GENUIN is an independent classical music label and remote classical music recording studio based in Leipzig, Germany. The term “genuin” comes from Latin and stands for “innate, authentic, not counterfeit.”

History

The company was founded in Detmold, Germany in 1998 as "GENUIN Musikproduktion" by sound engineers Holger Busse and Alfredo Lasheras Hakobian. Five years later, in January 2003, the "GENUIN" classical music label began distributing CDs throughout

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, with most releases produced by its own recording engineers. In 2005, the company moved from Detmold to Leipzig as a result of which a fruitful collaboration with German broadcaster

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and the famed Leipzig

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resulted. In January 2006 Tonmeister Michael Silberhorn joined the company. During 2009 GENUIN Musikproduktion restructured operations and now consists of its “GENUIN classics” label and music production company "GENUIN recording group."

Repertoire and awards

In addition to the gamut of classical music repertoire, ranging from the Renaissance to New Music, the label also focuses on rarely performed works and promoting talented young recording artists. The label’s catalog now encompasses some 800 classical music albums which are distributed internationally through specialist CD retailers, record stores and online download and streaming platforms. GENUIN recordings have, among other commendations, won the

ECHO Klassik The Echo Klassik, often stylized as ECHO Klassik, was Germany's major classical music award in 22 categories. The award, presented by the , was held annually, usually in October or September, separate from its parent award, the Echo Music Prize ...

, the Opus Klassik, the

Diapason d'Or The Diapason d'Or (French for "Golden Tuning Fork") is a recommendation of outstanding (mostly) classical music recordings given by reviewers of '' Diapason'' magazine in France, broadly equivalent to "Editor's Choice", "Disc of the Month" in the ...

as well as nominations for the

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and the MIDEM Classical Award.GENUIN Nominations
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Musicians and Ensembles

Some musicians and ensembles who have recorded with GENUIN sound engineers:GENUIN References
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Orchestras

GENUIN recording engineers have worked with the following orchestras:

References

External links

Official site
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