Christophorus Records is a German classical music label based originally in
Freiburg im Breisgau
Freiburg im Breisgau (; abbreviated as Freiburg i. Br. or Freiburg i. B.; Low Alemannic German, Low Alemannic: ''Friburg im Brisgau''), commonly referred to as Freiburg, is an independent city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With a population o ...
specializing in
Catholic
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
church and
early music
Early music generally comprises Medieval music (500–1400) and Renaissance music (1400–1600), but can also include Baroque music (1600–1750). Originating in Europe, early music is a broad musical era for the beginning of Western classical m ...
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History
The history of the Herder family in publishing in Freiburg goes back to Bartholomä Herder (1774–1839) ''Fürstbischöflicher Hofbuchhändler und Hofbuchdrucker'' in 1801. The publishing house of Herder still exists. The
Christian
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...
book publishers Christophorus-Verlag Herder KG. was founded by Hermann Herder und Dr. Josef Knecht in 1935 as a passive resistance to developments in
religion in Nazi Germany
A census in May 1939, six years into the Nazi era and after the annexation of mostly Catholic Austria and mostly Catholic Czechoslovakia into Germany, indicates that 54% of the population considered itself Protestant, 41% considered itself Ca ...
.
[„Der Verlag Herder 1801–2001.] Christophorus Schallplatten began as a part of the picture book division of Christophorus Verlag in 1939. The record label is now distributed by Musicontact GmbH,
Heidelberg
Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 ...
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Artists
Among the artists who have regularly recorded for the label are
Ensemble für frühe Musik Augsburg,
Johann Rosenmüller Ensemble The Johann Rosenmüller Ensemble is a German early music group formed by the German cornetto player and conductor Arno Paduch in 1995.
The group's performance and discography focuses on the rediscovery of unknown music of the 17th and 18th centuries ...
,
Spielleyt Freiburger Spielleyt is a Swiss medieval music ensemble based in Freiburg, Germany, founded in 1990. "Spielleyt" is an archaic spelling of Spielleute, the German for medieval players.
The members of the group were drawn from students at the Univers ...
,
Stimmwerck
Stimmwerck is a male classical music vocal quartet ensemble specializing in the rediscovery and reproduction of the music of little known renaissance composers of the German-speaking world.
History
Stimmwerck was founded in Munich, Germany in 2001 ...
, and
Don Cossacks Choir Russia The Don Cossacks Choir Russia (Хор донских казаков России) is a Russian folk choir of returned exiles and native Russian cossacks, founded in 1992 and led by the Dutch conductor Marcel Verhoeff (Russian; Марсель Вер ...
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Classical music record labels