Deutsche Grammophon

About

Deutsche Grammophon GmbH is the Berlin record company behind the Deutsche Grammophon label, registered at the Amtsgericht Charlottenburg under HRB 138012 B with its postal address at Mühlenstraße 25, 10243 Berlin; its imprint calls it a Universal Music company.^[1] Founded in 1898 by Emile Berliner as the German branch of his Berliner Gramophone Company, it was owned by Siemens & Halske from 1941, became part of PolyGram and passed to Universal Music Group in 1998.^[2]

Referenced by

• Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Takemitsu: In an Autumn Garden derived
  Prefix 0028947; no company stub states it. Deutsche Grammophon lists this UPC on its own catalogue page; nothing public names the GS1 registrant.
• Imprint of Archiv Produktion since 1948 verified
  Wikipedia names Deutsche Grammophon as parent company; MusicBrainz records label ownership by Deutsche Grammophon (^mb-label)
• Imprint of Deutsche Grammophon since 1949 sourced
  Main classical label of Deutsche Grammophon GmbH since 1949 per Discogs
• Imprint of Westminster verified
  Discogs: "The catalog is now owned by Deutsche Grammophon"; Wikipedia: the recordings "are currently managed by Deutsche Grammophon" (^wp-westminster)
• Licenses out The Art of Cecilia Bartoli sourced
  ℗ 1994 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg, for tracks 8 and 9 (Le nozze di Figaro under Claudio Abbado); Bryn Terfel and Myung-Whun Chung appear courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon
• Markets Aurora: Music of the Northern Lights – Göteborgs Symfoniker, Neeme Järvi (2 CD) sourced
  Label Deutsche Grammophon, catalogue number 471 747-2 per ^discogs and ^mb; the label is the imprint of Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (brand/deutsche-grammophon). No (p)/(c) line was read for this pressing
• Markets Bach: Mass in B minor, Scherchen, Vienna State Opera Orchestra (2 CD) verified
  Deutsche Grammophon lists UPC 00028947125327 in its own catalogue under label Deutsche Grammophon (DG); ℗ 1960 and © 2002 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg per ^discogs
• Markets Bachiana: Double Concertos, Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel (CD) verified
  Deutsche Grammophon lists UPC 00028947157922 in its own catalogue under label Archiv Produktion; Discogs gives ℗ and © Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (^discogs)
• Markets Bachiana: Music by the Bach Family, Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel (CD) verified
  Deutsche Grammophon lists UPC 00028947115021 in its own catalogue under label Archiv Produktion; the Amazon.com listing of this GTIN also names Deutsche Grammophon as brand (^amazon)
• Markets Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6, Scherchen, Vienna State Opera Orchestra (CD) verified
  Deutsche Grammophon lists UPC 00028947124122 in its own catalogue under label Westminster / Deutsche Grammophon (DG); ℗ 1958 and © 2001 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg per ^discogs-us
• Markets Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies – Jochum (5 CD) in European Union since 2002 sourced
  "This compilation ℗ 2002 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg" and "© 2002 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg", as transcribed on Discogs; MusicBrainz names the Deutsche Grammophon imprint with catalogue number 474 018-2 (^mb)
• Markets Dvořák: Stabat Mater, Op. 58 – Staatskapelle Dresden, Sinopoli (2 CD) verified
  Deutsche Grammophon lists UPC 00028947103325 in its own catalogue; (p) and (c) 2001 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg per ^discogs-eu and ^discogs-us
• Markets French Cantatas – Clérambault, Colin de Blamont, Stuck – Les Musiciens du Louvre, Minkowski (CD) sourced
  Label Archiv Produktion, catalogue number 471 730-2, with ℗ 1996 and © 2002 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg per ^discogs; MusicBrainz gives the same label and catalogue number (^mb); Archiv Produktion is an imprint of Deutsche Grammophon
• Markets Janáček Quartet – The Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon (7-CD box set) sourced
  Label Deutsche Grammophon (DG) with UPC 00028947401025 on the maker's catalogue page; catalogue number 474 010-2 per ^discogs and ^mb. No (p)/(c) line was read for this pressing
• Markets Lang Lang – Live at Carnegie Hall (2 CD) sourced
  Label Deutsche Grammophon, catalogue number 474 820-2; ℗ and © 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg per ^discogs-repress booklet notes
• Inferred: Markets Lebrun, Mozart: Oboe Concertos – Heinz Holliger (2 CD) derived
  Amazon.de names the maker as "Archiv Produktion (Universal Music)" and describes the set as "DGG 471724 2"; Archiv Produktion is an imprint of Deutsche Grammophon (see brand/archiv-produktion)
• Markets Mozart: Requiem, K. 626 – Berliner Philharmoniker, Karajan (1975 recording, Hybrid SACD) sourced
  Label Deutsche Grammophon, catalogue number 471 639-2 per ^discogs and ^mb; the label is the imprint of Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (brand/deutsche-grammophon). No (p)/(c) line was read for this pressing
• Markets Mozart: The Wind Concertos, Serenades & Divertimenti (Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, 7 CD) sourced
  Released on the Deutsche Grammophon label (^mb, ^dg); Discogs names Deutsche Grammophon GmbH as the company behind that label
• Markets Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Lieutenant Kijé / Khachaturian: Gayaneh, Scherchen (CD) verified
  Deutsche Grammophon lists UPC 00028947126522 in its own catalogue under label Deutsche Grammophon (DG), release date 1 April 2002; ℗ 1952/1958 and © 2002 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg per ^discogs
• Markets Shchedrin: Carmen Suite, Naughty Limericks, The Chimes – Russian National Orchestra, Pletnev (CD) verified
  Deutsche Grammophon lists UPC 00028947113621 in its own catalogue; (p) and (c) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH per ^discogs-us
• Markets Stravinsky: Le Chant du rossignol · L'Histoire du soldat · Scherzo fantastique · Le Roi des étoiles – Boulez, Cleveland Orchestra (1 CD) since 2001 verified
  The label's own catalogue page lists this UPC under Deutsche Grammophon; ℗ holder per ^discogs-eu
• Markets Takemitsu: In an Autumn Garden since 2002 verified
  Deutsche Grammophon lists this UPC on its own catalogue page; Discogs transcribes © 2002 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg (^discogs).
• Markets Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture; Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade – Scherchen, Vienna State Opera Orchestra (CD) verified
  Deutsche Grammophon lists UPC 00028947121527 in its own catalogue under label Deutsche Grammophon (DG); ℗ 1958 and © 2001 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg per ^discogs

Also known as

• Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
• Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft mbH

References

1. ↑ Deutsche Grammophon: Imprint Deutsche Grammophon GmbH. manufacturer. Accessed 2026-09-13.
2. ↑ Deutsche Grammophon Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-13. CC BY-SA 4.0.