Erato Records is a
record label founded in 1953 as Erato Disques S.A. by Philippe Loury to promote
French classical music
Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be #Relationship to other music traditions, distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical mu ...
. Loury was head of éditions musicales Costallat. His first releases in France were licensed from the
Haydn Society of Boston, and he made Erato's first recording in January 1953:
Marc-Antoine Charpentier's
Te Deum with Les Jeunesses Muslcales.
Michel Garcin became the label's artistic director and producer and built up the catalogue with contemporary French composers such as
Henri Dutilleux and French artists:
Jean-François Paillard (234 records),
Marie-Claire Alain (234 records),
Maurice André (198 records),
Jean-Pierre Rampal (127 records), and
Lily Laskine.
Warner Music Group acquisition
In 2013, the Erato Records label was revived with
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group Corp., commonly abbreviated as WMG, is an American Multinational corporation, multinational entertainment and record label Conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered in New York City. It is one of the "Record label#M ...
acquisition of
EMI Classics and
Virgin Classics, which became part of
Warner Classics. Erato Records absorbed the
Virgin Classics artists roster and catalogue while the
EMI Classics label's artists roster and catalogue was absorbed into the
Warner Classics label but not the rights to the
EMI Classics or
Virgin Classics names due to the trademark rights being retained by seller
Universal Music Group
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.
Warner clarifies future of EMI and Virgin Classics artists
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classical music record labels
early music record labels
French record labels
record labels established in 1953
Warner Music labels