Dacapo Records is a Danish classical music and new music record label. It was founded in 1989 to promote the classical and new music of Denmark and represents itself as "the Danish National label" ("Danmarks nationale pladeselskab"). The board includes university and Danish Radio appointees.[ Dacapo - Board of Directors ] Dacapo also produces jazz and experimental music.
Major projects
Dacapo's publications have included several large recording projects, in particular the
Danmarks Nationale Musikantologi,
[ The Gramophone - Volume 85, Nos 1020-1023 2007- Page 54 "To be released in December 2007: DANMARKS NATIONALE MUSIK ANTOLOGI Dacapo Records. Denmark's national record label, was founded in 1986 with the purpose of publishing the best of Danish music past and present The majority ..."] and
Den danske sangskat (Treasury of Danish Songs).
[Lansing D. McLoskey Twentieth Century Danish Music: An Annotated Bibliography 1998 Page 76 - Reel, James. "From Beginning to End: Danish Music on dacapo." Fanfare. 18:1 (Sept./Oct. 1994): 66-73. Description of the Danish label dacapo, with a brief historical background, focus of the label and survey of major releases"]
Dacapo music store
Dacapo Records' web store offers the label's full catalogue in various formats, including as mp3 format and the superior 24-bit digital audio.
Artists
The label's artists include:
