Classical sounds invade country music capital
<p><span word="Nashville">Nashville</span>, <span word="Tennessee">Tennessee</span>, <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Ole">Ole</span> <span word="Opry">Opry</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="violin">violin</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fiddle">fiddle</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="classical">classical</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="label">label</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Nashville">Nashville</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="doorstep">doorstep</span>.</p><p><span word="Naxos">Naxos</span> <span word="Records">Records</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Franklin">Franklin</span>, <span word="Tennessee">Tennessee</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nashville">Nashville</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="label">label</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 7,000 <span word="recordings">recordings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="catalog">catalog</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="CDs">CDs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="warehouse">warehouse</span>.</p><p><span word="Shrink">Shrink</span>-<span word="wrapped">wrapped</span> <span word="CDs">CDs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="DVDs">DVDs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="stacked">stacked</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="row">row</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="row">row</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shelves">shelves</span> 10 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="and">and</span> 100 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="long">long</span>.</p><p><span word="Naxos">Naxos</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> 1,000 <span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Tennessee">Tennessee</span> <span word="warehouse">warehouse</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="accomplishment">accomplishment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> 25-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="label">label</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reputation">reputation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="recording">recording</span> <span word="minor">minor</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="obscure">obscure</span> <span word="orchestras">orchestras</span>.</p><p>“<span word="To">To</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="orchestras">orchestras</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recording">recording</span> <span word="profile">profile</span>,” <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Svejda">Svejda</span>, <span word="author">author</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Insider">Insider</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Guide">Guide</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Classical">Classical</span> <span word="Music">Music</span>,” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nationally">nationally</span> <span word="syndicated">syndicated</span> <span word="classical">classical</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="program">program</span>. “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Fort">Fort</span> <span word="Smith">Smith</span> <span word="Symphony">Symphony</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Arkansas">Arkansas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="recordings">recordings</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Rapids">Rapids</span> <span word="Symphony">Symphony</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Michigan">Michigan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="recording">recording</span> <span word="symphonies">symphonies</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Adolphus">Adolphus</span> <span word="Hailstork">Hailstork</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="superb">superb</span> <span word="recordings">recordings</span>.”</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Svejda">Svejda</span>, <span word="right">right</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span>, <span word="Naxos">Naxos</span> <span word="distinguished">distinguished</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="orchestras">orchestras</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="repertoire">repertoire</span>.</p>
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