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BIS

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BIS公司由瑞典人羅勃‧馮‧巴爾（Robert Von Bahr）於1974年創立，因地緣與文化背景的關係，致力於北歐及蘇俄作曲家作品，如葛利格、西貝流士、尼爾森等人都是錄製的重點，至今已出版千餘張CD，榮獲英國留聲機大獎、企鵝三星帶花、企鵝三星…等不勝枚舉，是瑞典首屈一指的古典唱片公司。
雖然BIS公司出版的作品都是一些冷門或被忽視的樂曲，但經巴爾精心策劃，並透過高度的音樂表現及一流錄音技術處理，都能順利的大量銷售，使公司一直維持良好的營運情況，毫無疑問的愛樂者對他的支持，是基於他對理想的堅持與對藝術執著的態度，BIS公司業績成長已是有目共睹，而且是一個擁有獨特理想與風格的唱片公司。

BIS Records was founded in 1973 by Robert von Bahr, with the aim of helping world-class Swedish musicians to reach international audiences. Starting out with a Revox tape-recorder, two state-of-the-art microphones and a pair of non-magnetic scissors he immediately impressed connoisseurs by the natural sound of his recordings, and single-handedly built up a catalogue that could be exported all over the world.

Now in its 35th year, BIS is a flourishing and much respected label with more than 1.400 titles in stock – the only large record label to keep all its recordings constantly available. Going against the trend of the classical music business, BIS is expanding in various ways. With its present staff of 14 – including no less than six recording producers – BIS has become a leading player, yearly undertaking some 60 productions recorded all over the world: from Brazil to Japan, from Iceland to Australia.

This development is partly due to the universally recognized superior sound quality of its recordings, which include a growing number of high fidelity surround sound productions. The company’s reputation has attracted an impressive list of artists, including young high profile soloists such as pianist Yevgeny Sudbin and clarinettist Martin Fröst.

Another explanation lies in the label’s versatility. Ongoing projects include one of the most respected cycles of Bach Cantatas with period band Bach Collegium Japan as well as the highly praised series of Beethoven Symphonies with Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota Orchestra. But at the same time, BIS is one of the liveliest contemporary music labels, promoting composers such as Schnittke and Kalevi Aho, as well as the Scandinavian music label par excellence – the jewel in the crown being the ongoing complete edition of the works by Sibelius.