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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Franz Krommer: Flute & Oboe Concertos
Peter-Lukas Graf, Heinz Holliger
Concertos - Released by Claves Records on 1 Jan 1982
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J. S. BACH - Organ Masterworks, Vol. 1
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 23 Nov 2009
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Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467 "Elvira Madigan" (Live in Lausanne 1980)
Concertos - Released by Claves Records on 30 Jun 2009
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Chopin & Beethoven
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 20 May 2016
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Concertos français pour harpe
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 1 Jan 2002
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Sous l'Eau Du Songe
Maria Riccarda Wesseling, Nathalie Dang
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 20 Oct 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Franz Liszt: Recital
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 2 May 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Best of Lew Stone & the Monseigneur Band, 1932-34
Lew Stone & The Monseigneur Band
Jazz - Released by Claves Records on 1 Jan 1998
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Musiche Veneziane
English Chamber Orchestra, Paul Angerer, Jörg Ewald Dähler
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 1 Jan 1984
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Claude Gervaise : Danceries (A quatre parties)
Christian Mendoze, Ensemble Musica Antiqua, Novus Brass Quartet
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 1 Jan 1997
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Clara Barry sings Bartók
Clara Barry, Emil Spanyi, Szandai Mátyás
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 20 Oct 2023
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Bloch: The Sonatas for Violin & Piano, Piano Sonata
Chamber Music - Released by Claves Records on 1 Dec 2017
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Berg Darbellay Mahler: Lieder
Chamber Music - Released by Claves Records on 11 Mar 2022
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Chopin: 24 Etudes
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 11 Mar 2013
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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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Frank Martin : Piano Quintet, Quartet, Pavane couleur du temps
Quatuor Terpsycordes, Fabrizio Chiovetta
Chamber Music - Released by Claves Records on 12 Apr 2024
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
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
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo