Deutsche Grammophon

Deutsche Grammophon is a German classical record label, now part of the Universal Music Group (UMG). It is also UMG's oldest active label. The Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft was founded in 1898 by German-born United States citizen Emile Berliner as the German branch of his Berliner Gramophone Company. Based in the city of Hannover (the founder's birthplace), the company had links with the U.S. Victor Talking Machine Company and the British Gram... more

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