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POLYHYMNIA INTERNATIONAL
Polyhymnia International provides state-of-the-art location recording, postproduction, mastering, and multimedia services for our customers around the world. Our expert staff and vast collection of high-end equipment enable us to provide a wide variety of customized services to meet the needs of any project. Polyhymnia International specializes in recording and post-production for Super Audio CD and DVD-Audio, both in stereo and surround. Many of our recordings are used as demonstration and/or reference material for these formats.

Location
Polyhymnia International is located in Baarn, the Netherlands, close to Hilversum and 40 minutes by train or car from Schiphol airport and Amsterdam. Our facility includes three state-of-the-art studios specifically designed for post-production and mastering. Our location recording services are available worldwide.

Our history
Polyhymnia International was formerly the Philips Classics Recording Centre. The Philips Classics Recording Centre was founded in 1950, and moved to Baarn in 1973. The Recording Centre was founded to provide top quality recording services for the world-class artists of Philips Classics. Polyhymnia International was founded as an independent recording company in 1998 to continue this tradition of excellence.

News

Polyhymnia launches Polycast, a HD video production company

Polyhymnia recording complete Wagner Ring Cycle with PentaTone - Fliegende Hollander just released

GRAMMY 2011 UPDATE

Polyhymnia recordings receive five Grammy nominations!

 

RECENT RELEASES:

Mendelssohn Piano Concertos with Martin Helmchen/Royal Flemish Philharmonic/Philippe Herreweghe (PTC 5186366)

Bartok Violin Concertos with Arabella Steinbacher/Orchestr de la Suisse Romande/Marek Janowski (PTC 5186-350)

Schumann Fantasie & Davidsbundlertanze with Mitsuko Uchida (Decca 4782280);

Horizons 3 (new compositions) with Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/ Ed Spanjaard, Markus Stenz & David Robertson (RCO 10003)

Mozart oboenspitze volume 3 with ALEXEI UTKIN / HERMITAGE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA (CM 0092007)

 

Arabella Steinbacher and Paavo Järvi have both won the ECHO Klassik Award 2010 of the German Phono Academy.


Ientje Mooij joins Polyhymnia team.

Polyhymnia recording with NHK wins The 2nd DEG JAPAN Award / Blu-ray Grand Prize for BEST IN SOUND (MUSIC).

Polyhymnia records Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Pierre Boulez in all-Stravinsky program

Polyhymnia to record complete Mahler series with Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Polyhymnia working on J.E. Gardiner's Bach Pilgrimmage CD's

Polyhymnia recording Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra for RCO lIve SACD releases

Polyhymnia teams up with Dutch pianist Rian de Waal on a new recording venue

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