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G Ricordi & Co (London)
Ltd started life in 1878 as the British branch of Casa Ricordi, and at that
time owned the rights to the Italian catalogue in the UK, Canada, Australia,
Eire, South Africa and other countries in the former British Commonwealth.
During the Second World War Ricordi London was able to ensure those
perennial favourites such as the Verdi Requiem, Puccini arias and the
Vivaldi Gloria reconstructed by Alberto Casella remained in circulation in
western Europe. From the 1950s to the 1980s Ricordi London established a
formidable reputation as a publisher of choral, instrumental and educational
publications, many of which remain in the exam syllabuses today.
In 1994 the Ricordi group of companies (which included companies in Munich and Paris as well as London and Milan) were acquired by BMG Music Publishing, who added Durand, Salabert and Eschig to the group in 2000/2001. In 2007 the BMG Music Publishing division was aquired in turn by Universal Music Publishing Group.
From 2000 Ricordi London started to sign composers under exclusive contract and has since become a significant force in the world of new music. The seven Ricordi London composers today are British, Australian, Japanese and Irish by nationaltiy, but the best classical music doesn’t recognise territorial boundaries: their music has been commissioned and performed by festivals, orchestras, ensembles and opera companies in the UK, Australia, Japan, the USA, Eire, Scandinavia, France, Germany , Austria, Hong Kong, The Netherlands, Russia, Belgium and Switzerland..
Jonathan Cole
(UK)
Ross Edwards (Australia)
Graham Fitkin (UK)
Dai Fujikura (Japan)
Rolf Hind (UK)
Liza Lim (Australia)
Ian Wilson (Ireland)
Ricordi London continues to produce print publications which are distributed
internationally by BMG Publications, your one-stop shop for a wealth of
French, Italian and British publications. The focus of Ricordi London’s
print programme today is on choral music by living British composers and
instrumental works written for younger performers by its “house” composers.
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