Concert Artist/Fidelio Recordings is a British

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 classical music

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 record label

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, situated in Royston, Hertfordshire

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, England, and owned and operated by William Barrington-Coupe

William Barrington-Coupe

William H. Barrington-Coupe is a British record producer. He attained notoriety in 2007 when he confessed that a large number of piano CDs that he had sold on his Concert Artist/Fidelio Recordings label were not in fact performed by his wife Joyce Hatto but were copies, in some cases digitally...

. It is best known for selling unauthorized copies of commercial recordings by other artists as the work of Sergio Fiorentino

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 and Barrington-Coupe's late wife, Joyce Hatto

Joyce Hatto

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. Barrington-Coupe's long history in the music world includes time with Saga Films and Records and pop record producer Joe Meek

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.

After a great deal of speculation, discussion, and allegations in early 2007, on 26 February Barrington-Coupe admitted fraud and plagiarism regarding his recently-deceased wife

Joyce Hatto

Joyce Hatto was a British pianist and piano teacher. She became famous late in life, when unauthorised copies of commercial recordings made by other pianists were released under her name, earning her high praise from critics. The fraud did not come to light until a few months after her...

's recent recordings.

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