Forlane (from the French spelling of the furlana dance) was a French classical music label. It was founded in 1979 by Ivan Pastor, a former producer at Barclay Records, and Yves Roy. The company specialised in song repertoire and recorded artists including Yvette Horner, Jose van Dam, Dame Felicity Lott, Dame Margaret Price, Philip Langridge, Ann Murray and Graham Johnson.
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- Diapason harmonie: Issues 334-339 1988 "FORLANE On ne présente plus Ivan Pastor. Producteur chez Barclay, puis Decca France, i! crée, en 1979, avec Yves Roy. son propre label. Forlane. Objectif principal: enregistrer les orchestres régionaux français et les artistes ..."
- Gramophone: Volume 77 1999 "The French independent label, Forlane, run by Ivan Pastor and Yves Roy, has been recording artists of the calibre of Jose van Dam, Dame Felicity Lott (below), Dame Margaret Price, Philip Langridge, Ann Murray and Graham Johnson over the ..."