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- ↑ "Tactus viene fondata nel 1986 da Serafino Rossi (1927-2009), imprenditore Bolognese di successo che, mosso da passione ed intuito, ..."
- ↑ Concerto - Provincia di Bologna 2 Nov 2010 "Concerto in memoria di Serafino Rossi (1927 - 2009). Fondatore della Casa Discografica
- ↑ Gramophone 1990 "The first reviews this month from the fledgling Tactus label should go some way to balancing the situation. This issue contains recordings of Boccherini (kt 1382), Frescobaldi (cr 1389) and Cavallieri (Kr 1394). .
