Naxos Facts
WHAT IS NAXOS?
The world’s leading independent classical music label, offering recordings adored by connoisseurs and the curious since its founding by Klaus Heymann in 1987.
WHAT DOES NAXOS OFFER?
5,500 titles, from classical favorites to new music–all at a suggested retail price of $8.99/CD
Innovative projects such as the complete national anthems for the Athens Olympics, British composer Peter Maxwell Davies’s Naxos Quartets, and the American Classics series
Enriching compilations and entertaining lifestyle products such as the A-Z of Classical Music
HOW MUCH HAS NAXOS SOLD?
Over 100 million albums sold–7 million in 2006 alone
Top-selling album is Takako Nishizaki’s recording of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, one of only 25 classical albums to have sold over 1 million units
Market share in major territories: 6% in US, 15% in UK; 80% in Sweden; 15% in Germany
WHO LOVES NAXOS?
Critical Honors
2005 Gramophone/Classic FM Label of the Year (UK)
Three GRAMMY Awards for William Bolcom’s Songs of Innocence and of Experience
Over 130 Editor’s Choice distinctions from Gramophone Magazine
Customer Feedback
“I’d like to thank you for introducing me to the massive world of classical music.”
–N. Cooper, Houston, Texas
“A fabulous label . . . as good as any of the over-priced major orchestras and in some cases better.”
–Amazon customer review of A-Z of Classical Music
“I am a loyal Naxos fan, and I just have to thank you for all the wonderful things you do.”
–David Layton, Utah
WHAT’S NEXT FROM NAXOS?
Baltimore Symphony with Marin Alsop: Dvorak’s Symphonies Nos. 5-9
Detroit Symphony: Hannibal Lokumbe’s Dear Mrs. Parks; Michael Daugherty’s Violin Concerto and MotorCity Triptych
Pacifica String Quartet: Complete String Quartets of Elliott Carter
Nashville Symphony with Leonard Slatkin: Corigliano’s Dylan Thomas Trilogy
Buffalo Philharmonic with JoAnn Falletta: Corigliano’s Mr. Tambourine Man
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