Selected recordings

Sound of Mind

My second solo publication - melody infused textures and a wealth of rhythmic layers in an 18 minute suite - all without a single overdub.

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reaLTime

My first solo expedition - presenting my vision of live looping. As on Sound of Mind, there is not a single overdub on this recording, everything happens in reaLTime.

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Amiira - Curious Objects

...the second full length CD of our musical journey. The next step on our quest to overcome genres and limitations...

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Amiira

Our first recording as a new trio, making the borders between composition and improvisation imperceptible...

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Heartluggage

feat. Gwilym Simcock, Asaf Sirkis & Yuri Goloubev - just re-released on bandcamp - this exquisite group of musicians brought my compositions to life in such a unique way.

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Homayoun Shajarian - In Oblivion

Composed by Fardin Khalatbari - this set features Björn Meyer-bass, Fredrik Gille-percussion, Carlo Niederhauser-cello, and Homayoun Shajrarian on vocals

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Chamber Music

Norma Winstone - vocals; Glauco Venier - piano. This is the first CD publication of this Trio, and my personal favourite. Now re-released on all streaming platforms.

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Distances

This collection marks the first of four CDs published on ECM. It still sounds wonderful to me....

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Dance without Answer

This recording continues this Trio's tradition of combining seemingly disparate styles and compositions and unify them by means of their unique interplay.

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Stories Yet To Tell

The second CD of the succesful Trio. Eclectic choices of repertoire lead to a surprisingly homogeneous musical storytelling.

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Descansado

Choosing pieces from the repertoire of film music, arranged by Klaus Gesing and Glauco Venier, here the trio is enhanced by percussionist Helge Andreas Norbakken and cellist Mario Brunello

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Anouar Brahem - The astounding Eyes of Rita

I am full of joy about this still ongoing collaboration with a fabulous group of musicians.

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Anouar Brahem - Souvenance

Graceful, hypnotic, taut and starkly dramatic - all adjectives that try to describe the mysterious fascination emenating from the music on this double album recorded in 2014.

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Gorizia

This is a wonderful recording by the Italian pianist Glauco Venier featuring the Grand Master Kenny Wheeler on flugelhorn, a string quartet, Salvatore Maiore on bass and Roberto Dani on drums.

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Klaus Gesing & Glauco Venier play Songs

This is the one and only recording I ever did that shows me playing standards. This is a snapshot of a fortunate concert event where this Duo shines through telepathic interplay.

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Paris - New York 1930

Sylvaine Ilario and Klaus Gesing explore the music of Gershwin, Debussy, Ravel and Milhaud on this beautiful collection that crosses over into the classical realm without forgetting about the Jazz of the 1930`s.

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Vienna Chamber Diaries

My first collaboration with Austrian composer Johannes Berauer featuring a true All-Star Band.

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Vienna Chamber Diaries - Vol. 2

Berauser's second flight, with more daring compositions and a fascinating line-up.

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Vienna Chamber Diaries plus Strings

Displaying the magnificient colours of the String Orchestra - this is a beautiful CD full of rich colours.

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Henrik Hallberg Salute to all Bureaucrats

An outstanding gathering of compositions by Henrik Hallberg, featuring an all Swedish rhythm section.

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Wasserglas

The first of a series of sample based sound-documentations. Here the topic being glas, a lot of the compositions use the sound of glass as the basis for the tunes' development.

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Don Quichotte küssen

The second sound documentation produced for Musik und Kunst, Inge and Dieter Rodemund.

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Jazz Big Band Graz - A Life Affair

Recorded with the Jazz Big Band Graz, this is the first time that I contributed two of my compositions and arrangements to a recording of this band.

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loopspool

This CD is the result ofa collboration with the fantastic American percussionist Jarrod Cagwin - Live looping gone mad for two musicians.

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Harmonix

This recording is the result of a fruitful collaboration with the Italian pianist Alessandro Di Liberto. We shared the same enthusiasm for composition...

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Achim Tang - In the long run

A great collection of compositions with a pianoless quintett featuring some of Austria's finest musicians.

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Jazz Big Band Graz - Joys & Desires

An outstanding collection of compositions by American drummer John Hollenbeck - featuring Theo Bleckman on vocals

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Jazz Big Band Graz - Bob Brookmeyer - Q&A

The great master of painting with sounds - Bob Brookmeyer wrote a wonderful collection of tunes...

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Gesing/Rennert/Herbert Composition

A very inspiring meeting with Uli Rennert (R.I.P.) and bassist Peter Herbert - improvisation with no limits but the sky...

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Gesing/Rennert/Herbert

A life recording from Porgy&Bess in Vienna - it displays the joyful interaction between these three individuals, who are joined by a collective feeling of form and structure.

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Project M

Uli Rennert's unique vision on music and life - translated to a setting of three clarinets and one piano!

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Klaus Gesing - First Booke of Songes

The first CD for which I composed all the music - stunningly interpreted by a marvellous, all Italian rhythm section.

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