Titanic Records is a
record label
"Big Three" music labels
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founded in
1973
Events January
* January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...
in
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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, United States. It was one of the pioneers in the recording of
early music
Early music generally comprises Medieval music (500–1400) and Renaissance music (1400–1600), but can also include Baroque music (1600–1750) or Ancient music (before 500 AD). Originating in Europe, early music is a broad Dates of classical ...
on
period instrument
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s. During the LP era, Titanic released nearly a hundred recordings, including performances by such world-famous artists as
Mieczyslaw Horszowski,
Joel Cohen, and
Malcolm Bilson
Malcolm Bilson (born October 24, 1935) is an American pianist and musicologist specializing in 18th- and 19th-century music. He is the Frederick J. Whiton Professor of Music in Cornell University, Ithaca, New York Bilson is one of the foremost pl ...
.
Now a division of Sirius Music, Inc., based in
New York City
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, Titanic is expanding its CD catalogue to include music of all periods, while maintaining its commitment to early music and periodically
reissuing titles from the LP list.
See also
*
List of record labels
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External links
Official site(This link not working as of August 2021.)
Companies based in New York (state)
American record labels
Record labels established in 1973
Early music record labels
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