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Conductor

Paul Kletzki

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Format: 10CD

Cat No: 600539

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Release Date:  15 November 2019

Label:  Documents

Packaging Type:  Box Set

No of Units:  10

Barcode:  4053796005397

Genres:  Classical  Classical  

  • Description

    – A great conductor – live in Paris, Lucerne, Montreux, Stockholm – Mahler and Schoenberg with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra – Soloists: Menuhin, Martzy, Oistrakh, Pollini, Adolf Busch and others. – Sibelius symphonies as reference recordings



    The career of conductor Paul Kletzki (* 1910 in Poland - + 1973 in England) could be emblematic of an artist's fate in 20th century Germany: studies in Poland and Berlin, early success as a composer, highly acclaimed debut as a conductor in Berlin in 1923, hired by Furtwängler to the Berlin Philharmonic in 1932. Then a major cut during this crucial starting phase: As a Jew Kletzki has to flee Germany. First stop Poland, then Italy, from Venice to Milan, where he receives a professorship for composition. He manages yet another escape from Hitler and Mussolini, this time to Switzerland. From 1940 on he teaches at the Conservatory in Lausanne. After the end of the war he succeeds in a brilliant restart as a conductor - with concerts especially in France and Israel. They form important parts of this 10 CD collection, in particular the concert with brothers Adolf and Hermann Busch. Both had formed a trio with pianist Rudolf Serkin. Adolf Busch (1891-1952) had left Germany in protest, when he was banned from performing with the Jew Serkin. In Dallas, Texas, Kletzki later becomes chief conductor of the orchestra (1958-61), also in Bern (1965 – 68), and from 1967 to 70 he is the successor to Ernest Ansermet in Geneva. Kletzki was especially close to the Philharmonics in Liverpool. He died there at the age of 63.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Jean Sibelius - Symphony No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 39 I. Andante, ma non troppo – Allegro energico
      • 2. Jean Sibelius - Symphony No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 39 II. Andante
      • 3. Jean Sibelius - Symphony No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 39 III. Scherzo: Allegro
      • 4. Jean Sibelius - Symphony No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 39 IV. Finale: Andante – Allegro molto – Andante assai – Allegro molto come prima – Andante ma non troppo
      • 5. Jean Sibelius - Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Op. 43 I. Allegretto
      • 6. Jean Sibelius - Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Op. 43 II. Tempo andante, ma rubato
      • 7. Jean Sibelius - Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Op. 43 III. Vivacissimo
      • 8. Jean Sibelius - Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Op. 43 IV. Finale: Allegro moderato

      Disc 2

      • 1. Jean Sibelius - Sympnony No. 3 In C Major, Op. 52 I. Allegro moderato
      • 2. Jean Sibelius - Sympnony No. 3 In C Major, Op. 52 II. Andantino con moto, quasi allegretto
      • 3. Jean Sibelius - Sympnony No. 3 In C Major, Op. 52 III. Moderato – Allegro ma non tanto
      • 4. Sergej Rachmaninov - Piano Concero No. 3 In D Minor, Op.30 I. Allegro ma non tanto
      • 5. Sergej Rachmaninov - Piano Concero No. 3 In D Minor, Op.30 II. Intermezzo: Adagio
      • 6. Sergej Rachmaninov - Piano Concero No. 3 In D Minor, Op.30 III. Finale: Alla breve
      • 7. Ludwig van Beethoven - Romance No. 1 In G Major, Op. 40
      • 8. Ludwig van Beethoven - Romance No. 2 In F Major, Op. 50

      Disc 3

      • 1. Johannes Brahms - Symphony No. 3 In F Major, Op. 90 I. Allegro con brio
      • 2. Johannes Brahms - Symphony No. 3 In F Major, Op. 90 II. Andante
      • 3. Johannes Brahms - Symphony No. 3 In F Major, Op. 90 III. Poco allegretto
      • 4. Johannes Brahms - Symphony No. 3 In F Major, Op. 90 IV. Allegro (applause)
      • 5. Johannes Brahms - Symphony No.4 In E Minor, Op. 98 I. Allegro non troppo
      • 6. Johannes Brahms - Symphony No.4 In E Minor, Op. 98 II. Andante moderato
      • 7. Johannes Brahms - Symphony No.4 In E Minor, Op. 98 III. Allegro giocoso – Poco meno presto –Tempo I
      • 8. Johannes Brahms - Symphony No.4 In E Minor, Op. 98 IV. Allegro energico e passionato – Più Allegro

      Disc 4

      • 1. Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 9 In D Major I. Andante comodo
      • 2. Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 9 In D Major II. Im Tempo eines gemächlichen Ländlers, etwas täppisch und sehr derb
      • 3. Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 9 In D Major III. Rondo – Burleske: Allegro assai, sehr trotzig
      • 4. Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 9 In D Major IV. Adagio: Sehr langsam und noch zurückhaltend

      Disc 5

      • 1. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6 In B Minor, Op. 74, „Pathetique“ I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo
      • 2. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6 In B Minor, Op. 74, „Pathetique“ II. Allegro con grazia
      • 3. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6 In B Minor, Op. 74, „Pathetique“ III. Allegro molto vivace
      • 4. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6 In B Minor, Op. 74, „Pathetique“ IV. Finale: Adagio lamentoso – Andante
      • 5. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 35 I. Allegro moderato
      • 6. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 35 II. Canzonetta: Andante
      • 7. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 35 III. Finale: Allegro vivacissimo

      Disc 6

      • 1. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Manfred Symphony In B Minor, Op. 58 I. Lento lugubre – Moderato con moto – Andante
      • 2. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Manfred Symphony In B Minor, Op. 58 II. Vivace con spirit
      • 3. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Manfred Symphony In B Minor, Op. 58 III. Andante con moto
      • 4. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Manfred Symphony In B Minor, Op. 58 IV. Allegro con fuoco
      • 5. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy - Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op. 64 I. Allegro molto appassionato
      • 6. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy - Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op. 64 II. Andante
      • 7. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy - Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op. 64 III. Allegro non troppo – Allegro molto vivace

      Disc 7

      • 1. Frédéric Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 11 I. Allegro maestoso
      • 2. Frédéric Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 11 II. Romance: Larghetto
      • 3. Frédéric Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 11 III. Rondo: Vivace (applause)
      • 4. Frédéric Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 2 In F Minor, Op 21 I. Maestoso
      • 5. Frédéric Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 2 In F Minor, Op 21 II. Larghetto
      • 6. Frédéric Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 2 In F Minor, Op 21 III. Allegro vivace

      Disc 8

      • 1. Claude Debussy - La Mer - Trois Esquisses Symphoniques I. De l’aube á midi sur la mer
      • 2. Claude Debussy - La Mer - Trois Esquisses Symphoniques II. Jeux de vagues
      • 3. Claude Debussy - La Mer - Trois Esquisses Symphoniques III. Dialogue du vent et de la mer
      • 4. Igor Stravinsky - L’Oiseau De Feu - The Firebird I. Introduction – L’oiseau des feu et sa danse
      • 5. Igor Stravinsky - L’Oiseau De Feu - The Firebird II. Rondo de princesses
      • 6. Igor Stravinsky - L’Oiseau De Feu - The Firebird III. Danse infernale du roi Kachtcheï
      • 7. Igor Stravinsky - L’Oiseau De Feu - The Firebird IV. Berceuse
      • 8. Igor Stravinsky - L’Oiseau De Feu - The Firebird V. Finale (applause)
      • 9. Arnold Schoenberg - Verklärte Nacht

      Disc 9

      • 1. Franz Schubert - Symphony No. 7 In B Minor, D.759,“Unfinisched“ I. Allegro moderato
      • 2. Franz Schubert - Symphony No. 7 In B Minor, D.759,“Unfinisched“ II. Andante con moto
      • 3. Ludwig van Beethoven - Leonore Ouvertur No. 3 In C Minor, Op. 72B
      • 4. Johannes Brahms - Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 77 I. Allegro non troppo
      • 5. Johannes Brahms - Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 77 II. Adagio
      • 6. Johannes Brahms - Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 77 III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace

      Disc 10

      • 1. Robert Schumann - Symphony No. 3 In E Flat Major, Op. 97, „Rhenish“ I. Lebhaft
      • 2. Robert Schumann - Symphony No. 3 In E Flat Major, Op. 97, „Rhenish“ II. Scherzo: Sehr mäßig
      • 3. Robert Schumann - Symphony No. 3 In E Flat Major, Op. 97, „Rhenish“ III. Nicht schnell
      • 4. Robert Schumann - Symphony No. 3 In E Flat Major, Op. 97, „Rhenish“ IV. Feierlich
      • 5. Robert Schumann - Symphony No. 3 In E Flat Major, Op. 97, „Rhenish“ V. Lebhaft
      • 6. Robert Schumann - Manfred, Op. 115 Overture
      • 7. Ludwig van Beethoven - Concerto For Violin, Cello And Orchestra, Op. 102 I. Allegro
      • 8. Ludwig van Beethoven - Concerto For Violin, Cello And Orchestra, Op. 102 II. Andante
      • 9. Ludwig van Beethoven - Concerto For Violin, Cello And Orchestra, Op. 102 III. Vivace non troppo