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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Ravel, Escaich, Liszt, Rachmaninoff & Ligeti: Works for Piano
Klassiek - Released by Claves Records on 30 jun. 2017
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J. Haydn: Works for Piano
Klassiek - Released by Claves Records on 30 sep. 2014
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J.S. Bach: Missae breves BWV 234 & 235
Laurent Gendre, Ensemble Orlando Fribourg, La Cetra Barockorchester Basel
Klassiek - Released by Claves Records on 1 nov. 2009
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J. Haydn: Divertimenti & Concertini for Pianoforte and Strings
Ensemble Eduard Melkus, Jörg Ewald Dähler
Kamermuziek - Released by Claves Records on 26 jan. 1982
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Famous Classics
Klassiek - Released by Claves Records on 1 jan. 2005
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Basque Music Collection, Vol. IX
Klassiek - Released by Claves Records on 1 jan. 2005
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Schumann: Cello Concerto / Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations / Gulda: Cello Concerto
Nicolas Altstaedt, Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Alexander Joel
Concertmuziek - Released by Claves Records on 30 jan. 2009
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Ouvres pour flûte à bec
Klassiek - Released by Claves Records on 1 jan. 2001
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Ich habe genug, BWV 82: I. Aria. "Ich habe genug"
Stephan MacLeod, Gli Angeli Genève
Klassiek - Released by Claves Records on 18 mrt. 2022
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Haydn: Divertimenti for Baryton, Viola & Violoncello
Kamermuziek - Released by Claves Records on 1 jan. 1987
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Virtuoso Music for Cello (Boccherini, Franchomme, Servais...)
Constantin Macherel, London Mozart Players, Sebastian Comberti
Concertmuziek - Released by Claves Records on 20 sep. 2019
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Jean Françaix: Works for Winds
Nicolas Chalvin, Orchestre De Chambre De Lausanne
Klassiek - Released by Claves Records on 22 okt. 2021
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Musique baroque italienne pour flûte à bec
Klassiek - Released by Claves Records on 1 jan. 1998
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Les Quatre Saisons
Klassiek - Released by Claves Records on 1 jan. 2003
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Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35, TH 59 (Live Recording, Lausanne 1973)
Igor Oïstrakh, Orchestre National de France, Jean Martinon
Concertmuziek - Released by Claves Records on 1 mei 2020
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Luca Marenzio : Il pastor fido (Madrigals)
Francesco Saverio Pedrini, La Pedrina
Wereldlijke vocale muziek - Released by Claves Records on 20 jul. 2018
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Duos pour violoncelle
Patrick Demenga, Thomas Demenga
Klassiek - Released by Claves Records on 1 jan. 1989
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Turina: Vol. I, Selected Symphonic Pieces
Gabriella Dall'Olio, Ricardo Requejo
Klassiek - Released by Claves Records on 1 jan. 1992
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Le Tricorne - 7 Chansons Populaires
Teresa Berganza, Jesús López-Cobos, Juan Antonio Alvarez Parejo
Klassiek - Released by Claves Records on 12 mrt. 1984
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CPE Bach: Flute Concertos & Sinfonias
Nolwenn Bargin, Musikkollegium Winterthur, Roberto González Monjas
Concertmuziek - Released by Claves Records on 4 okt. 2019
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