OUR STORY
Phenotypic Recordings is a media company that brings to light new music by world-class musicians and innovative composers, with a focus on music that highlights the most important issues facing the world today. Artists include Kronos Quartet, Osvaldo Golijov, Kenji Bunch, Modern Violin Ensemble (MoVE), W4RP and more. As another way of amplifying artistic voices, Phenotypic Recordings donates revenue from streaming and downloads to support humanitarian causes identified by the artists making the music.
RELEASES
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VIDEOS
SINGLE: Kareem Roustom - Four Dances From Clorinda Agonistes: IV. Unity (from Shades of Night)
SINGLE: Kareem Roustom - Four Dances From Clorinda Agonistes: IV. Unity (from Shades of Night)
SINGLE: Kareem Roustom - Four Dances From Clorinda Agonistes: IV. Unity (from Shades of Night)
SINGLE: Kronos Quartet & Mary Kouyoumdjian, “Silent Cranes: I. slave to your voice” (from WITNESS)
SINGLE: W4RP Trio & LiKWUiD, “Sermon of the MatriarK” (from Sermon of the MatriarK)
ARTIST INTERVIEWS: Vivere String Quartet speaks about their album Prayer for Ukraine, the strength of Ukranian culture and the importance of music
SINGLE: Vivere String Quartet, “Maria’s City (Mariupol)” (from Prayer for Ukraine)
Preview of Landscape to Light by James Ross & Maxwell Quartet
LISTEN
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OUR PARTNERS
Every album from Phenotypic Recordings raises money for an important cause.
Our esteemed partners are all registered charities in their home country.
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Our dear friend Geoff Nuttall, acclaimed founding violinist of the St. Lawrence String Quartet, passed away in 2022 six months after a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. The Memorial Fund benefits research on pancreatic cancer at Stanford University.
Benefit of: St. Lawrence String Quartet, Haydn Op 76 Emperor & Sunrise, and St. Lawrence String Quartet and Stephen Prutsman, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Piano Quintet in E Major
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REVIVED SOLDIERS Ukraine is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in the U.S., dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine in support of their fundamental human rights and the medical rehabilitation of Ukrainian soldiers. https://www.rsukraine.org/
Benefit of: Vivere String Quartet, Prayer for Ukraine
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The Scottish Wildlife Trust successfully champions the cause of wildlife through policy and campaigning work, demonstrates best practice through practical conservation and innovative partnerships, and inspires people to take positive action through its education and engagement activities. It also manages a network of over 100 wildlife reserves across Scotland and is a member of the UK-wide Wildlife Trusts movement. https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/
Benefit of: James Ross and Maxwell Quartet's Landscape to Light
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The Surfrider Foundation is dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world’s ocean, waves, and beaches, for all people, through a powerful activist network. https://www.surfrider.org/
Benefit of: Hausmann Quartet, Pale Blue Dot
NEWS
