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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Nielsen & Szymanowski, Violin Concertos
Anna Agafia, Sinfonia Varsovia, Aleksandar Markovic
Concertos - Released by Claves Records on 10 Mar 2023
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Pièces pour piano à 4 mains (Volume III)
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 1 Jan 1994
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J. S. Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 30 Sep 2022
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Juan Crisóstomo De Arriaga: The Three String Quartets
Chamber Music - Released by Claves Records on 1 Jan 1995
The Qobuz Essential Discography16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Roots
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 9 Dec 2022
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas for Bass BWV 56-82-158-203
Gli Angeli Genève, Stephan MacLeod
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 29 Apr 2022
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Franz Schubert: String Quartets in Orchestral Versions
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 1 Jan 1998
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Rare Baroque Concertos
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 3 Jul 2015
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Rossini: La Scala di Seta, Early One-Act Operas, Vol. 5/5
Alessandro Corbelli, Teresa Ringholz, Ramón Vargas
Opera - Released by Claves Records on 1 Jan 1992
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
George Robert plays Michel Legrand
Jazz - Released by Claves Records on 24 Jun 2016
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Silvius Leopold Weiss: Lute Sonatas Vol. 1
Chamber Music - Released by Claves Records on 1 Jan 2006
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Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1. Op. 15 (Live Recording, Lausanne 1978)
Claudio Arrau, Orchestre National de France, Witold Rowicki
Concertos - Released by Claves Records on 1 May 2020
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Brahms: Clarinet Quintet Op. 115 & Piano Quintet Op. 34
Chamber Music - Released by Claves Records on 1 Jan 1997
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mozart: Piano Quartets
Chamber Music - Released by Claves Records on 13 Mar 2020
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Bartók: Works for Solo Piano, Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussions
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 25 Sep 2020
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Orgelfestival im Stadtcasino Basel, 2020 (Live)
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 19 Nov 2021
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Schumann: The Complete Works for Piano, Vol. 4
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 1 Mar 2010
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Saint-Saëns / Poulenc: Sonatas
Ingo Goritzki, Klaus Thunemann, Ricardo Requejo
Chamber Music - Released by Claves Records on 1 Jan 1991
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Harp Recital
Chamber Music - Released by Claves Records on 1 Jan 2000
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Khachaturian & Penderecki: Cello Concertos
Astrig Siranossian, Adam Klocek, Sinfonia Varsovia
Cello Concertos - Released by Claves Records on 16 Mar 2018
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Busoni: Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 2 - Enescu: Sonata for Violin & Piano No. 3
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 17 Nov 2008
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo