Harmonia Mundi

French independent record label

Parent label: Harmonia Mundi s.a.·Est. 1958·FranceFrance

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French label founded in 1958 by Bernard Coutaz (1922-2010) for ancient and baroque music. Sister label: Harmonia Mundi France (Do not confuse with Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, a different label with different ownership) HM first subsidiary was founded in the USA in 1982 and then in UK, Germany, The Netherlands and Spain. HM released more than 4000 records of pre-classical, classical and modern music. From HM's earliest years, its repertoire choices were centred on the instrumental heritage (notably historical organs) and early and Baroque music. Alfred Deller began recording for Harmonia Mundi in 1968, followed by William Christie, René Jacobs, Philippe Herreweghe and many others. All these artists contributed to the renewal of musical performance practice by their careful attention to the original text, its context, and the timbre of the instruments used. In parallel with its artistic expansion, Harmonia Mundi was also developing commercially, creating its own French distribution network in 1976. After its move to Arles in 1986, the company started to diversify its activities with the creation of a department for book distribution. The year 1995 saw the beginnings of a network of retail shops intended to compensate for the disappearance of independent record dealers. Ten years later, the company's forty-three sales outlets in France and three in Spain play a key role in guaranteeing the independence of its editorial decisions and the expansion of the recorded repertoire. HM editorial freedom is founded on the total financial independence (the company does not pay out dividends to its shareholders), constant growth (a turnover of 55 million Euros in 2005, 300 employees worldwide), and regular increases in production. In 2005 Harmonia Mundi's output reached the figure of fifty new titles in the classical repertoire alone. This successful track record has been saluted by the international press with accolades including Label of the Year 2003 in the Bristish magazine Grammophone, a Grammy Award for René Jacobs in 2005, and Label of the Year 2006 at the Midem Classical Awards.

Discography

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Symphony No.3 "Eroica"

Beethoven - Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Manze · 1961

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The 'Goldberg' Variations

Bach, Fretwork · 1956

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Messiah

Handel - Lorraine Hunt, Janet Williams, Patricia Spence, Drew Minter, Jeffrey Thomas, William Parker, U.C. Berkeley Chamber Chorus, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan · 1966

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Missa Solemnis

Beethoven, René Jacobs, Pastirchak, Harmsen, Davislm, Weisser, Freiburger Barockorchester, RIAS Kammerchor Berlin · 1972

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Rossini Overtures

Gioacchino Rossini · 1945

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Ein Deutsches Requiem Op. 45 & Orgelwerke

Johannes Brahms, Helen Donath Soprano, Kurt Widmer Baß, Süddeutscher Madrigalchor Stuttgart, Orchester Der Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele , Dirigent Wolfgang Gönnenwein, Werner Jacob · 1955

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Don Giovanni

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Johannes Weisser • Lorenzo Regazzo • Alexandrina Pendatchanska • Olga Pasichnyk • Kenneth Tarver • Sunhae Im • Nikolay Borchev • Alessandro Guerzoni • RIAS Kammerchor • Freiburger Barockorchester • René Jacobs · 2016

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Goldberg Variations

Johann Sebastian Bach Arr. Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Britten Sinfonia Dir. Thomas Gould · 2023

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Requiem

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon · 2024

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I Quattro Stagioni

Vivaldi - Concerto Amsterdam, Jaap Schröder · 1970

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Sinfonie Nr. 9 D-Moll

Anton Bruckner, Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester, Günter Wand · 1962

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Hungarian Dances

Brahms - Cédric Tiberghien · 1974

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Six Concerts Brandbourgeois

Johann Sebastian Bach, Collegium Aureum · 1967

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Die Kunst Der Fuge

J.S.Bach - Mitglieder des Collegium Aureum · 1965

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Brandenburg Concertos

J.S. Bach, Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin, Isabelle Faust, Antoine Tamestit · 1990

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Die Winterreise

Schubert, Werner Güra, Christoph Berner · 1963

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The Bartered Bride

Smetana - Dana Burešová, Tomáš Juhás, Jozef Benci, Aleš Voráček, Gustáv Beláček, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers, Jiří Bělohlávek · 1963

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Intégrale De L'Œuvre D'Orgue 11

J. S. Bach, Lionel Rogg · 1966

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Symphony No. 3

Gustav Mahler, Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, François-Xavier Roth · 1968

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Vespro Della Beata Vergine

Claudio Monteverdi · 1975

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12 Concerti Grossi, Op. 6

G.F. Händel / Collegium Aureum Auf Originalinstrumenten, Franzjosef Maier · 1975

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Die Schöne Müllerin

Schubert, Matthias Goerne, Christoph Eschenbach · 2021

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Magnificat

Bach - Philippe Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent

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Stabat Mater

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Anna Prohaska, Bernarda Fink, Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin · 2012

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Ein Deutsches Requiem

Johannes Brahms, Sabine Devieilhe, Stéphane Degout, Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon · 2010

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Les Quatre Saisons

Vivaldi - Orchestre de Chambre de Sofia, Vassil Kazandjiev, Stoika Milanova · 1973

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Variations Goldberg

Bach - Kenneth Gilbert · 1982

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Motets

J.S. Bach - La Chapelle Royale, Paris • Collegium Vocale, Gent • Philippe Herreweghe · 1968

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Concertos Brandebourgeois = Brandenburgische Konzerte Nr. 1-6

J.S. Bach ‎– Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin · 1966

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Goldberg Variationen

Johann Sebastian Bach - Diego Ares · 1980

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Lieder Ohne Worte

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy · 1974

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Dido & Aeneas

Henry Purcell, The Boston Camerata / Joël Cohen · 1970

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Turangalîla-Symphonie

Messiaen, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Gustavo Gimeno, Marc-André Hamelin, Nathalie Forget · 1962

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Symphonie Fantastique

Hector Berlioz, Rameau - Daniel Harding, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra · 2020

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Girl Talk

Oscar Peterson · 1968

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Cello Suites

Bach, Queyras · 2002

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Passio Et Mors Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Secundum Lucam

Krzysztof Penderecki · 1969

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Angus & Julia Stone

Angus & Julia Stone · 2014

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Diabelli-Variationen

Beethoven - Paul Lewis · 1974

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Histoire Du Soldat

Stravinsky, Isabelle Faust, Dominique Horwitz · 1963

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King Arthur (Extraits)

Purcell - Deller Consort, The King's Musick, Alfred Deller · 1979

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Johannes Passion

J. S. Bach – Howard Crook, Peter Lika, Barbara Schlick, Catherine Patriasz, William Kendall, Peter Kooy, Collegium Vocale, Gent, Orchestre De La Chapelle Royale, Paris, Philippe Herreweghe

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Symphony No. 4

Gustav Mahler, Sabine Devieilhe, Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth · 2022

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Te Deum

Charpentier - Les Arts Florissants, William Christie · 1989

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Die Kunst Der Fuge

Bach - Gustav Leonhardt · 2018

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Messe De Notre-Dame

Guillaume de Machaut / Ensemble Organum, Marcel Pérès · 1996

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Piano Sonatas

Joseph Haydn, Kristian Bezuidenhout · 1965

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Symphonie Nr. 5

Bruckner, Orchestre Des Champs Elysées, Philippe Herreweghe

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