Mistica' (1977)
Pettersson, Allan Symphony No. 8
Purcell, Henry Ode for the Birthday of Queen Mary, Z 323 'Come Ye Sons of Art' (1694)
Ravel, Maurice String Quartet in f major
Respighi, Ottorino Tre Preludi sopra melodie gregoriane, for piano (1921)
  Vetrate di chiesa (Church Windows) (1926) 
Riley, Terry Keyboard Study No. 1
Romitelli, Fausto An Index of Metals
Rouse, Christopher Karolju
Satie, Erik Gnossiennes
  Gymnopédies 
  Vexations (ca. 1893)
Schnittke, Alfred Collected Songs Where Every Verse is Filled with Grief
Schreker, Franz Chamber Symphony in One Movement (1916)
Symphonic Ouverture 'Ekkehard', Op. 12 (1902-1903)
Intermezzo for string orchestra, Op. 8 (1900)
  Ein Tanzspiel (1908-1909)
Schulhoff, Erwin Divertimento for string quartet
Five Pieces for string quartet
Piano Concerto, Op. 43
String Quartets Nos. 1-2
Sciarrino, Salvatore Sui poemi concentrici (1987)
Shostakovich, Dmitri String Quartets Nos. 1-15
  Symphony No. 15 in a major, op. 141
Stockhausen, Karlheinz Gesang der Jünglinge (1955-56)
Stravinsky, Igor The Firebird (1910)
  Les Noces (1919-23)
  Petrushka (1911)
  The Rite of Spring (1913)
Szymanowski, Karol Violin Concertos Nos. 1-2
Tailleferre, Germaine Deux valses for two pianos
Tansman, Alexandre  Triptyque (String Quartet No. 1) (1930)
  String Quartet No. 4 (1935)
  Suite in modo polonico for guitar (1962)
Tárrega, Francisco  Recuerdos de la Alhambra 
Tournemire, Charles L'Orgue Mystique
Vaughan Williams, Ralph Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
  Linden Lea
Villa-Lobos, Heitor Assobio a Jato ('The Jet Whistle') for flute and cello (1930)
  Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 for voice and at least 8 cellos (1938–45)
Walton, William Five Bagatelles for solo guitar
  Symphony No. 1 (1935)
  Symphony No. 2 (1960)
Weinberg, Mieczyslaw Fantasia for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 52
  Sinfonietta No. 1, Op. 41 (1948)
  String Quartet No. 4, Op. 20 (1945)
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
  Second Nature [Atom Heart, Tetsu Inoue, Bill Laswell]
Mnemonists Gyromancy
Panhuysen, Paul Partitas for Long Strings
Slapp Happy Desperate Straights (1974) [Slapp Happy/Henry Cow]
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
Adderley, Julian 'Cannonball' African Waltz [Cannonball Adderley and his Orchestra] (1961)
  Mercy! Mercy! Mercy! Live at 'The Club' [The Cannonball Adderley Quintet] (1966)
  Why Am I Treated so Bad! [The Cannonball Adderley Quintet] (1967)
Art Ensemble of Chicago Les Stances a Sophie
Basie, Count April In Paris [Count Basie and his orchestra] (1956)
Berne, Tim Unwound [Bloodcount]
Black, Jim AlasNoAxis [AlasNoAxis]
Bley, Carla Escalator over the Hill (1968-1971)
Brötzmann, Peter Full Blast [Peter Brötzmann, Marino Pliakas, Michael Wertmüller] (2006)
Brubeck, Dave Time Out [Dave Brubeck Quartet] (1959)
Cherry, Don Brown Rice
Symphony for Improvisers
Coleman, Anthony Sephardic Tinge
Copland, Marc New York Trio Recordings Vol. 3: Night Whispers [Marc Copland with Drew Gress & Bill Stwart (2008)
Dixon, Bill Bill Dixon in Italy, Volumes 1 & 2
Dolphy, Eric Out to Lunch
Ellington, Duke ...And His Mother Called Him Bill (1967)
Ellis, Don At Fillmore (1970)
  Autumn [Don Ellis and his Orchestra] (1969)
  Electric Bath [The Don Ellis Orchestra] (1967)
  Live at Monterey! [Don Ellis Orchestra] (1966)
  Soaring (1973)
Farmer, Art Live at the Half-Note [The Art Farmer Quartet Featuring Jim Hall] (1963)
Fresu, Paolo Mare Nostrum
Frisell, Bill East/West
  Live [Bill Frisell, Joe Baron, Kermit Driscoll]
Frith, Fred Step Across the Border
Getz, Stan Getz Au Go Go
  Live at Midem
Gillespie, Dizzy Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac
Giuffre, Jimmy Jimmy Giuffre 3, 1961
Gordon, Dexter Go!
  Live at the Both/And Club San Francisco August 7, 1970
Hammer, Jan Maliny Maliny [Jan Hammer Trio] (1968)
Hancock, Herbie Cantaloupe Island
Hawkins, Coleman Body and Soul (1939-1956)
Hill, Andrew  
Ibrahim, Abdullah Autobiography [abdullah Ibrahim Dollar Brand] (1978)
  Banyana - Children of Africa (1976)
  Water From an Ancient Well (1985)
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
Konitz, Lee Inside Hi-Fi (1956)
Krog, Karin Some Other Spring (1970) [Karin Krog & Dexter Gordon]
Kuhn, Steve Remembering Tomorrow
McLean, Jackie Dr. Jackle
Mobley, Hank Thinking of Home (1970)
Lloyd, Charles Athens Concert [Charles Lloyd, Maria Farantouri]
  Lift Every Voice
  Love-In [The Charles Lloyd Quartet]
  Voice in the Night
Lurie, John Men with Sticks [John Lurie National Orchestra]
Martino, Pat Live at Yoshi's (2001) [Pat Martino, Joey DeFrancesco, Billy Hart] 
Metheny, Pat Trio Live
  Trio 99-00
Mingus, Charles The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963) 
Morgan, Lee The Sidewinder (1963)
Motian, Paul On Broadway Vol. 4 or The Paradoxy of Contunuity
  Psalm [Paul Motian Band]
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]
Rivers, Sam Contours (1965)
La Roca, Pete Turkish Woman at the Bath (1967)
Roberts, Hank Green
Rypdal, Terje Crime Scene (2010)
Scott, Christian Yesterday You Said Tomorrow
Sharrock, Sonny Ask the Ages
  Black Woman
Smith, Wadada Leo Spiritual Dimensions
Stańko, Tomasz  From the Green Hill (1998)
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 Focal Point (1976)
Thornton, Clifford The Panther and the Lash
Torn, David Prezens
Tristano, Lennie Lennie Tristano (1956)
Tyner, McCoy  
Ulmer, James 'Blood' Blues and Grass [The 52nd Street Blues Project]
Webster, Ben Soulmates

 

 

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

 

Billie, Bonnie 'Prince' Master and Everyone
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
The Moldy Peaches The Moldy Peaches
Neu! Neu! '75
Newsom, Joanna The Milk-Eyed Mender
  Ys
Reed, Lou Lulu [Lou Reed and Metallica] (2011)
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