Analekta

Canadian classical music record label Analekta is Canada's largest independent classical music recording label. The label, which takes its name from the Greek word ανάλεκτα (analekta, "a collection of the finest works"), was founded in 1988 by the Canadian music industry manager and entrepreneur François Mario Labbé, who is its owner and president. It is based in Montreal, Quebec, and has released more than 500 classical albums in the past 26 years. Its first three CDs were an album by the Canadian violinist Angèle Dubeau, the first digital recording of the Red Army Choir, and a recording of the soundtrack of The Music Teacher starring José van Dam. History In 1988, while François Mario Labbé was producing shows around the world, he had in mind three recording projects, including one from violinist Angèle Dubeau. The multinational labels at the time rarely agreed to produce music from Canadian artists, hence Labbé's motivation to create a recording company that would be focused on them. The label's initial CD was by Angèle Dubeau, followed by the world's first digital recording of the Red Army Choir, and the soundtrack to The Music Teacher starring José van Dam. T