Harmonia Mundi
Harmonia Mundi is an independent record label that specializes in classical music, jazz, and world music (on the World Village label). It was founded in France in 1958 and is now a subsidiary of PIAS Entertainment Group.[1][2]
This article is about the French record label. For the German label, see Deutsche Harmonia Mundi. For the Mike Oldfield song, see Music of the Spheres (Mike Oldfield album).Harmonia Mundi
Its Latin name harmonia mundi translates as "harmony of the world".
Catalogue[edit]
Noted artists and ensembles who have recorded with Harmonia Mundi have included Maya Youssef,[9] René Jacobs, Dominique Visse, William Christie, Alfred Deller, Andreas Scholl, Philippe Herreweghe, Maurice Steger, Alexander Melnikov, Isabelle Faust, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Kent Nagano, Samuel Hasselhorn, Raphaël Pichon, Amandine Beyer, Freiburger Barockorchester, les Siècles, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and Collegium Vocale.[6]
Harmonia Mundi also issues recordings under a number of subsidiary labels such as Ambronay, Discograph, Le Chant du Monde and World Village.[6]
Awards[edit]
Harmonia Mundi has received several accolades for its specialist recordings, including Label of the Year 2003 in the Gramophone Classical Music Awards;[10] Best Opera Recording for René Jacobs' recording of Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro at the 2005 Grammy Awards;[11] and Label of the Year 2006 at the Midem Classical Awards.[12]