Haenssler

Hänssler CLASSIC is one of the major independent German classical music labels, with more than 600 CD and DVD titles in its catalog. The Hänssler CLASSIC catalog features the exclusive recordings of world-renowned conductor, Helmuth Rilling—including the 172 CD Edition Bachakademie. In addition to featuring a wide variety of high-quality choral music recordings, Hänssler CLASSIC is a showcase label for rare repertoire, world premieres, newly discovered masterpieces and up-and-coming young artists. Hänssler CLASSIC produces, in cooperation with SWR Radio (Southwest German Radio), the critically acclaimed “SWRmusic” recordings presenting the full spectrum of musical art: historic performances, world premieres, and world class soloists. Featured artists of yesterday and today include Schuricht, Norrington, Holliger, Gielen, the SWR Vocal Ensemble and many more. Throughout its history, Hänssler CLASSIC has received nearly every major international award (Echo 2000, Grand Prix du Disc, The Japanese Record Geijutsu, etc.) including the Cannes Classical Awards “Label of the Year” in 2000 and a GRAMMY® Award. Hänssler CLASSIC continues an aggressive release schedule with 50-60 new productions per year. The Hänssler CLASSIC catalog has continued to expand into the audiophile market with SACD Hybrid recordings including the World Premiere recording of Bach’s B Minor Mass in Super Audio and the Gurre-Lieder with Michael Gielen. Other featured artists are Gerhard Oppitz, Thomas Fey, Jenny Lin, Petronel Malan and the Echo-Award winners Johannes Moser, Christian Tetzlaff and Joachim Held. A major project is the innovative Digital Bach-Edition for the Apple iPod Classic,® for which Hänssler CLASSIC was awarded the German Echo Award for innovation in classical music.

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