Founded in 1945 by George Mendelssohn Bartoldy (1912–1988), VOX played a major role in recognizing and launching the careers of young talents like: Alfred Brendel, Ingrid Haebler, Walter Klien, Michael Ponti, Aaron Rosand, Ivry Gitlis, Michael Gielen and Rolf Reinhardt. It also (re)-aquainted American listeners to senior artists such as: Otto Klemperer, Jasha Horenstein, Ionel Perlea, Hans Rosbaud, Clemens Krauss, Mieczyslaw Horszowski, Lili Kraus, Vlado Perlmutter, György Sandor, Friedrich Wührer. Further artists who recorded for Mendelssohn were: Rugiero Ricci, Shura Cherhassky, Susanne Lauterbacher, Robert Firkusny, Abbey Simon.

The many imprints of VOX included: Vox Music Masters (founded in 1946 with educational purpose in mind), VOX BOX, TURNABOUT and CANDIDE – all of them LP labels. Their releases are still sought after by collectors due not only to the recordings themselves, but also to the quality of the liner notes and the highly artistic approach of the artworks. The CD era brought further imprints like MMG, Allegretto, Vox Cameo Classics and Vox Legends and were based increasingly on compilations and licensed material and less on new recordings.

Vox’s repertoire breadth is comprehensive, from medieval music to 20th century contemporary composition. Many of the VOX recordings – especially those of complete orchestral cycles with American orchestras – were realized by the Grammy awarded production team of Marc Aubort and Joanna Nickrenz from the Elite Recordings Studio, with many others being realized by the Südwest Tonstudio from Germany founded by Heinz Jansen.

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Album Title Catalogue No.
ARENSKY, A.S.: Piano Trio No. 1 / SHOSTAKOVICH, D.: Piano Trio No. 2 (Eastman Trio, Nieuw Amsterdam Trio) VOX-NX-2271
BACH, J.S. / BUXTEHUDE, D.: Magnificats (Gundermann, Rütgers, Equiluz, Kunz, Wenk, Stuttgart Bach Collegium, Rilling) VOX-NX-2309
BACH, J.S.: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1, 2 and 6 (Württemberg Chamber Orchestra of Heilbronn, Faerber) VOX-NX-2222
BACH, J.S.: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 3-5 (Württemberg Chamber Orchestra of Heilbronn, Faerber) VOX-NX-2223
BACH, J.S.: Cantatas, Vol. 1 - BWV 202, 203, 212 (Buckel, Ocker, Württemberg Chamber Orchestra of Heilbronn, Ewerhart) VOX-NX-2205
BACH, J.S.: Cantatas, Vol. 2 - BWV 80, 211 (Speiser, Fahberg, Bence, Jochims, Maier, Ocker, Schaible, Ewerhart, Rilling) VOX-NX-2206
BACH, J.S.: Cantatas, Vol. 3 - BWV 204, 209 (Speiser, Württemberg Chamber Orchestra of Heilbronn, Ewerhart) VOX-NX-2207
BACH, J.S.: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 (Majkut, Herrmann-Braun, Roon, W. Berry, Akademie Kammerchor, Vienna Symphony, Grossman) VOX-NX-2577
BACH, J.S.: Concertos for 3 and 4 Harpsichords, BWV 1063-1065 (Galling, Bilgram, Lehrndorfer, Stolze, Mainz Chamber Orchestra, Kehr) VOX-NX-2230
BACH, J.S.: Harpsichord Concertos, Vol. 1 - BWV 1052-1054 (Jaccottet, Württemberg Chamber Orchestra of Heilbronn, Faerber) VOX-NX-2226
BACH, J.S.: Harpsichord Concertos, Vol. 2 - BWV 1055-1058 (Jaccottet, Württemberg Chamber Orchestra of Heilbronn, Faerber) VOX-NX-2227
BACH, J.S.: Harpsichord Concertos, Vol. 3 - BWV 1060-1062, 1065 (Jaccottet, Sartoretti, Württemberg Chamber Orchestra of Heilbronn, Faerber) VOX-NX-2228
BACH, J.S.: Harpsichord Concertos, Vol. 4 - BWV 1044, 1063-1064 (Jaccottet, Sartoretti, Hostettler, G. Höller, Egger, Faerber) VOX-NX-2229
BACH, J.S.: Keyboard Works, Vol. 1 - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Preludes and Fugues Nos. 1-12, BWV 846-857 (Galling) VOX-NX-2586
BACH, J.S.: Keyboard Works, Vol. 10 - English Suites Nos. 3-5 (Galling) VOX-NX-2595
BACH, J.S.: Keyboard Works, Vol. 11 - 2-Part and 3-Part Inventions (Galling) VOX-NX-2596
BACH, J.S.: Keyboard Works, Vol. 12 - Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 / Aria variata, BWV 989 / 4 Duets, BWV 802-805 (Galling) VOX-NX-2597
BACH, J.S.: Keyboard Works, Vol. 13 - Italian Concerto, BWV 971 / Capriccio, BWV 922 / Little Preludes, BWV 933-943 (Galling) VOX-NX-2598
BACH, J.S.: Keyboard Works, Vol. 14 - Fantasias, Preludes and Fugues, BWV 895, 899-900, 902a, 902-904, 906, 918, 952-953, 961, 998 (Galling) VOX-NX-2599
BACH, J.S.: Keyboard Works, Vol. 15 - Toccatas, BWV 910-916 (Galling) VOX-NX-2600
BACH, J.S.: Keyboard Works, Vol. 2 - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Preludes and Fugues Nos. 13-24, BWV 858-869 (Galling) VOX-NX-2587
BACH, J.S.: Keyboard Works, Vol. 3 - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Preludes and Fugues Nos. 1-12, BWV 870-881 (Galling) VOX-NX-2588
BACH, J.S.: Keyboard Works, Vol. 4 - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Preludes and Fugues Nos. 13-24, BWV 882-893 (Galling) VOX-NX-2589
BACH, J.S.: Keyboard Works, Vol. 5 - Partitas Nos. 1, 3 and 4 (Galling) VOX-NX-2590
BACH, J.S.: Keyboard Works, Vol. 6 - Partitas Nos. 2, 5 and 6 (Galling) VOX-NX-2591