The Story Of Naxos: The Extraordinary Story of the Independent Record Label that Changed Classical Recording for Ever 9780748131105, 0748131108, 9780749956899, 0749956895

In 1987, a budget classical record label was started in Hong Kong by Klaus Heymann, a German businessman who loved class

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The Story Of Naxos: The Extraordinary Story of the Independent Record Label that Changed Classical Recording for Ever
 9780748131105, 0748131108, 9780749956899, 0749956895

Table of contents :
Content: Dramatic change in classical recording, 1977-1990 --
Klaus Heymann : a profile --
The early years : from Frankfurt to Hong Kong 1936-1967 --
A new home in the Far East : building a business career 1967-1982 --
Marco Polo : an international label 1982-1987 --
Naxos : a classical revolution 1987-1994 --
Naxos : a world force 1994-2000 --
Naxos : the digital age 1996-2011 --
The artists : soloists and chamber musicians --
The artists : conductors --
Composers of our time --
Naxos and its labels --
Marco Polo --
Publishing --
Behind the scenes --
Naxos on the Web --
Distribution : the growth of an empire --
Naxos : the future.

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