Zéphyr Records (Brussels) Explained

Zéphyr Records
Parent:Schott frères, s.p.r.l.
Founded:1978
Status:Ceased 1986
Genre:Classical
Country:Belgium
Location:26-28 Rue Ravenstein, and
30 Rue Saint-Jean
Brussels

Zéphyr (Producteur phonographique) was a Belgian independent classical record label founded and owned by Schott frères, s.p.r.l. (Schott Brothers, private limited liability company), a Belgian music publishing and distributing firm. Zéphyr was based in the Brussels office of Schott frères. Schott frères had founded Zéphyr in 1978 for the purpose of showcasing instrumental works of Belgium composers, many of whom in its sheet music catalog. Since the 1960s, Schott Music had been distributing otherwise neglected recordings from catalogs of other small multinational European labels such as Harmonia Mundi, which specializes in baroque music, and WERGO, which produces contemporary music.

Recording venues

Selected composers recorded

Selected discography

Z series

CatalogAlbum titleArtistReleasedLibrary code
Z-03 Organ Music of Kerckhoven
Z-04 Organ Music of Lemmens 1979
Z-05 Two Centuries of Spanish Music for Two Guitars Ilse & Nicolas Alfonso 1980
Z-06 Organ Music Liège
Z-07 Sax-Retro
Z-08 Saxo-rama
Z-09 Organ Works of Georg Böhm
Z-10 Organ Works of Georg Böhm
Z-11 Organ Works of Georg Böhm
Z-12 The Romantic Guitar in 18th Century Spain Gonzalez Mohino 1982
Z-13 Three quartets for clarinet, violin, viola, & cello Ensemble Contrasts
Z-14 Goethe Songs Josef Baert, baritone 1982
Z-16 Lamentationes Jeremiae prophetae 1982
Z-17 Suites from 3rd Organ Book, Nivers1982
Z-18 Four Quartets for Clarinet Belgium Clarinet Quartet 1982
Z-19 Birds: German & French melodies of Mozart & Ravel 1983
Z-20 Saxophone & Organ Jean-Pierre Rorive
Z-23 Saxophone Concert
Z-24 Guitar Duo Mirel & Michael Burton

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