The latest Pentatone SACD was released 2 weeks ago....Puccini: Il Tabarro. Two other SACD titles are scheduled for release in January 2021.
In 2020, Sweden's BIS seems to have been the most active classical music label, with over 50 new SACD releases. However, the most active label for SACD was Hong Kong Universal Music....with over 90 new SACD releases (approximately 17% of all SACD titles released worldwide). As of December 1, 2020, at least 540 new SACD titles have been released worldwide this year. At its current pace, new SACD titles have a good chance of surpassing the 600 new titles mark for 2020. That's not too bad considering what has happened in 2020.
In contrast, 693 new SACD titles were released worldwide in 2019, a year in which SACD celebrated its 20th anniversary. That represented a 11% drop in new SACD title releases when compared to 2018, when 772 new SACD titles were released worldwide. Nonetheless, SACD should reach its 15,000th title in late 2021 if new releases continues at current rate.
In 2020, Sweden's BIS seems to have been the most active classical music label, with over 50 new SACD releases. However, the most active label for SACD was Hong Kong Universal Music....with over 90 new SACD releases (approximately 17% of all SACD titles released worldwide). As of December 1, 2020, at least 540 new SACD titles have been released worldwide this year. At its current pace, new SACD titles have a good chance of surpassing the 600 new titles mark for 2020. That's not too bad considering what has happened in 2020.
In contrast, 693 new SACD titles were released worldwide in 2019, a year in which SACD celebrated its 20th anniversary. That represented a 11% drop in new SACD title releases when compared to 2018, when 772 new SACD titles were released worldwide. Nonetheless, SACD should reach its 15,000th title in late 2021 if new releases continues at current rate.