Signum Records,also known asSignum Classics,[1]is a classical musical record label in the UK founded in 1997.
| Signum Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| Distributor(s) | Naxos Records,Harmonia Mundi |
| Genre | Classical |
| Country of origin | UK |
| Location | Middlesex, England |
| Official website | www |
The label began with a project to make the first recording of the complete works ofThomas Tallis. The artists for the Tallis recording were the Chapelle du Roi, an ensemble of ten singers founded in 1994 by Alistair Dixon, also co-founder of the record label.[2]The other fifty percent of the company was held by Floating Earth sound engineers. Since the Tallis project the label has grown to host many well-known UK ensembles, includingThe Kings Singers,thePhilharmonia Orchestra,theChoir of St John's College, Cambridge,Huddersfield Choral Society,Charivari Agreable,Tenebraedirected by Nigel Short,Voces8,Cantabileand thechoir of His Majesty's Chapel Royal,who record atSt James's Palace,London.
In 2017 they were namedGramophone Magazine's Label of the Year.[3]
References
edit- ^"About Us - Signum Records".signumrecords.com.Retrieved29 January2018.
- ^Early Music Network & News 1997 "Signum Records SIGGCD001 (71 ' 52" ) A new record company and an ambitious new project: no less than the complete works of Tallis on nine CDs. Chapelle du Rol, a group of ten singers founded in 1994, has already given concerts of the...
- ^Gramophone (13 September 2017)."Label of the Year".www.gramophone.co.uk.Retrieved10 October2018.
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