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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Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 & Babadjanian: Heroic Ballad
Jean-Paul Gasparian, Berner Symphonieorchester, Stefan Blunier
Classical - Released by Claves Records on Mar 25, 2022
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Johann Sebastian Bach : Œuvres pour orgue, volume II
Classical - Released by Claves Records on Sep 30, 2010
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Bach : Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244
Stephan MacLeod, Werner Güra, Gli Angeli Genève
Classical - Released by Claves Records on Mar 27, 2020
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Boccherini: Complete Cello Concertos
Classical - Released by Claves Records on Jan 1, 1988
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Bach: Organ Masterworks, Vol. IV
Classical - Released by Claves Records on Dec 1, 2013
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Spanish Music for Piano
Classical - Released by Claves Records on Jan 1, 1986
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Baroqueswing, Vol. 3
Classical - Released by Claves Records on Jan 26, 2018
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Mendelssohn: The Six Organ Sonatas
Classical - Released by Claves Records on Dec 2, 2016
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Shostakovich : Piano Trios & Violin Sonata, Op.134
Ilya Gringolts, Daniel Haefliger, Gilles Vonsattel
Chamber Music - Released by Claves Records on Dec 22, 2017
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Valses de Vienne (transcr. piano à 4 mains)
Classical - Released by Claves Records on Jan 1, 1989
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Johann Sebastian Bach : Organ Masterworks, Vol. III
Classical - Released by Claves Records on Jul 15, 2012
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Manuel De Falla: The Complete Works For Solo Piano
Classical - Released by Claves Records on Jan 1, 1996
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The Violin’s Delight - A Garden of Pleasure
Classical - Released by Claves Records on Jul 21, 2017
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Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major K. 488 (Live Recording, Lausanne 1978)
Michael Studer, Orchestre De Chambre De Lausanne, Armin Jordan
Concertos - Released by Claves Records on May 1, 2020
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Mozart
Helena Macherel, Tjasha Gafner, London Mozart Players
Concertos - Released by Claves Records on Feb 23, 2024
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«Werden» works by Mozart - Beethoven - Tarrodi
Roberto González Monjas, Musikkollegium Winterthur
Classical - Released by Claves Records on Jun 30, 2023
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Clair Obscur: Oeuvres du 16e et du 17e siècle pour flûte et orgue
Duo Aeoline, Charlotte Schneider, Guy-Baptiste Jaccottet
Classical - Released by Claves Records on Jun 30, 2023
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Brahms: String Sextets
Quartet Sine Nomine, Nicolas Pache, François Guye
Chamber Music - Released by Claves Records on Sep 30, 2014
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Martin : Concertos pour piano n° 1 & 2 - Ballade pour piano & orchestre
Classical - Released by Claves Records on Jan 1, 1986
The Qobuz Essential Discography16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Schumann: The Complete Works for Piano, Vol. 6
Classical - Released by Claves Records on Feb 7, 2017
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Othmar Schoeck: Das Schloss Dürande, Op. 53
Opera - Released by Claves Records on Feb 8, 2019
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