Forlane

Forlane was a French classical music record label established in 1979 by Ivan Pastor, a former producer at Barclay Records, and Yves Roy. Its name derives from the French spelling of the furlana, a dance associated with European musical and cultural traditions. The label specialized in recorded song repertoire and classical vocal music rather than operating as a broad popular-music imprint. Its catalogue and artist roster included prominent singers and accompanists from the classical and art-song worlds, among them Yvette Horner, José van Dam, Dame Felicity Lott, Dame Margaret Price, Philip Langridge, Ann Murray, and Graham Johnson. Forlane's presence in the French recording sector reflected the importance of specialist independent labels in documenting repertoire that was not always central to the catalogues of larger mainstream record companies. The available reference material identifies its founding, French identity, repertoire focus, and notable recording artists, but does not establish its current ownership, corporate structure, distribution arrangements, headquarters, website, financial performance, or present operating status. Accordingly, Forlane is best documented as a historically significant French classical recording imprint whose later history requires further verification.

Forlane was founded in France in 1979 by Ivan Pastor and Yves Roy. Pastor brought experience from the established French record business through his earlier work as a producer at Barclay Records, while Roy joined him in creating an independent label with a more specialized musical remit. The label took its name from the French form of "furlana," a dance name that provided a distinctive cultural identity for the imprint. Rather than presenting itself as a general-market record company, Forlane concentrated on classical music, with particular emphasis on song repertoire. This orientation placed the label within the specialist recording tradition devoted to preserving and circulating vocal works, recital programmes, and related art-music repertory. Its documented artist list includes major figures from the European and British classical scenes. Singers associated with the label include Yvette Horner, José van Dam, Dame Felicity Lott, Dame Margaret Price, Philip Langridge, and Ann Murray. The pianist and accompanist Graham Johnson is also identified among the label's recorded artists, linking Forlane to the performance and documentation of song repertoire as well as to individual singers. The available sources do not provide a detailed chronology of Forlane's releases, changes in ownership, distribution partnerships, recording studios, catalogue size, or later corporate development. They also do not establish whether the label remains active, has been absorbed into another company, or survives primarily through its historical catalogue. Consequently, the most securely documented account of Forlane is that of a French independent classical label founded in 1979 and known for recordings involving distinguished vocal and song-repertoire performers. Further research into discographic databases, archival catalogues, and rights-holder records would be required to reconstruct its release history and present status.

• 1979

  Forlane is founded

  [1]Forlane (record label)en.wikipedia.org

  Ivan Pastor, formerly a producer at Barclay Records, and Yves Roy establish Forlane in France as a specialist classical music label.

A specialist French classical record label focused particularly on song repertoire and high-profile vocal recordings.

• Classical music recordings · 1979

  Forlane classical catalogue

  Forlane's documented output centered on classical music, especially song repertoire and vocal recordings. The catalogue is associated with performances by established singers and accompanists including José van Dam, Dame Felicity Lott, Dame Margaret Price, Philip Langridge, Ann Murray, and Graham Johnson. The available source does not identify individual release titles or a complete discography.

1. 1Forlane (record label)en.wikipedia.org