Deutsche Grammophon

Deutsche Grammophon
Parent companyUniversal Music Group (UMG)
Founded1898 (1898)
FounderEmile Berliner
Distributor(s)Decca Records[1]
Verve Records (US)
GenreClassical music Contemporary Classical Music
Country of originGermany
LocationStralauer Allee 1
10245 Berlin, Germany
Official websitehttps://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en

Deutsche Grammophon (German: [ˈdɔʏtʃə ɡʁamoˈfoːn]; DGG) is a German classical music record label that was the precursor of the corporation PolyGram. Headquartered in Berlin Friedrichshain, it is now part of Universal Music Group (UMG) since its merger with the UMG family of labels in 1999. Deutsche Grammophon is the world's oldest surviving established record company.[2] Presidents of the company are Frank Briegmann, Chairman and CEO Central Europe of Universal Music Group and Clemens Trautmann.

  1. ^ "Decca Records". Decca. Archived from the original on 2015-02-08. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
  2. ^ Billboard –. Nielsen Business Media. 15 September 1973. p. 36. Retrieved 28 February 2013 – via Internet Archive.

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