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Deutsche Grammophon is a German classical record label that was the foundation of the future corporation to be known as PolyGram.

It is now part of Universal Music Group (UMG) since its merger with the MCA family of labels in 1999.

It is the oldest surviving established record company.

Classical music is art music produced or rooted in the traditions of Western music, including both liturgical (religious) and secular music.

While a more accurate term is also used to refer to the period from 1750 to 1820 (the Classical period), this article is about the broad span of time from roughly the 11th century to the present day, which includes the Classical period and various other periods.

The central norms of this tradition became codified between 1550 and 1900, which is known as the common-practice period.

The major time divisions of Western art music are as follows:

DVD (an abbreviation of "digital versatile disc" or "digital video disc") is a digital optical disc storage format invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995.

The medium can store any kind of digital data and is widely used for software and other computer files as well as video programs watched using DVD players.

DVDs offer higher storage capacity than compact discs while having the same dimensions.

Sound recording and reproduction is an electrical, mechanical, electronic, or digital inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects.

The two main classes of sound recording technology are analog recording and digital recording.

Prior to the development of analog recording, there were mechanical systems for recording instrumental music, such as wind-up music boxes and later, in the late 19th century, player pianos.

A concert is a live music performance in front of an audience.

A recital is a concert by a soloist or small group which follows a program, such as featuring the works of a single composer (organ recital).

A recitalist is a musician who gives frequent recitals.

The invention of the solo piano recital has been attributed to Franz Liszt.