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Discover the history and pillars of top canned classical music labels like Deutsche Grammophon, Philips, Decca Records, and more. Learn about the artists shaping the industry and the convenience of accessing timeless music.
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Labels of Canned Classical Music Speaker: Marc
Why Canned Music? • Though not live, but real enough • One-time cost • Easy to access • Long-term preservation
Universal Classics Group • Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft • Philips • Decca Records
Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft • Founded in Hanover • Since December 1898 • Long been known for its high standards of audio fidelity • Nowadays Pillars of the label • Bryn Terfel • Lang Lang • Yundi Li • Hilary Hahn
Philips Classics • Started in the eighties • Record label of Dutch electronics giant Philips • The label is was merged by parent Universal Music into Decca Records • Nowadays Pillars of the label • Valery Gergiev • Alfred Brendel
Decca Records • Became major classical label in the 40’s. • A leading label for both classical music and Broadway scores • Now making comparatively few major classical recordings • The Solti Ring was voted best recording of all time by readers of the influential magazine The Gramophone
Warner Classics • Erato Records • founded in 1953 to promote French classical music • became part of Warner in 1992 • Teldec • Apex • offer outstanding value of money
Sony BMG Music Entertainment • Sony Classical Records • BMG Classics • RCA • Arte Nova • Melodiya
Sony Classical • Started in 1927 as Masterworks Records • Acquired by Sony in 1990 and renamed • Nowadays Pillars of the label • Yo-Yo Ma • John Williams • Joshua Bell
BMG Classics • RCA • the best-known classical label in the early years of the 20th century • Arte Nova • makes classical music available at bargain prices • Melodiya • the Russian label
EMI Classics • Formed in 1990 in order to reduce the need to create country-specific packaging and catalogs for internationally distributed classical music releases • Celebrated its Centenary in 1997 • Nowadays Pillars of the label • Maxim Vengerov • Simon Rattle
Independent Labels • BIS • Brilliant Classics • Chandos • Harmonia Mundi • Hyperion • Supraphon • Telarc