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“harmonia mundi is an independent music record label founded in 1958 by Bernard Coutaz in Arles.
Its catalogue is essentially devoted to classical music but, through World Village, and new sibling Jazz Village, also to jazz & world musics.
The various offices around the world, or *filliales*, also offer distribution to a huge diversity of labels & genres, not necessarily the same for each territory.

Classical labels: actes sud, alia vox, ambronay, aparte, arte verum, audite, bel air classiques, christophorus, CSO Resound [Chicago], delphian, dolce volta, fraprod, glossa, harmonia mundi, hat[now]art, hyphen press, k617, KML, la dolce volta, LSO Live, mariinsky, melisande films, mirare, mode, muso, nascor, onyx [imminent], opella nova, orfeo, pan classics, paradizo, pearl, phil.harmonie, piano classics, praga digitals, RCOC, RCO Live [Royal Concertgebouw], RAM [Royal Academy of Music], sfz music [His Majesty's Sackbutts & Cornets], signum classics, stradivarius, united archives, wahoo, walhall eternity, wergo, wigmore hall live, winter & winter, ysaye records

Jazz / World / Roots: accords croisés, act, airmail, american jazz classics, ames, archieball, asphalt tango, aum fidelity, black saint, bonsai, british library, cadillac, camoci, camjazz, casequarter, chant du monde, chapa blues, contre jour, deda, disconforme, edition, ellipsis arts, emanem, enja, evidence, fedora, hatology, hi 4 head, highnote, high two, ieditions, institut du monde arabe, iris music, jaro, jazz village, kind of blue, long distance, marabi, National Sound Archive, network, ocora, ogun, pi, playasound, poll winners records. plus loin, psi, q-rious, regardless, recording arts, riti, savant, soul note, wergo, winter & winter, World Village.”

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“Satirino was created in 1997 by Ian Malkin and Christine Menguy and specialises in both French and international representation for Classical music artists, ensembles and orchestras. In 2001 the company created the Satirino Records label to record some of the agency's artists.”

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Added on: Nov 19, 2011 | Hits: 230

“Bruno Procopio founded the Paraty label in 2006, with the support of Intégral Distribution, in order to explore, on period instruments, the rich repertory of baroque and classical music.

The first release for the label is vol. 2 of the Bach Partitas, continuing a project started by Bruno Procopio in 2004. The first volume of the Partitas was very well received by music critics, with five stars from Diapason magazine, and a critic from Fanfare magazine listing it as one of the five best Baroque CDs of the year in USA.”

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Added on: Nov 28, 2011 | Hits: 227

“We are a Swedish company founded in 1999 with the vision to satisfy the listening needs of classical music lovers as well as to promote the music of world-class musicians to a larger audience.

eClassical.com is a secure online store open 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Customers and visitors can download classical music in popular downloadable formats like FLAC and MP3 at the highest quality, as well as find out more about classical music.

Our support is fast, personal and always near-by!”

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Added on: Dec 04, 2011 | Hits: 144

“Outhere is an independent musical production and publishing company whose discs are published under the catalogues Æon, Alpha, Fuga Libera, Outnote, Ramée, Ricercar and Zig Zag Territoires. Each catalogue has its own well defined identity. Our discs and our digital products cover a repertoire ranging from ancient and classical music to the contemporary, jazz and world music. We work with great artists and established ensembles, but we are also keen to invest in the development of young talent. The group builds on three fundamental principles: relations, quality and efficiency: the personal relation between an artist and his trusted art director, the highest quality in the musical selection and in the editorial work, and efficiency, because wOuthere is an independent musical production and publishing company whose discs are published under the catalogues Æon, Alpha, Fuga Libera, Outnote, Ramée, Ricercar and Zig Zag Territoires. Each catalogue has its own well defined identity. Our discs and our digital products cover a repertoire ranging from ancient and classical music to the contemporary, jazz and world music. We work with great artists and established ensembles, but we are also keen to invest in the development of young talent. The group builds on three fundamental principles: relations, quality and efficiency: the personal relation between an artist and his trusted art director, the highest quality in the musical selection and in the editorial work, and efficiency, because we know that our activities can only thrive with innovative management methods. Outhere produces more than 100 CDs per year and we are distributed in over 40 countries. Outhere’s head office is located in Brussels and we have a subsidiary in Paris. e know that our activities can only thrive with innovative management methods. Outhere produces more than 100 CDs per year and we are distributed in over 40 countries. Outhere’s head office is located in Brussels and we have a subsidiary in Paris.”

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“Music and art in the world of recording music.

Since its beginnings it has pursued an audacious, original and very specific line of style and design philosophy.

The promotion of young performers, both national and international, coupled with the participation of already known ones, has succeeded in placing Arsis at the forefront, gaining the acclaim and positive feedback of critics, performers and music lovers alike.

Since November 2006 it publishes all its works in GPACK, an exclusive format made out of a foldable cupboard, which invokes warmness and is silky smooth to the touch; a tactile and thought provoking sensation.

This is Arsis. When the attention to detail and the desire for a job well done are the driving forces in developing new areas of advancement in musical editing.”

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“Created in 2001 by José Miguel Martínez and Pilar de la Vega, VERSO is undoubtedly one of the independent recording industry’s major contributions to this country’s culture. With a top-flight catalogue of more than a hundred discs already, focused fundamentally on lesser-known Spanish baroque, classical, romantic and post-romantic music, Verso also clearly supports the most avant-garde musical creation of our time. Meticulous and careful edition and the diversity of sources of interpretation, backed by a long list of orchestral ensembles of the very highest level and youthful artists of acknowledged national and international prestige make the young, dynamic Madrid label a Spanish recording classic. …”

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“Welcome on www.tactus.it, home of the finest Italian classic music, from the Gregorian Chants to the 20th century!

On this web site you will be able to browse and order from the complete Tactus CD on-line catalogue.“

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“Arabesque Records was created to be a leader in the independent recorded music industry. Recording albums for such classical luminaries as pianists Ian Hobson and Garrick Ohlsson, as well as the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, the label quickly gained recognition. Arabesque Recordings distinguished itself as a platform for the production of large-scale projects such as Garrick Ohlsson’s ambitious 13-volume recording of "The Complete Chopin Piano Works."

In 1992 Arabesque recognized a need to promote maturing jazz musicians and introduced Arabesque Jazz, an extension of the original company. Arabesque Jazz first featured artists such as soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom, 8 Bold Souls and vocalist Carmen Lundy. Shortly after establishing Arabesque Jazz the label became home to many jazz legends, including trumpeter Art Farmer and saxophonist Charles McPherson.

Today, the Arabesque family prides itself on its continuing commitment to producing the finest classical and jazz recordings. Arabesque’s classical roster now boasts artists ranging from the American String Quartet to pianists Gabriela Imreh and Bruce Brubaker. Arabesque Jazz also continues to add contemporary artists to its roster while expanding stylistically. Recent additions include trombonist Steve Wiest, organist Radam Schwartz and saxophonist Bobby Selvaggio.

The Arabesque Records include the following labels

• Arabesque Recordings
  
• Arabesque
  
• JazzArabesque Too
• School Cut Records
• Wildboar Recordings
• AW Recordings
• Ocean Records  “

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“CORO is the lively and successful record label of Harry Christophers and The Sixteen. Formed in 2001, CORO has re-mastered, re-packaged and re-issued recordings of The Sixteen that were for a short time available on Collins Classics and now releases most of the ensemble’s new recordings. The label also features artists such as The Hilliard Ensemble, Elin Manahan Thomas and Sarah Connolly as well as a ‘Live’ series, a young artists focus and the Acoustic World collection of discs. The recent launch of CORO DVD has allowed the label to release Series One of the BBC’s groundbreaking Sacred Music as well as The Sixteen’s acclaimed Handel Celebration Prom.”

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“Channel Classics Records is a quality record label based in Holland. Director, producer and recording engineer is C. Jared Sacks. Having grown up in Boston Massachusetts, schooled at Oberlin Conservatory and the Amsterdam Conservatory of music with 15 years experience playing French Horn, Jared decided to make his hobby of recording a profession in 1987. The label started in 1990 with the name Channel Classics coming from the street he lived on in Amsterdam. (Kanaalstraat).

Jared and his Dutch wife Lydi Groenewegen together with a group of assistants work closely with distributors in 38 countries to promote the artists through the CD’s.

See a film about channel here.”

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www.Ariama.com is the largest catalog of classical music CDs and downloads online.Download MP3s and Lossless digital music files.Read classical music news, reviews and editorial. Visit Ariama.com to discover a vast catalog of classical music CDs and downloads. Download high-quality MP3s and Lossless (FLAC) digital music files. Read classical music news, features, reviews and interviews. Ariama.com offers the most comprehensive classical music search capabilities of any website.

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