Classical recordings were formerly simultaneously released under combinations of Angel, Seraphim, Odeon, Columbia, His Master's Voice, and other labels, in part because competitors own these names in various countries. These were moved under the EMI Classics umbrella to avoid the trademark problems. Prior to this, compact discs distributed globally bore the Angel Records recording angel logo that EMI owned globally. Releases created for distribution in specific countries continued to be distributed under the historical names, with the exception of Columbia, since EMI had sold the Columbia name to Sony Music Entertainment. The red logo harkens back to the Red Seal releases, introduced by EMI predecessor the Gramophone Company in 1902: HMV classical releases were issued with red labels. EMI Classics was also responsible for managing Pye Records' classical recordings acquired by Thorn EMI in 1990.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources EMI Classics news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message EMI Classics was a record label founded by Thorn EMI in 1990 to reduce the need to create country specific packaging and catalogues for internationally distributed classical music releases After Thorn EMI demerged in 1996 its recorded music division became the EMI Music Group 1 Following the European Commission s approval of the takeover of EMI Music Group by Universal Music Group in September 2012 EMI Classics was listed for divestment 2 The label was sold to Warner Music Group which absorbed EMI Classics into Warner Classics in 2013 EMI ClassicsParent companyThorn EMI 1990 1996 EMI 1996 2012 Parlophone Label Group independent operation 2012 2013 Warner Music Group 2013 present Founded1990 34 years ago 1990 Defunct2013 11 years ago 2013 StatusDefunctGenreClassical musicCountry of originUnited KingdomEMI Classics logo used until 2003Classical recordings were formerly simultaneously released under combinations of Angel Seraphim Odeon Columbia His Master s Voice and other labels in part because competitors own these names in various countries These were moved under the EMI Classics umbrella to avoid the trademark problems Prior to this compact discs distributed globally bore the Angel Records recording angel logo that EMI owned globally Releases created for distribution in specific countries continued to be distributed under the historical names with the exception of Columbia since EMI had sold the Columbia name to Sony Music Entertainment The red logo harkens back to the Red Seal releases introduced by EMI predecessor the Gramophone Company in 1902 HMV classical releases were issued with red labels EMI Classics was also responsible for managing Pye Records classical recordings acquired by Thorn EMI in 1990 EMI Classics also included the Virgin Classics label both of them were formerly managed under The Blue Note Label Group in the U S until 2013 With the sale of EMI Music Group to Universal Music Group in 2012 European regulators forced Universal Music Group to divest itself of EMI Classics which was operated with other European EMI assets to be divested as the Parlophone Label Group 3 In February 2013 Universal Music Group sold the Parlophone Label Group including EMI Classics and Virgin Classics to Warner Music Group 4 The European Union approved the deal on May and Warner Music Group took control of the label on 1 July 5 It was then announced that the EMI Classics artist roster and catalogue would be absorbed into the Warner Classics label and Virgin Classics would be absorbed into Erato Records 6 7 Contents 1 Artists 1 1 Composers 1 2 Conductors 1 3 Chamber ensembles 1 4 Choirs and vocal ensembles 1 5 Orchestras 1 6 Instrumentalists 1 6 1 Piano 1 6 2 Violin 1 6 3 Cello 1 6 4 Trumpet 1 6 5 Guitar 1 6 6 Oboe 1 6 7 Clarinet 1 6 8 Flute 1 6 9 Organ 1 6 10 Sitar 1 7 Singers 1 7 1 Soprano 1 7 2 Mezzo soprano 1 7 3 Contralto 1 7 4 Countertenor 1 7 5 Tenor 1 7 6 Baritone 1 7 7 Bass 1 8 Crossover acts 2 Catalogue series 3 See also 4 ReferencesArtists editComposers edit nbsp Sir Paul McCartney in concertThomas Ades Craig Armstrong Howard Goodall Karl Jenkins Jon Lord Sir Paul McCartney Wim Mertens Michael Nyman Zbigniew Preisner John Rutter John Tavener Michael Tippett Mohammed Abdel WahabConductors edit Claudio Abbado Sir John Barbirolli Daniel Barenboim Sir Thomas Beecham Sir Adrian Boult William Christie Alan Curtis Lawrence Foster Wilhelm Furtwangler Carlo Maria Giulini Emmanuelle Haim Bernard Haitink Vernon Handley Daniel Harding Richard Hickox Mariss Jansons Paavo Jarvi Herbert von Karajan Rudolf Kempe Otto Klemperer John Lanchbery Sir Charles Mackerras nbsp Austrian conductor Franz Welser Most music director of the Cleveland Orchestra Sir Neville Marriner Jean Martinon Kurt Masur Ingo Metzmacher Riccardo Muti Sir Roger Norrington Sir Antonio Pappano Michel Plasson Andre Previn Sir John Pritchard Sir Simon Rattle Jeremie Rhorer Wolfgang Sawallisch Jeffrey Tate Franz Welser Most Sir David Willcocks Chamber ensembles edit Ahn Trio L Arpeggiata Artemis Quartet Alban Berg Quartett Belcea Quartet Eroica Trio Quatuor Ebene Wiener Stringsextet LiberaChoirs and vocal ensembles edit Cantorion Choir of Clare College Cambridge Choir of King s College Cambridge Christ Church Cathedral Choir Oxford John Alldis Choir Kindred Spirits The King s Singers Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir Rundfunkchor Berlin Westminster Abbey Choir Winchester Cathedral Choir LiberaOrchestras edit Academy of St Martin in the Fields Les Arts Florissants Berliner Philharmoniker Le Cercle de l Harmonie Il Complesso Barocco Le Concert d Astree Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen English Chamber Orchestra Estonian National Symphony Orchestra Europa Galante Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra London Chamber Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo Philharmonia Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Instrumentalists edit Piano edit Simon Trpceski Leif Ove Andsnes Piotr Anderszewski Martha Argerich Daniel Barenboim Michel Beroff Jonathan Biss Youri Egorov Ingrid Fliter David Fray Evgeny Kissin Stephen Kovacevich Li Yundi Dong Hyek Lim Gabriela Montero John Ogdon Awadagin Pratt Andre Previn Anne Queffelec Ayako Uehara Lars Vogt Alexis Weissenberg Violin edit Renaud Capucon Sarah Chang Kyung wha Chung Vilde Frang Jascha Heifetz recording for HMV in the 1930s Nigel Kennedy Sir Yehudi Menuhin nbsp Korean American violin virtuoso Sarah ChangAnne Sophie Mutter David Oistrakh Itzhak Perlman Nadja Salerno Sonnenberg Christian Tetzlaff Maxim Vengerov Frank Peter Zimmermann Cello edit Andreas Brantelid Gautier Capucon Han na Chang Natalie Clein Steven Isserlis Julian Lloyd Webber Jacqueline du Pre Truls Mork Mstislav Rostropovich Trey Lee Chui yee Robert Cohen Trumpet edit Maurice Andre Ole Edvard Antonsen Alison Balsom Markus StockhausenGuitar edit Manuel Barrueco Xuefei YangOboe edit Christoph HartmannClarinet edit nbsp Celebrated Indian sitarist and composer Ravi ShankarSabine MeyerFlute edit Emmanuel Pahud Ransom WilsonOrgan edit Naji HakimSitar edit Purbayan Chatterjee Anoushka Shankar Ravi ShankarSingers edit Soprano edit Elly Ameling Maria Callas Patrizia Ciofi Diana Damrau Natalie Dessay Veronique Gens Angela Gheorghiu Barbara Hendricks Ruth Ann Swenson Natasha Marsh Mady Mesple Kate Royal Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Dame Kiri Te Kanawa Liping Zhang Mezzo soprano edit Dame Janet Baker Joyce DiDonato Fairuz Christa Ludwig Rejane MagloireContralto edit Kathleen Ferrier Umm KulthumCountertenor edit Max Emanuel Cencic David Daniels Philippe Jaroussky Gerard LesneTenor edit Roberto Alagna Alfie Boe Ian Bostridge Franco Corelli George Dalaras nbsp Spanish tenor and conductor Jose Placido Domingo Embil better known as Placido DomingoPlacido Domingo Abdel Halim Hafez Simon O Neill Rolando Villazon Baritone edit Olaf Bar Thomas HampsonBass edit Jonathan Lemalu Willard WhiteCrossover acts edit Keedie Babb Sarah Brightman Celtic Tenors Celtic Woman Keith Emerson Giorgia Fumanti Lesley Garrett Jane Gilchrist John Wilson Orchestra nbsp English crossover soprano Sarah BrightmanMyleene Klass Libera Mediaeval Baebes Maksim Mrvica Nigel Kennedy Quintet The Planets Anoushka Shankar Vanessa Mae WildCatalogue series edit100 Best 6 CD budget series 20th Century Classics series 2 CD American Classics Black Boxes Virgin Classics 5 CD budget series British Composers Debut developing artist series Encore 1 CD budget series EMI Masters EMI The Home of Opera Gemini 2 CD mid price series Great Artists of the Century Great Recordings of the Century Historical series of public domain recordings ICON series The Karajan Collection The Klemperer Legacy Legend CD DVD series Maria Callas Edition Opera Series budget opera series without libretto The Perlman Edition The Platinum Collection 3 CD budget series from EMI UK Recommends Series Gramophone Penguin Guide recommended series from EMI UK References historical series from EMI France Rouge et Noir 2 CD mid price series from EMI France The Classics Virgin Classics budget series Triples 3 CD budget series Veritas Virgin Classics original instrument recordings Virgin de Virgin Virgo Virgin Classics budget series See also editLists of record labelsReferences edit Vote solid for Thorn demerger Independent 17 August 1996 Universal s 1 2bn EMI takeover approved with conditions The Guardian 21 September 2012 Full list of divestments EMI Classics Virgin Classics artist and composers Parlophone Label Group s Kassler We re effectively a mini major News168 27 March 2011 Retrieved 28 February 2013 Warner to buy the Parlophone Label Group gramophone co uk 7 February 2013 Retrieved 28 February 2013 Updated Warner Music Group s Acquisition of Parlophone Approved by European Commission Billboard com Retrieved 4 November 2014 EMI Classics and Virgin Classics to join Warners Classic FM 19 July 2013 Retrieved 4 November 2014 1 Archived 26 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title EMI Classics amp oldid 1187429056, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
