Accentus Music is a German classical music record label and production company founded in March 2010 in Leipzig, Germany, where the company is based.Klassik.com. Accentus Music company profile The label produces audio recordings (CD) and video (DVD/Blu-ray).CZECH CRYSTAL - DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMMES DEDICATED TO MUSIC, DANCE AND THEATRE, websiteGramophone Music awards 2017, Wozzeck honored, produced by Accentus
History
Based in Leipzig, Germany, Accentus Music is a record label, film and audio production company that was founded by film producer Paul Smaczny; he had worked for EuroArts the 20 years prior to founding Accentus.Interview: ECHO Klassik 2013 - Paul Smaczny, CEO of Accentus Music, in conversation with Axel Brüggemann, after receiving the ECHO Klassik Award for John Cage – Journeys in Sound Accentus Music products have become well established in the contemporary classical and music research fields.Scherzinger, Martin. Music in Contemporary Philosophy. Routledge Publishing, 2016, pp. 164Kleinert, Annemarie. Music at Its Best: The Berlin Philharmonic: from Karajan to Rattle. Books on Demand. 2009, pp. 147The Guardian, Paul Smaczny profile Directors, screenwriters and cinematographers associated with productions for Accentus Music include Anne-Kathrin Peitz.
The company has its own staff of 12 producers, directors, camera operators, audio producers and editors. Establishing itself as a DVD/Blu-ray label on the classical music market in 2010, Accentus produces concert and opera recordings (audio and video) as well as feature-length documentaries and artist portraits. The DVD and Blu-ray releases include productions featuring artists such as Claudio Abbado, Daniel Barenboim, Riccardo Chailly, Evgeny Kissin, Martha Argerich, the New York Philharmonic, the Staatskapelle Berlin as well as many others. The products include classical music recordings, high-profile concert and opera performances as well as feature-length documentaries.Clements, Andrew. The Guardian. Review - "Classical album of the week: Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream/Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony. 5 Jul 2018 The label has also had a close association with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig and the Staatskapelle Berlin. Accentus works closely with major television production companies in Europe such as WDR, Arte, RBB, SWR, ZDF and numerous other broadcasters to produce special shows and documentaries for regularly scheduled programming.Accentus Music, Leipzig, website "Partners"John Cage - Journeys in Sound, program on ARD TV Germany, 11.08.2017, 21:00 The company has over 160 commercial products available to date.
Productions by Accentus are regularly featured and film festivals around the world and have earned them numerous honors such as the 2017 "Czech Crystal", Gramophone Classical Music Award (2017), Label of the Year at the 2015 International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) as well and many others.Accentus Music, Leipzig, website "awards and honors"2015 ICMA awards Reviews of Accentus recordings are consistently featured in classical music publications and major journals including Der Spiegel, Fono Forum, Rondo, Wiener Zeitung, Gramophone Magazine, BBC Music Magazine, the Guardian, Classic FM Magazine, Crescendo Magazine and International Record review.Mandel, Mark. OPERA NEWS. "PUCCINI/HAO: Turandot" RECORDINGS - EDITOR'S CHOICE, MARCH 2017 — VOL. 81, NO. 9Review. BBC Music Magazine. Poulenc: Figure humaine; Un soir de neige; Sept chansons. Accentus Music. 20 January 2012BBC Music Magazine. Monthly Choice. Daniel Barenboim conducts Bruckner's Symphony No. 7, Accentus Music. 9 July 2014Saltzwedel, Johannes Saltzwedel, Review. Der Spiegel. Anton Bruckner: "Symphony No. 1" (Accentus Music). 29/07/2013 The label has built and manages a YouTube channel which is viewed worldwide. Accentus also uses WildKat PR for their promotion and distribution. The label's recordings and DVD's are offered through numerous sites such as Presto Classical and Naxos Records.Marketwired press release about Accentus Music in Roster of Distributed Labels by Naxos, November 08, 2010 In 2020 the label produced a commemorative set of videos to mark their 10th Anniversary.Accentus 2020 on Vimeo
Productions and distribution (partial lists) Documentary The Unanswered Ives -- American Pioneer of Music (2018) Maestras – The Long Journey Of Women To The Podium (2016)D'Arcy, David. review. 'Almodóvar’s Women and a One-Man Pussy Riot'. Observer. 04/07/17 4:13 pm Music, War and Revolution – a three-part documentary series (2016) Arvo Pärt – The Lost Paradise (2015) Satiesfictions (2014) Sounds of the Sidewalk – On the Road with Buskers (2013/14) John Cage – Journeys in Sound (2012) A Year in the Life of the Boys Choir Leipzig (2012)
Live music video Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin (2018) Lucerne Festival 2017 – Sir Simon Rattle’s farewell as principal conductor of Berliner Philharmoniker (2017) Mahler 8 – The Lucerne Festival Orchestra and its new music director Riccardo Chailly (2016) Berg’s Wozzeck with Christian Gerhaher at Zurich Opera House (2015) Vincenzo Bellini: Norma – From China NCPA Beijing (2015) St. Matthew Passion – St. Thomas Boys Choir Leipzig and Georg Christoph Biller (2012) Tango Buenos Aires – Café de los Maestros & Friends (2011)
Awards and honors Awards for label Year Award Received2015ICMA Label of the YearICMA Winners 2015, Label of the Year: Aceentus
Awards for individual CDs, DVDs, documentaries and projects Year Title of production Genre Notes Awardsreceived2019The Unanswered Ives -- American Pioneer of MusicDocumentary:DVDProduced for WDR/Arteby Accentus MusicGolden Prague Film Festival 2019:Czech Crystal – Best DocumentaryDedicated to Music, Dance and Theater Mozart: Le Nozze di FigaroPerformance Video (Opera): DVDProduced by Accentus MusicICMA Best Video Performance2018Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies5-CD setICMA Best Collection2017Szymanowski: Overture op. 12, Lutoslawski: Cello Concerto, Symphony No. 4Concert Video:DVDICMA Best CollectionAlban Berg: WozzeckPerformance Video (Opera):DVDICMA Video performance Gramophone Classical Music Awards: Opera BBC Music Magazine Awards: Best DVD2016Silenced - Composers in Revolutionary RussiaDocumentary:DVDProduced for WDR/Arteby Accentus MusicGolden Prague Film Festival 2017:Czech Crystal – Best DocumentaryGustav Mahler: Symphony No. 7Concert Video:DVDProduced by Accentus MusicICMA DVD performance2015Johann Sebastian Bach: The Art of FugueJohann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg VariationsICMA Special Achievement Award International Festival of Films on Art: Award for Best Essay2015Adam’s Passion – Arvo Pärt, Robert WilsonDocumentary:DVDProduced for WDR/Arteby Accentus Music Available onDVD & Blu-rayDiapason d'Or2015Barbara Hannigan – Concert and DocumentaryConcert/Documentary:DVDProduced by Accentus Music Available onDVD & Blu-rayFestival International du Film sur l’art (FIFA) 2015: Award for Best Portrait 2014Satiesfictions –Promenades with Erik SatieDocumentary:DVDProduced for WDR/Arteby Accentus Music Available onDVD & Blu-rayDiapason d'Or Documentary and Short International Movie Awards (DSIMA) Jakarta 2015: Platin Award – Best European Documentary Vierteljahresbestenliste der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik 20152013Isang Yun - In between North and South KoreaProduced for by Accentus Music Available onDVD & Blu-rayGolden Prague Festival 2013: Special Mention for Extraordinary Artistic Achievement Mumbai International Film Festival: Best Documentary (2014) 2012John Cage –Journeys in Sound Produced for WDR/Arteby Accentus MusicInternational Television & Film Awards 2014: The Arts, Bronze MedailleInternational Television & Film Awards 2014: The Arts, Bronze Medaille- John Cage - Journeys in Sound Echo Klassik 2013 – Musik-DVD Produktion des Jahres Chicago International Film Festival 2013: Silver Hugo ICMA DVD Documentaries Festival International du Film sur l’art (Fifa) 2013: Best Educational Film Golden Prague Festival 2012: Czech Crystal – Best DocumentaryGustav Mahler: Symphony No. 9Concert Video:DVDProduced by Accentus MusicDiapason d'Or (2011) ICMA DVD performance BBC Music Magazine Awards: Best DVDAnton Bruckner: Symphony No. 5Concert Video:DVDProduced by Accentus MusicGramophone Award: DVD performance2012 Gramophone Award: DVD performance, Bruckner Symphony No 5, Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Claudio Abbado, Accentus ACC20243
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Accentus Music, Avant Première 2019 Accentus Music, Avant Première 2020, 10 Years