Erato Records

Erato Records is a record label founded in 1953 as Erato Disques S.A. by Philippe Loury to promote French classical music. Loury was head of éditions musicales Costallat. His first releases in France were licensed from the Haydn Society of Boston, and he made Erato's first recording in January 1953: Marc-Antoine Charpentier's Te Deum with Les Jeunesses Muslcales.

Erato Records
Parent company	Warner Music Group
Founded	1953 (1953)
Founder	Philippe Loury
Genre	Classical music (Early and Baroque music)
Country of origin	France
Location	Paris
Official website	www.warnerclassics.com

Michel Garcin became the label's artistic director and producer and built up the catalogue with contemporary French composers such as Henri Dutilleux^[1] and French artists: Jean-François Paillard (234 records), Marie-Claire Alain (234 records), Maurice André (198 records), Jean-Pierre Rampal (127 records), and Lily Laskine.^[2]

Warner Music Group acquisition

In 2013, the Erato Records label was revived with Warner Music Group acquisition of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics, which became part of Warner Classics. Erato Records absorbed the Virgin Classics artists roster and catalogue while the EMI Classics label's artists roster and catalogue was absorbed into the Warner Classics label but not the rights to the EMI Classics or Virgin Classics names due to the trademark rights being retained by seller Universal Music Group.^[3][4]