| BIS Records | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Platoon (Apple Inc.) |
| Founded | 1973 (1973) |
| Founder | Robert von Bahr |
| Genre | Classical |
| Country of origin | Sweden |
| Location | Åkersberga |
| Official website | www |
BIS Records is arecord label founded in 1973 byRobert von Bahr.[1][2] It is located inÅkersberga,Sweden.
BIS focuses onclassical music, bothcontemporary andearly, especially works that are not already well represented by existing recordings.
The company has recorded the complete works ofSibelius.[3] Other composers of the Nordic countries and Estonia are also well represented in their catalogue, includingKalevi Aho,Christian Lindberg,Jón Leifs,Geirr Tveitt,Eduard Tubin,Allan Pettersson[4][5] andJames MacMillan.
Other notable BIS projects include the Bach Cantatas by theBach Collegium Japan underMasaaki Suzuki, and the complete piano music ofEdvard Grieg by pianistEva Knardahl.[citation needed]
In 2009,[6] BIS completed a five-year Beethoven symphony cycle with Finnish born conductorOsmo Vänskä and theMinnesota Orchestra. The cycle features 5.0Surround Sound as well as being aSuper Audio CD.
Von Bahr set up the company by delivering records in a pram through theStockholm Metro.[7]
BIS was acquired byApple Inc. in 2023.[8][9]
In 2023 BIS Records celebrated its 50th anniversary[10] On October 4, 2023, BIS was also awarded the prestigious "Label of the Year" award at the Gramophone Awards in London[11]
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