ByMark Sparrow,

Senior Contributor.

Qobuz, the independent streaming service with an extensive catalog of Hi-Res music for streaming and download, has teamed up with renowned Munich-based label ECM Records to celebrate the Christmas season.

Together, Qobuz and ECM are launching a musical advent calendar starting today and running until Christmas Eve. Each day, an ECM album will be released in Hi-Res quality — 24-bit/192kHz — exclusively on Qobuz.

The 24 masters from ECM’s extensive catalog will be available worldwide throughout December only on Qobuz for streaming and download. They will appear on other platforms later. The selection highlights both essential works and rarer recordings from ECM’s defining 1970s era.