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Deutsche Grammophon |
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| Location: | Hamburg |
| Country: |  Germany |
| Last Login: | Feb 12, 2008 (682 days back) |
About Me |
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| The "Gramophone" in Deutsche Grammophon It was as a fairground attraction that gramophones first excited wide-eyed amazement at fairs and sideshows more than a century ago. Raucous slogans proclaimed the virtues of the new recording technology: "Most powerful sound, loudest sound, most natural sound." The new-fangled talking machines, with their primitive cylinders and discs, were initially sold only in toy shops and bicycle shops. The inventor of the gramophone and disc, Emile Berliner, was quick to recognize the potential of "automatic music" and set about using the new technology to bring art and artists directly into the homes of people who other wise had no access to music of this kind. Berliner's American patent for his new invention - the gramophone and a disc that could be played on it - is dated 29 September 1887. After a decade of experimentation , both technological and commercial, Berliner returned to Europe in 1898 and embarked on his plan of campaign by forming the Gramophone Company in London. In December 1898, together with his brother Joseph, he founded Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft in his native city of Hanover. There he built the first factory in the world for the exclusive manufacture of records. Within a decade, the company was producing several million records a year. In 1941 Deutsche Grammophon was taken over by the electronics giant Siemens & Halske. Siemens's managing director, Ernst von Siemens, was well known for his knowledge and love of classical music, and it was this private passion that he now turned to the benefit of the record company. In 1962 the recording arm of Siemens linked up with the Dutch firm of Philips to create the DGG/PPI Group, which in 1971 led in turn to the creation of PolyGram. Siemens withdrew from the group in 1987, leaving Philips with a majority shareholding. In 1998, the Seagram Company Ltd., based in Canada, acquired PolyGram and formed the Universal Music Group. Deutsche Grammophon is now part of Universal Classics. With its repertoire center based in Hamburg, Deutsche Grammophon is represented by local Universal Music Companies in more than 40 countries. Over the course of its history, Deutsche Grammophon has enjoyed triumphs and endured crises. Yet Deutsche Grammophon has survived all the ups and downs thanks to its roster of international artists, its comprehensive classical repertoire, its ambitious collected editions and its single-minded commitment to developing new recording techniques |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 12/19/2006Band Website: deutschegrammophon.com Band Members: Deutsche Grammophon ArtistsClaudio Abbado Martha Agerich ; Badi Assad ; Rafal Blechacz ; Pierre Boulez ; Giuliano Carmignola ; Elvis Costello ; Placido Domingo ; Gustavo Dudamel ; Emerson String Quartet ; Fauré Quartett ; Gabrieli Consort ; Sir James Galway ; Elina Garanca ; Osvaldo Golijov ; Hélène Grimaud ; Hagen Quartett ; Hilary Hahn ; Daniel Harding ; Ben Heppner ; Carlos Kleiber ; Magdalena Kozená ; Gidon Kremer ; Mischa Maisky ; Andrea Marcon ; Paul McCreesh ; Marc Minkowski ; Musica Antiqua Köln ;Anne-Sophie Mutter ; Anna Netrebko ; Anne Sofie von Otter ; Rene Pape ; Maria João Pires ; Mikhail Pletnev ; Maurizio Pollini ; Andre Prévin ; Thomas Quasthoff ; Cristobal Repetto ; Esa-Pekka Salonen ; Göran Söllscher ; Bryn Terfel ; Christian Thielemann ; Adriana Varela ; Venice Baroque Orchestra ; Alberto Veronesi ; Rolando Villazon ; Jian Wang ; Krystian Zimerman ;Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Classical) |
My Blog |
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DG Webshop |
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| Celebrating the Launch of the DG Web Shop
Deutsche Grammophon has a new redesigned site with an integrated download shop. Visit us at www.dgwebshop.com.
Wherever you are in our site you are abl... Posted by Deutsche Grammophon on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 12:06:00 PST |
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Vadim Repin´s DG Debut |
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| Vadim Repin - Solo Debut on Deutsche Grammophon
Vadim Repin has waited to put into place his new long-term relationship with DG before recording the most important works of the violin repertoire. Now ... Posted by Deutsche Grammophon on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:57:00 PST |
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Lang Lang delivers his first-ever Beethoven recording |
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| CD 477 6427
Lang Lang presents his first long-awaited Beethoven album. Together with Christoph Eschenbach, his mentor and close friend, he delivers a reading of the extensive Concerto no. 4 and the ... Posted by Deutsche Grammophon on Sun, 20 May 2007 01:49:00 PST |
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Anna Netrebko - News Ticker |
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ANNA NETREBKO IN THE "TIME 100"
Opera star makes list of world's most influential figures
Her celebrity keeps on growing. Deutsche Grammophon congratulates Anna Ne... Posted by Deutsche Grammophon on Sun, 20 May 2007 04:15:00 PST |
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Mikhail Pletnev's Beethoven Project |
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CD 477 6415
Mikhail Pletnev's Beethoven Project
Mikhail Pletnev has recorded Beethoven's Symphonies and Piano Concertos. His interpretation is generating a new image for Beethoven: the composer... Posted by Deutsche Grammophon on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 02:22:00 PST |
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Sting: DVD The Journey & The Labyrinth |
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| Sting: DVD The Journey & The Labyrinth
Sting's interest in this Elizabethan composer is unflagging. In a fascinating new 80-minute DVD music-documentary, due for international release on 12th Feb... Posted by Deutsche Grammophon on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 01:15:00 PST |
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DG Concerts takes in Chamber Music |
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| DG Concerts takes in Chamber Music
DG is pleased to announce the signing of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center as part of the DG Concerts series.Their first recording is due out exclus... Posted by Deutsche Grammophon on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 03:30:00 PST |
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DG sets a new standard with a less-than-48-hour digital turnaround |
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| DG sets a new standard with a less-than-48-hour digital turnaround
Deutsche Grammophon is proud to announce that not even two days after the performance in Vienna, the 2007 New Year's Concert is now a... Posted by Deutsche Grammophon on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 09:08:00 PST |
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