Decca Gold is a United States-based record label focusing on classical repertoire. It falls under the umbrella of Verve Label Group, owned by
Universal Music Group. The label has a new roster of classical artists and partnerships, and was inspired by the historic Decca Gold Label Series established in 1956 that featured artists such as
Andrés Segovia,
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein ( ; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was the first America ...
, Claudio Arrau and
Dave Brubeck
David Warren Brubeck (; December 6, 1920 – December 5, 2012) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Often regarded as a foremost exponent of cool jazz, Brubeck's work is characterized by unusual time signatures and superimposing contrasti ...
. The label's first album,
Emerson String Quartet's ''Chaconnes and Fantasias: Music of Britten and Purcell'', was released on April 21, 2017. Decca Gold partnered with the
Van Cliburn International Piano Competition to release recordings of the Gold, Silver and Bronze winners. That album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Classical Traditional Chart.
Although the group's primary focus is on Western classical music, it also has subsidiaries dealing with
jazz and
musical theater. The main Decca label also issues some pop and country releases.
Universal Music Classical
*Decca Classics
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Deutsche Grammophon
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Philips Records
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Mercury Classics
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Mercury KX
Decca Records
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Decca Records
Decca Records is a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis (Decca), Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934 by Lewis, Jack Kapp, American Decca's first president, and Milton Rackmil, who later became American ...
*Decca Vision
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EmArcy Records
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During the 1950s and 1960s, musicians such as Max Roach, Clifford Brown ...
See also
Similar sub-divisions of rival companies:
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EMI Classics (now part of
Warner Music Group)
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Sony Masterworks
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Warner Classics
References
External links
Official Decca Gold website
American record labels
Classical music record labels
Labels distributed by Universal Music Group
Entertainment companies based in New York City
Companies based in New York City
Universal Music Group
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