Four months after its acquisition by Universal Music Group, multi-award-winning classical british label Hyperion Records is making its 43-year-old catalogue of recordings available on all streaming platforms for the first time.
Hyperion has set a goal to release the entire catalogue of over 2000 recordings for streaming by spring 2024. The first 200 albums were released today, with subsequent collections to follow every fortnight from September 15.
The first 200 catalogue albums showcase a wide-ranging repertoire collection, spanning 900 years of Western art music from the 12th century to today, across sacred and secular, choral and solo vocal to orchestral, chamber and instrumental.
This move signals an exciting shift towards modern listenership for classical artists and labels alike. As Hyperion’s iconic catalogue gets released over the coming months, opportunities for other independent record labels operating within a similar space may show themselves.