Channel Classics Records Explained

Channel Classics Records is a record label from the Netherlands, specializing in classical music. The managing director and producer is C. Jared Sacks, who grew up in Boston. Sacks was schooled as a professional horn player at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music^[1] and the Conservatorium van Amsterdam.^[2] With fifteen years of experience in making music, Sacks decided to turn his hobby of making musical recordings into his work in 1987.^[3] The record label started in 1990 and was called after the street where he lived at the time, the Kanaalstraat in Amsterdam.^[4]

In 2006, Channel Classics began releasing records in Super Audio CD format by Chinese artists, including the China National Symphony Orchestra.^[5]

Channel Classics Records released music from musicians like Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra,^[6] Dejan Lazić,^[7] Lavinia Meijer,^[8] Rachel Podger^[9] and Candida Thompson.^[10]

In September 2021 Channel Classics was acquired by Outhere.^[11]

Notes and References

1. http://www.oberlin.edu/con/connews/2009-10/accolades.htm#grants "Creativity & Leadership Grants Fund Three Winter Term Odysseys in 2009"
2. http://www.channelclassics.com/about/ "About Channel"
3. http://www.discogs.com/Legendary-Pink-Dots-Island-Of-Jewels/release/2503982 "Legendary Pink Dots, The – Island Of Jewels (Released in 1987; Edited by Jared Sacks)"
4. http://www.discogs.com/Edward-Ka-Spel-Aa%CE%94zhyd-China-Doll/release/97949 "Edward Ka-Spel – AaΔzhyd China Doll (Digital editing: Channel Classics Studio, Kanaalstraat 1, Amsterdam)"
5. http://www.stereophile.com/news/100906channel "Channel Classics Goes Chinese With SACDs"
6. Web site: Budapest Festival Orchestra Discography . bfz.hu. 5 May 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110419192011/http://www.bfz.hu/diszkografia/bfz_diszkografia_en.php . 19 April 2011 .
7. Web site: Dejan Lazić Discography. dejanlazic.com. 16 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20131221071429/http://www.dejanlazic.com/16.html. 21 December 2013. dead.
8. Web site: Lavinia Meijer Discography. laviniameijer.com. 16 May 2011.
9. Web site: Rachel Podger, Channel Classics at CD Universe. CD Universe. 16 May 2011.
10. Web site: Candida Thompson official site. 16 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110708114053/http://www.candidathompson.com/Candida.html. 8 July 2011. dead.
11. News: Outhere acquires Channel Classics Records. 2021-09-15. 2021-11-12.