Nonesuch Records

Nonesuch Records is an American record label, which is since 2004 owned by the major labels Warner Music Group.

Company History

Nonesuch Records was founded in 1964 by Jac Holzman. Holzman founded Elektra Records in 1950 and wanted to license Nonesuch mainly European classical music. From 1967, the sub label Nonesuch Explorer to pioneer the world music movement was. Some of these recordings were chosen for the golden data plate Voyager Golden Record that was the space probes Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 specified.

Nonesuch artists (selection)

• John Adams
• Amadou and Mariam
• Laurie Anderson
• Louis Andriessen
• Angelo Badalamenti
• Leonard Bernstein
• The Black Keys
• William Bolcom
• Jon Brion
• Buena Vista Social Club
• David Byrne
• Don Byron
• Carolina Chocolate Drops
• Elliott Carter
• Boozoo Chavis
• Guy Clark
• Paolo Conte
• Ry Cooder
• George Crumb
• Georges Delerue

• Ibrahim Ferrer
• Irving Fine
• Bill Frisell
• George Gershwin
• João Gilberto
• Jimmie Dale Gilmore
• Gipsy Kings
• Philip Glass
• Rubén González
• Henryk Górecki
• Emmylou Harris
• Giya Kancheli
• Gidon Kremer
• Kronos Quartet
• K.D. long
• Ruth Laredo
• Lorraine Hunt Lieberson
• Bobby McFerrin

• Brad Mehldau
• The Pat Metheny Group
• Joni Mitchell
• Jelly Roll Morton
• Youssou N'Dour
• Randy Newman
• Orchestre Baobab
• Eddie Palmieri
• Carlos Paredes
• Mandy Patinkin
• Astor Piazzolla
• Omara Portuondo
• Radio Tarifa
• Joshua Redman
• Steve Reich
• Leonard Rosenman
• Christopher Rouse
• Frederic Rzewski

• Sabri Brothers
• David Sanborn
• Oumou Sangare
• Gustavo Santaolalla
• Compay Segundo
• Stephen Sondheim
• Teresa Stratas
• Ravi Shankar
• Virgil Thomson
• Ali Farka Touré
• Rokia Traoré
• Dawn Upshaw
• Värttinä
• Laura Veirs
• Caetano Veloso
• Wilco
• Brian Wilson
• John Zorn