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Patti Laursen (1927–2013) was an internationally renowned classical music recording producer. Laursen produced a discography of distinguished recordings primarily for the Capitol, Angel and EMI labels. Commencing her recording career in the 1960s, Patti Laursen was one of the first female record producers and an industry leader in the “digital revolution” in the late 1970s. Laursen was nominated for the Classical Producer of the Year Grammy in 1990. ==Recording career== Laursen joined the classical music division of Capitol Records in 1963, and assumed in-house producer responsibilities in 1969. During her three decade tenure with the company, she rose to become the Director of Artists and Repertoire, Angel Records, then Capitol’s classical label in the United States. Laursen produced recordings for the Angel/EMI label as well as on a freelance basis internationally after her retirement from Capitol in 1987. Artists During her career, Laursen produced recordings by leading classical artists, including: Kathleen Battle, Martha Argerich, Itzhak Perlman, Yehudi Menuhin, Ravi Shankar, Andre Watts, Christopher Parkening, Angel Romero, Ransom Wilson, David Shifrin, Florence Quivar, Aprile Millo, Elly Ameling, Bruce Hubbard, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Leonard Pennario, George Shearing, Michael Feinstein, Lee Erwin, Richard Kline, John Bayless, Nancy Allen, Sir Simon Rattle, Dennis Russell Davies, Gerard Schwarz, Leonard Slatkin, Edo de Waart, James Judd, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Empire Brass, the Tokyo String Quartet, the London Philharmonia Orchestra, the New York Chamber Symphony, the St. Louis Symphony, the Minnesota Orchestra, among others. Recordings Notable recordings produced by Laursen include: *''Pleasures of Their Company'' (Kathleen Battle and Christopher Parkening—nominated for the 1986 Best Classical Album Grammy Award) *''Music from Saratoga'' (Martha Argerich and Itzhak Perlman) EMI Classics 5190878 *John Adams ''Grand Pianola Music''/Steve Reich ''Vermont Counterpoint'' (first recording; Ransom Wilson with the Solisti NY) Angel 4DS-37345 *''Andre Watts at Carnegie Hall 25th Anniversary Recital'' (Andre Watts) EMI Classics 64598 *''Improvisations West Meets East Vol. 3'' (Yehudi Menuhin, Ravi Shankar and Jean-Pierre Rampal) Angel SFO-37200 *''Guitar Transcriptions of J.S. Bach'' (Christopher Parkening) EMI 1049E *''Spanish Virtuoso; Romantic Music for Guitar'' (Angel Romero) Angel CDC-49885 Laursen produced the ''first recordings of significant contemporary music'', and was an early and enthusiastic collaborator with composers John Adams, Steve Reich, and Daniel Lentz. In addition, Laursen pioneered the labels’ bestselling classical crossover recordings including: *''Claude Bolling’s Concerto for Guitar and Jazz Piano'' (Angel Romero, George Shearing, Shelly Manne, Ray Brown) Angel DS37327 *''Sound of Silents; Music for Classic Silent Films'' (organist Lee Erwin) Angel S-36073 *''A Christmas Celebration'' (Kathleen Battle, Leonard Slatkin, the Boys’ Choir of Harlem) EMI Classics CDC-47687 *''Over There; Songs of War and Peace c. 1900-1920 by Berlin, Cohan, Lehar, Schoenberg, Weill and many more'' (Michael Feinstein) Angel CDC 7 497682 *''Ride On, King Jesus! African-American Spirituals'' (Florence Quivar, Harlem Boys’ Choir) Angel CDC-49885 *''Koto Vivaldi'' (New Koto Ensemble of Japan) Angel S-37450 *''Jonathan Winters Tells the Stories of Peter and the Wolf'' (Efrem Kurtz and the Philharmonia Orchestra) Angel CDC7499182 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Patti Laursen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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