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Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI)

Profile:

Non-profit label founded in 1954 in New York City by Otto Luening, Douglas Moore, and Oliver Daniel. The label released over 600 recordings, mainly of contemporary classical music by American composers.
It went out of business in 2003 due to financial pressures, and the rights to CRI's recordings were transferred to New World Records in 2006, all releases are now available from them.

Parent Label:

Composers Recordings, Inc.

Sublabels:

American Contemporary, American Historic, American Masters, Anthology Series (3), Contemporary Music, CRI Archives, Emergency Music (2), eXchange: Music At The Crossroads, The Harry Partch Collection

Contact Info:

c/o New World Records
16 Penn Plaza, #835
New York, NY 10001-1820
Telephone: 212.290.1680
Fax: 212.290.1685
Email: [email protected]

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170 West 74th Street, New York, N.Y. 10023

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2121 Broadway, New York, N.Y.

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250 West 57th Street, New York 19, N. Y.

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