Naxos Records is a record label for classical music compact discs and DVDs, founded in 1987 by Klaus Heymann, a German-born resident of Hong Kong.
The label today is one of the biggest classical music labels, and has recently begun distributing DVDs as well. Amid a general decline in classical music sales, Naxos is one of the two largest-selling classical labels in the world. It is also the largest independent classical label in the world.
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Naxos Records is a record label for classical music compact discs and DVDs, founded in 1987 by Klaus Heymann, a German-born resident of Hong Kong.
The label today is one of the biggest classical music labels, and has recently begun distributing DVDs as well. Amid a general decline in classical music sales, Naxos is one of the two largest-selling classical labels in the world. It is also the largest independent classical label in the world.
In 2005 Naxos won the ”Label of the Year Award” at Classic FM/Gramophone awards. In 2003 Naxos started a paid subscription service (it had previously been free) offering their complete catalogue (as well as joint labels) for listening on the Internet as the Naxos Music Library.
The company became quickly known through its budget pricing of many discs, with simpler artwork and design than other labels. Naxos tries to avoid repertoire duplication. On the other hand, their selection of classical repertoire is very broad, including fringe repertoire...
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