Rcprince is on target with respect to the corporate mentality, a mindset doubtless conditioned by the numbers--last figures I saw (about a year ago) indicated that classical purchases constitute less than 3% of the U.S. market. And yet...there _are_ labels besides Naxos who transcend the "warhorse" paradigm...among them ASV, Channel Islands, BIS, Lyrinx, and Hyperion (all of which, incidentally, appear to be risk takers by nature, given their willingness to also give SACD a tumble).
Labels such as these may be harder to find in the typical CD outlet, but that's where the Internet can show its stuff. What they produce is certainly worth the effort of a Web search.
If you run across a good Catulli, by the way, let me know.
Labels such as these may be harder to find in the typical CD outlet, but that's where the Internet can show its stuff. What they produce is certainly worth the effort of a Web search.
If you run across a good Catulli, by the way, let me know.