On June 1, 2010 Naxos Welcomes CD Accord Music Edition and Orchid Classics to Its Family of Distributed Labels

Beginning June 1, 2010, Naxos Welcomes Two New Labels to Its Roster of Distributed Labels: the Polish Label CD Accord Music Edition and the UK-Based Label Orchid Classics


FRANKLIN, TN; BARNET, UNITED KINGDOM and WARSAW, POLAND--(Marketwire - June 1, 2010) -  The CD Accord Music Edition (http://www.cdaccord.com.pl/company.en.html) record company was established in 1995 with the intention of creating a Polish phonographic label of the highest artistic quality both in terms of recording and editorial content. The label highlights music spanning several centuries, and features recordings of renowned composers and performing artists such as Witold Lutoslawski, Karol Szymanowski, Krzysztof Penderecki, Artur Rubinstein, Martha Argerich, Paul Kletzki, Ewa Podles, Pyotr Anderszewski, Rafal Blechacz, Antoni Wit and many others. 

Founded in 2005 by violinist Matthew Trusler, Orchid Classics (http://www.orchidclassics.com/) produces artist-focused recordings of the highest quality. Since its launch, Orchid has achieved widespread media coverage including features in magazines such as Time Out, who called Trusler, "...an apostle of commercial savvy in the arts..." Orchid recordings have enjoyed extensive radio airplay in the UK and abroad and superlative reviews in all major publications from music magazines to broadsheets. The label brings some of the most important musicians of today together with the projects closest to them. Artists due to appear on the label in 2010 include Joan Rodgers, Lawrence Power, the Brodsky Quartet, Guy Johnston and James Gilchrist, who will be returning for his second album.

Naxos of America (http://www.naxos.com/naxos/countries/usa/) is the largest digital distributor of independent classical music, supplying a catalog of over 25,000 albums to hundreds of digital download and mobile outlets worldwide. Currently, the Naxos catalog features more than 70 distributed labels, and the company specializes in state-of-the-art distribution, marketing and promotion. Strategically located in Nashville, TN, Naxos of America distributes more than 20,000 SKUs to traditional brick and mortar retail, as well as offering a comprehensive suite of services tailored to consumer direct fulfillment. Naxos of America offers marketing, e-marketing, publicity, e-publicity, physical and digital e-commerce services, licensing opportunities, streaming services, sales and customer service for all new releases and active catalog titles of Naxos Records and the labels physically and/or digitally distributed.

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