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Astrée

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A classical record label founded 1975 by [a917144], a French music producer and creator of a number of record labels. It was sold to [l=Auvidis] in 1985, who was then bought by [l7509]. Astrée focussed on 17th century French music, for organ, harpsichord, viola da gamba and lute. Its motto was 'Deffense & Illvstration de la Mvsiqve Française', reflecting Joachim du Bellay's 1549 treatise on the French language. Astrée, along with [l19369] by [a1970697], was a specialist in early music and featured [a998334], [a872312], [a844160], [a998338], and the first recordings of [a834088], [a1408152], [a837386] and many others. One of the great artists on the label was [a837875], whom Bernstein recruited from [l63404]. Most of the artists of Astrée remained with Auvidis-Naïve, except Jordi Savall who founded his own label, [l90877], by buying back the rights to the catalog. Label Code: LC 4543 / LC 04543