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Bernard Coutaz was born on 30 December, 1922, is a French music publisher. Discover Bernard Coutaz's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 87 years old?

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1922

Bernard Coutaz (30 December 1922 – 26 February 2010) was a French musical publisher, founder of the Harmonia Mundi label.

1945

Coutaz was born into a working-class family in Saint-Auban-sur-l'Ouvèze and studied at the Salesians of Don Bosco, but was asked to leave in 1945, during his novitiate, for having organized a Marxist study group.

1950

In the 1950s he became a journalist with Groupe Bayard, then 'Témoignage chrétien.

During this period Coutaz published four novels and was an editor at Éditions ouvrières.

At some time during this period Bernard Coutaz met Rudolf Ruby, a German sharing Coutaz' interests first in books, later in music.

1958

In 1958 Coutaz founded Harmonia Mundi (France), an independent label specializing in classical music in Paris with 26,50F in the bank.

1959

In the same year, or 1959, Rudolf Ruby founded Deutsche Harmonia Mundi (DHM) in Freiburg-im-Breisgau.

The name Harmonia Mundia was shared and each distributed the recordings of the other.

1962

In 1962 Coutaz relocated to Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire in Provence.

The label's first recording was of Slavonic liturgy sung by French monks.

This was followed by a series dedicated to historic organs, for which Coutaz toured France, Spain and Germany with his recording equipment in his Citroën 2CV.

A significant breakthrough occurred after hearing Alfred Deller in concert at Avignon.

In a much recounted story Coutaz drove Deller to his farm, and after a night of music, wine and goat's cheese, by dawn Deller was convinced to join the Harmonia Mundi label.

Deller's account of their first meeting, shows Coutaz' initial approach to artist management.

The success of Deller's recordings, and the artist-first management style of Coutaz and his wife Eva, attracted other loyal recording artists among them Philippe Herreweghe, René Jacobs, and the Ensemble Clément Janequin.

Coutaz also published the early recordings of Les Arts Florissants of William Christie.

1982

Harmonia Mundia U.S.A. was set up in 1982 to distribute and later record and manage artists in North America, among them Anonymous 4.

Harmonia mundi Ibèrica performs a similar role in Spain and Portugal, as distributor and producer of local recordings such as Toldra's Catalan zarzuela El giravolt de maig.

Éditions Bernard Coutaz publishes music books and fiction.

1993

The link was maintained until first BASF, then EMI, bought into the German label, then finally (after Ruby retired in 1993), DHM became part of BMG and then Sony.

Bernard Coutaz was made Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 1993 and officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

1997

Many of Konrad Junghänel's first recordings were with Harmonia Mundi, to whom his Cantus Cölln came from DHM-BMG in 1997.

Andreas Scholl was another artist to start with, then return to, Harmonia Mundi.

2009

In 2009 he was awarded a Special Award by Gramophone Magazine.

2010

He died in Arles in 2010.

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