Marcel Cellier
Marcel Cellier was a Swiss organist, ethnomusicologist and music producer, internationally known for introducing the singing of Le [Mystère des Voix Bulgares (album)|Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares], and the playing of Gheorghe Zamfir.
Cellier was the founder and owner of the "Disques Cellier" recording label. From 1960, and for the next 25 years, he hosted a weekly radio show on "Radio Suisse Romande", which he called "From the Black Sea to the Baltic".
In the 1960s, Cellier extensively researched Romanian folk music, which led to his discovery of Zamfir. In 1984, he was presented with the "Grand prix audiovisuel de l'Europe" from the Académie du disque français in Paris. In 1989, he was presented with a Grammy Award for producing Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares, Vol. II which featured, among others, the Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir.
In 2012, a documentary called Balkan Melodie was made about Cellier's travels in Eastern Europe.
Discography
Gheorghe Zamfir LP: Arion France 30 T 073La Doina Roumaine LP/CD: DC 001Flûte de Pan et Orgue – Gheorghe Zamfir/Marcel Cellier vol.1 LP/CD: DC 002Flûte de Pan et Orgue – Gheorghe Zamfir/Marcel Cellier vol 2 LP/CD: DC 003Les Virtuoses Roumains vol.1 LP: DC 004Flûte de Pan et Orgue – Gheorghe Zamfir/Marcel Cellier vol.3 LP/CD: DC 005Le Concert des Virtuoses Roumains LP/CD: DC 006Taragot et Orgue – Dumitru Farcas/Marcel Cellier vol. 1 LP/CD: DC 007Le Mystère des [Voix Bulgares (album)|Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares vol.1] LP/CD: DC 008Appenzeller Zäuerli LP/CD: DC 009L'Albanie mystérieuse LP/CD: DC 010Le Clarino virtuose de la Grèce LP: DC 011Les Muverans LP: DC 012Taragot et Orgue – Dumitru Farcas/Marcel Cellier LP/CD: DC 014Flûte de Pan et Orgue – Gheorghe Zamfir/Marcel Cellier LP/CD: DC 015Flûte de Pan et Orgue – Horea Crishan/Marcel Cellier LP: DC INT147.601Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares vol. 2 LP/CD: DC 016Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares vol. 3 LP/CD: DC 017To Rumania with love – Ulrich Herkenhoff/Marcel Cellier CD: DC 018Flûte de Pan, Cymbalum et Orgue – Simeon Stanciu/Ion Miu/Marcel et Alexandre Cellier CD: DC 019Marcel Cellier présente La Hongrie d'autrefois CD: VeranyVoyage au bout des notes – Alexandre Cellier/Jean Duperrex CD: DC 020Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares vol. 4 CD: DC 021Instruments et Rythmes Bulgares CD: DC 022De la Mer Noire à la Baltique 2CD: DOConcert pour les 80 ans de Marcel Cellier DVD: DC 023