Auvidis was a record label founded in 1976 by Louis Bricard. Along with its subsidiaries, it was acquired in 1998 by

Naïve Records Naïve Records is a French independent record label based in Paris, specializing in electronic music, pop music, jazz and classical music. Founding and expansion It was founded in 1998 by Patrick Zelnik, former CEO of Virgin France, Gilles Paire ...

. During its existence, Auvidis acquired a number of subsidiary labels, such as Unidisc; the traditional and world music label Silex, founded by André Ricros and Philippe Krumm in 1990; and the classical labels Valois, then Astrée, both founded by

Michel Bernstein Michel Bernstein (Paris, 1931 – Paris, October 31, 2006) was a French musical producer and founder of several record labels. Bernstein's first contact with classical music was hearing the school music teacher play Beethoven on an out-of-tune pian ...

, as well as the label Disques Montaigne. Auvidis also created its own sub-imprints, such as Travelling, created in 1993 to develop soundtracks, and Fontalis, created in 1997 to market the work of

Jordi Savall Jordi Savall i Bernadet (; born 1 August 1941) is a Spanish conductor, composer and viol player. He has been one of the major figures in the field of Western early music since the 1970s, largely responsible for popularizing the viol family of ...

(who later left to start his own label, Alia Vox)."Keeping score", Bradley Bambarger, p. 25, ''Billboard'', 110, #14 (April 4, 1998.)

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