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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African Rhapsodies (A Work for Kora & Symphonic Orchestra)
Seckou Keita, The BBC Concert Orchestra, Mark Heron
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 26 May 2023
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J. S. Bach: 6 Suites for Solo Cello
Chamber Music - Released by Claves Records on 15 Dec 2023
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British Music for Viola & Piano
Izabel Markova, Irene Puccia, Alla Belova
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 22 Dec 2023
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Mozart: Concertos for flute and orchestra
Alexis Kossenko, Stephan MacLeod, Gli Angeli Genève
Concertos - Released by Claves Records on 7 Oct 2022
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Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 5 May 2014
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Tchaikovsky, Piano Concertos No. 1 & 2
Concertos - Released by Claves Records on 4 Dec 2015
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6 Suites a Violoncello solo senza Basso
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 9 Feb 2024
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American and English Orchestral Music
Joshua Weilerstein, Orchestre De Chambre De Lausanne
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 24 Jan 2024
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Shostakovich, Weinberg & Kobekin
Anastasia Kobekina, Berner Symphonieorchester, Kevin John Edusei
Concertos - Released by Claves Records on 5 Apr 2019
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Music for Viola & Chamber Orchestra
Timothy Ridout, Orchestre De Chambre De Lausanne, Jamie Phillips
Concertos - Released by Claves Records on 28 Feb 2020
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Numinosum: Works by Bach-Busoni, Liszt, Franck & Messiaen
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 7 Jul 2023
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Bach : h-Moll Messe, BWV 232
Stephan MacLeod, Gli Angeli Genève
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 26 Mar 2021
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J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion, BWV 245
Gli Angeli Genève, Stephan MacLeod, Werner Güra
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 7 Apr 2023
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Beethoven : The Complete 32 Piano Sonatas on Period Instruments (In addition, the three Bonn - Kurfürsten - Sonatas)
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 1 Jan 1997
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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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Harp Concertos (Ginastera/Debussy/Boieldieu)
Concertos - Released by Claves Records on 4 Nov 2016
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 5 & No. 6
Markus Poschner, Orchestra Della Svizzera Italiana
Symphonic Music - Released by Claves Records on 12 Jan 2024
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Antoine Reicha: Symphonies Concertantes
Christophe Coin, Chouchane Siranossian, Alexis Kossenko
Concertos - Released by Claves Records on 4 Dec 2020
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Richard Strauss: Elektra
Gwyneth Jones, Leonie Rysanek, Anne Evans
Opera - Released by Claves Records on 1 Jan 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Frank Martin : Le conte de Cendrillon (Das Märchen vom Aschenbrödel). Première mondiale
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 28 Jan 2013
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Live at Victoria-Hall Geneva, 2 March 2021 (Live Recording, Geneva 2021)
Mikhail Pletnev, L'Orchestre de Chambre de Genève, Gabor Takacs-Nagy
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 11 Feb 2022
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