- WERGO
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name = WERGO
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founded = 1962
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genre =Classical music
country =Germany
location =Mainz
url = http://www.wergo.deWERGO is a German
record label focusing oncontemporary classical music . It was founded in 1962 by the art historian Werner Goldschmidt and the musicologist Helmut Kirchmayer and is currently based inMainz , Germany.A great number of contemporary composers have been recorded by the label. These include
Louis Andriessen ,George Antheil ,Béla Bartók ,John Cage ,Elliott Carter ,George Crumb ,Morton Feldman ,Mauricio Kagel ,Meredith Monk ,Conlon Nancarrow ,Luigi Nono ,Harry Partch ,Steve Reich ,Wolfgang Rihm ,Terry Riley ,Kaija Saariaho ,Giacinto Scelsi , andWalter Zimmermann .The label began releasing LPs but now releases CDs.
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List of record labels External links
* [http://www.wergo.de/shop/en_UK/content/label/history/ WERGO history]
* [http://www.discogs.com/label/WERGO WERGO page]
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