Marquis Classics

Canadian record label

Marquis Classics is a Canadian record label, founded in 1981 by Earl Rosen.^[1] The company is based in Toronto and owned by Rosen and Dinah Hoyle.^[2]

Marquis specializes in jazz and classical recordings. The label's recordings are distributed in North America by Entertainment One Music Distribution. Marquis Classics distributes re-issues of a number of reissued 1960s and 1970s releases from the independent label Orion Master Recordings.^[3]

List of Marquis artists

Amanda Forsyth
Catherine Manoukian
Christina Petrowska-Quilico
Donald Patriquin
Leonard Hokanson
Manhattan Piano Trio
Patricia O'Callaghan
Poulenc Trio
Trevor Pinnock
Yevgeny Kutik

References

^ "Canadian Classical Chases Niches". Billboard Magazine. 21 June 1997. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
^ "Canadian Label Marquis Crosses Over to Success". Billboard Magazine. 29 Nov 2003. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
^ Jason Victor Serinus, "Return of Orion Classics". Stereophile