Slipped Disc carries news of another top artist leaving the safety of a big record label for the freedom of an independant one. In this case, German violinist Christian Tetzlaff has left EMI to join the adventurous Finnish label Ondine, perhaps best known for their tireless advocacy of Finnish composers such as Rautavaara. Tetzlaff isn't the only big name to have left EMI recently; Krzysztof Chorzelski of the Belcea Quartet told me recently, for a forthcoming interview for Classicalsource.com, of their frustrations with EMI and their shift to small French outfit Zig Zag Territoires. It seems that the attractions can be greater artistic freedom and a choice of more unusual repertoire. Let's hope it works out for CT.
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