Bridge Records
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{{Infobox record label
| name = Bridge Records
| image = Bridge_Records.png
| founded = {{start date|1981}}
| founder = David Starobin
| distributor =
| genre = Classical
| country = U.S.
| location = New Rochelle, New York
| website = {{URL|www.bridgerecords.com}}
}}
Bridge Records is an independent record label that specializes in classical music located in New Rochelle, New York.
History
A classical guitarist, David Starobin recorded the Boccherini Guitar Quintet in E minor in the 1970s. This was his first experience observing the process of recording. After starting Bridge Records in 1981, the first album issued was his New Music with Guitar.{{cite web |last1=Kozinn |first1=Allan |title=Bridge Records Holds Onto Its Niche, With a Very Firm Grip |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/arts/music/bridge-records-holds-onto-its-niche-with-a-very-firm-grip.html?pagewanted=all |website=The New York Times |accessdate=5 June 2018 |date=6 October 2011}}
Starobin's wife Becky is president of the company, while their son Robert is vice president. The catalog includes albums by Elliott Carter, George Crumb, Henri Dutilleux, Hans Werner Henze, Paul Lansky, Joaquin Rodrigo, Fred Lerdahl, Poul Ruders, Stephen Sondheim, Toru Takemitsu, and Stefan Wolpe. A series of historical recordings coordinated with the Library of Congress includes works by Samuel Barber, Budapest String Quartet, Aaron Copland, Nathan Milstein, Leontyne Price, Leopold Stokowski, George Szell, and Cecil Taylor.{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.bridgerecords.com/pages/about-us |website=Bridge Records |accessdate=5 June 2018}} The label recorded Mohammed Fairouz's first opera, Sumeida's Song[http://www.bridgerecords.com/products/9385 Bridge Records Catalog Page for Sumeida's Song] and operas by William Bolcom, Tod Machover, John Musto, and Allen Shawn.[http://www.bridgerecords.com/collections/opera Bridge Records Opera Page] Bridge has received thirty nominations in the Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.bridgerecords.com Official site]
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Category:Classical music record labels
Category:American independent record labels
Category:Companies based in New Rochelle, New York
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