Musical Freedom Still Motivates Classical Label Fri Aug 8, 8:44 PM ET By Steve Smith NEW YORK (Billboard) - In 1998, internationally renowned Spanish viol virtuoso/conductor Jordi Savall and his wife, soprano Montserrat Figueras, founded the Alia Vox record label out of a sense of frustration with the limitations imposed by working with other labels. Instead of dealing with continual corporate upheaval and the dictates of commercialism, the pair chose a path that no doubt added considerably more work to schedules already crowded with performances by their three noted ensembles, Hesperion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya and Le Concert de Nations. Five years later, Savall and Figueras can look upon their decision with understandable pride. Alia Vox now boasts a catalog of more than 30 titles that have reaped enormous international acclaim -- including a recently announced Latin Grammy Award nomination for best classical album for last year's stellar recording of Biber's "Battalia" and "Requiem" -- as well as worldwide sales in excess of 600,000 units. article continued here- http://tinylink.com/?44vqqHZgqL -Neb Rodgers <[log in to unmask]>