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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Chopin: 24 Etudes
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 11 Mar 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Beethoven: String Quartets, Op. 18
Chamber Music - Released by Claves Records on 6 Sep 2019
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Fritz Stüssi, A Swiss Romantic
Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Zürcher Kammerphilharmonie, Florian Helgath
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 1 Sep 2023
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Music in Bologna around 1660 (Cazzati & Cossoni)
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Claves Records on 21 Sep 2018
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Collection Musique Basque (Volume 1)
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 1 Jan 1997
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Phantasy in F Major for Viola and Piano
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 23 Nov 2023
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German Early Baroque Music for Trombones
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 1 Jan 1984
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Frauenstimmen
Anna Fortova, Kathrin Schmidlin
Chamber Music - Released by Claves Records on 7 Feb 2021
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Le clavecin baroque
Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Anne Gallet, Christiane Jaccottet
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 1 Jan 2000
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Tartini: Five Sonatas for Violin & Basso Continuo
Ingolf Turban, Yves Savary, Ursula Duetschler
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 1 Jan 1991
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Eybler: String Quintets Op. 6
Chamber Music - Released by Claves Records on 1 Jan 1996
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Quintette pour clarinette
Chamber Music - Released by Claves Records on 1 Jan 1986
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Galuppi: Passatempo Al Cembalo
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 1 Jan 1988
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Frank Martin : Piano Quintet, Quartet, Pavane couleur du temps
Quatuor Terpsycordes, Fabrizio Chiovetta
Chamber Music - Released by Claves Records on 12 Apr 2024
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Collection Musique Basque (Volume 2)
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 1 Jan 1998
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Enescu: Symphonie de chambre, Op. 33 - Deux intermèdes pour cordes, Op. 12 - Dixtuor pour instruments à vent, Op. 14
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 1 Jan 1988
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I. The Future Strings Variation (Arr. by Davide Mantovani)
Seckou Keita, The BBC Concert Orchestra, Mark Heron
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 21 Mar 2023
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Hanging Gardens
Jazz - Released by Claves Records on 2 Dec 2022
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Récital de piano pour la main gauche
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 1 Jan 2005
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Cerha : Sextet, Quintet & Trio
Chamber Music - Released by Claves Records on 30 Mar 2018
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HEIMAT - Friedrich Theodor Fröhlich: Lieder
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 1 Dec 2023
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo