Naxos of America Launches New Labels for Distribution

FRANKLIN, TN--(Marketwired - May 8, 2014) - Naxos of America is proud to announce the addition of seven labels to its distribution family in May and June 2014.

Established in 1993, Berlin Classics presents the great classics interpreted by established and up-and-coming young artists including Simone Kermes, Kurt Masur, Herbert Blomstedt, Kurt Sanderling, Peter Schreier, Ludwig Guttler, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Staatskapellen Dresden und Berlin, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Dresden Philharmonie, Rundfunkchore Leipzig and Berlin, Dresden Kreuzchor and Thomanerchor Leipzig on a catalog of well over 2,000 titles.

William Recording is a new ArcoDiva sublabel focusing specifically on the music for guitar, founded in September 2013.

Since its beginning in 1987, the Capella de Ministrers ensemble, directed by Carles Magraner, has developed an important investigative and musicological task in favor of the musical Spanish patrimony, from the medieval times up to the 19th century. The result brings together the perfection of three key factors: historical rigor, musical sensibility and an uncontrollable desire to communicate the music.

Founded in 1971, the mission of the Musique en Wallonie is to enhance the musical classic Belgian Francophone heritage with high quality recordings. Its catalog includes works and composers from the 14th century to 1950.

OUTNOTE Records is devoted to jazz that reflects the vitality of today's high standards in artistic choices and production. Embracing contemporary musical expression throughout the entire contemporary landscape of creative music, OUTNOTE aims to transcribe the stimulating aesthetic vitality of our age.

The Rewind series is intended for everyone who wants to discover, at a very affordable price, some of the finest references from the labels of the Outhere Music Group. The series is organized by musical genre (early, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, modern, contemporary, jazz and world music) and type of work (opera, vocal, orchestral, concerto, chamber, sacred, solo recital, etc.). The first batch of releases represents a wide variety of important recordings, featuring leading artists such as Dame Felicity Lott, Bernard Foccroulle, Jos van Immerseel, Abdel Rahman El Bacha and Alexandre Tharaud.

Also a part of the Outhere Music Group, the Spanish label, Anima e Corpo contains recordings with the Spanish soprano Raquel Andueza, known amongst other things for her performances with l'Arpeggiata - Chrisina Pluhar.