Claves Records
Claves is a Swiss record label, founded in 1968 in Thun. Dedicated to every kind of classical music, Claves likes to give priority to young artists, renowned musicians playing rare repertoires, Swiss interpreters and composers, works previously unreleased on CD, and historical re-releases. The independent label’s fame was first acquired thanks to two Swiss interpreters who are still active today: pianist, harpsichordist and conductor Jörg Ewald Dähler and flautist Peter-Lukas Graf, who made many recordings that are still in great demand today, especially in the Eastern countries. Later on, the label had the privilege to develop a close association with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Teresa Berganza and Ernst Haefliger. On the orchestral side, the English Chamber Orchestra, the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra (Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne) and the Kremlin Chamber Orchestra all regularly record with Claves. In the 1980’s, Claves enjoyed a very special partnership with Swiss conductor Marcello Viotti – shooting star of the conducting world, guest of the greatest lyrical scenes such as the MET, Scala, Wiener Staatsoper, Fenice, etc. – resulting in a series of first releases of single act Rossini operas. The Duo Crommelynck also marked this period with an important series of recordings embracing almost all the piano duet (four hands) repertoire; they had completed their final Schubert recording just months before their tragic death in 1994. Claves, besides its numerous baroque music recordings, are also interpretation pioneers, with artists ranging from the historical to the most recent ones, such as Swiss conductor and organist Diego Fasolis. The publication of archives, together with the Radio Télévision Suisse (Swiss broadcasting corporation), is one of the label’s strong points, with a fabulous catalogue: Haskil, Milstein, Michelangeli, Gilels, Kogan, Magaloff, Francescati, Stern, Grumiaux and Van Cliburn. As for young artists, the label pursues intense collaborations with the likes of Nicolas Altstaedt, Mélodie Zhao, Cédric Pescia, Xavier de Maistre and Corey Cerovsek.
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Schumann: The Complete Works for Piano, Vol. 6
Klassik - Erschienen bei Claves Records am 07.02.2017
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Othmar Schoeck: Das Schloss Dürande, Op. 53
Oper - Erschienen bei Claves Records am 08.02.2019
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Bloch, Dohnányi, Bruch, Tim Posner, Berner Symphonieorchester, Katharina Müllner
Tim Posner, Katharina Müllner, Berner Symphonieorchester
Instrumentalmusik - Erschienen bei Claves Records am 15.03.2024
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Franz Liszt: 12 Études d'exécution transcendante, S. 139
Klassik - Erschienen bei Claves Records am 04.10.2011
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Baroqueswing Vol. I
Klassik - Erschienen bei Claves Records am 15.12.2017
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Beethoven: Concerto pour piano n°5
Instrumentalmusik - Erschienen bei Claves Records am 01.06.2008
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Antonín Dvorák / Bedrich Smetana: Original Works For Piano Four Hands
Klassik - Erschienen bei Claves Records am 01.01.1993
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Poulenc, Fauré, Komitas
Astrig Siranossian, Théo Fouchenneret
Kammermusik - Erschienen bei Claves Records am 07.04.2016
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Bach: Organ Masterworks, Vol. V
Klassik - Erschienen bei Claves Records am 05.07.2015
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Oeuvres pour orgue
Klassik - Erschienen bei Claves Records am 01.12.2007
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Canciones españolas (Granados, Turina, Guridi, Toldra)
Teresa Berganza, Juan Antonio Alvarez Parejo
Vokalmusik (weltlich und geistlich) - Erschienen bei Claves Records am 01.01.1987
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CPE Bach: für Kenner und Liebhaber, Sonatas, Rondos & Fantasias
Klassik - Erschienen bei Claves Records am 23.10.2020
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Giacomo Meyerbeer: Gli Amori di Teolinda (Live at Opera, Lausanne)
Lenneke Ruiten, Davide Bandieri, Diego Fasolis
Oper - Erschienen bei Claves Records am 04.09.2020
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Shchedrin: Carmen Suite - Russian Photographs - Glorification
Klassik - Erschienen bei Claves Records am 01.01.2002
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Franz Xaver Mozart: Variations
Klassik - Erschienen bei Claves Records am 11.06.2021
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Philippe Gaubert, Chamber Music
Nolwenn Bargin, Maki Wiederkehr, Ensemble Chant du Vent
Kammermusik - Erschienen bei Claves Records am 25.11.2022
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Villa-Lobos, Braga & Guastavino: Songs from South America for Mezzo Soprano & Piano
Teresa Berganza, Juan Antonio Alvarez Parejo
Vokalmusik (weltlich und geistlich) - Erschienen bei Claves Records am 01.01.1984
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Duende
Klassik - Erschienen bei Claves Records am 04.12.2020
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J.S. Bach: Missae breves BWV 234 & 235
Laurent Gendre, Ensemble Orlando Fribourg, La Cetra Barockorchester Basel
Klassik - Erschienen bei Claves Records am 01.11.2009
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Frank Martin: Concerto pour violon / Esquisse
Svetlin Roussev, L'Orchestre de Chambre de Genève, Arie van Beek
Instrumentalmusik - Erschienen bei Claves Records am 04.06.2021
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo