Naxos (company)

Naxos Records
Parent companyHNH International[1]
Founded1987 (1987)
FounderKlaus Heymann
GenreClassical, jazz, modern, audiobooks, ebooks
Country of originUnited Kingdom (Hong Kong)
LocationHong Kong
Official websitenaxos.com

Naxos comprises numerous companies, divisions, imprints, and labels specializing in classical music but also audiobooks and other genres.[2][3][4] The premier label is Naxos Records, which focuses on classical music. Naxos Musical Group encompasses about 17 labels including Naxos Records, Naxos Audiobooks, and Naxos Books (ebooks). There are about an additional 50 labels that are independent of the Naxos Musical Group with a wide range of offerings.

The company was founded in 1987 by Klaus Heymann, a German-born resident of Hong Kong.[5]

  1. ^ Who is HNH? Naxos Classical
  2. ^ Anne Midgette (November 8, 2012). "Naxos's 25 years of reinventing itself". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  3. ^ Matthew Gurewitsch (August 26, 2013). "Bounty on a Budget". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  4. ^ Mark Lawson (May 9, 2012). Trainspotting screenwriter and playwright John Hodge; Naxos Records; Edward VIII deposed. Front Row (radio broadcast). BBC. 6:30 minutes in. Archived from the original on 2020-04-19.
  5. ^ Anson, Philip (2 September 2002). "Naxos at 15: An Interview with Klaus Heymann". La Scena Musicale. Retrieved 21 November 2018.