The career of conductor Paul Kletzki (B. 1910 in Poland – D. 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 concerts 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 Jewish 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.
CD 1
■ Jean Sibelius (1865 – 1957)
SYMPHONY NO. 1 IN E MINOR, OP.
39
Sinfonie Nr. 1, e-Moll, op. 39
1. I. Andante, ma non troppo – Allegro
energico 10‘44
2. II. Andante 8‘23
3. III. Scherzo: Allegro 4‘43
4. IV. Finale: Andante – Allegro molto –
Andante assai – 11‘33
Allegro molto come prima – Andante ma
non troppo
SYMPHONY NO. 2 IN D MAJOR, OP.
43
Sinfonie Nr. 2, D-Dur, op. 43
5. I. Allegretto 9‘16
6. II. Tempo andante, ma rubato 13‘23
7. III. Vivacissimo 6‘02
8. IV. Finale: Allegro moderato 11‘49
Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor / Dirigent Paul Kletzki
recorded / aufgenommen 1955
Total Time 75’59
CD 2
■ Jean Sibelius (1865 – 1957)
SYMPNONY NO. 3 IN C MAJOR,
OP. 52
Sinfonie Nr. 3, C-Dur, op. 52
1. I. Allegro moderato 9‘55
2. II. Andantino con moto, 8‘45
quasi allegretto
3. III. Moderato 8‘45
– Allegro ma non tanto
Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor / Dirigent Paul Kletzki
recorded / aufgenommen 1959
■ Sergej Rachmaninov (1873 – 1943)
PIANO CONCERO NO. 3 IN D MINOR,
OP. 30
Konzert für Klavier und Orchester,
d-Moll, op. 30
4. I. Allegro ma non tanto 14‘14
5. II. Intermezzo: Adagio 9‘01
6. III. Finale: Alla breve 12‘13
Witold Malcuzynski piano
Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor / Dirigent Paul Kletzki
recorded / aufgenommen 1949
■ Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
7. ROMANCE NO. 1 7‘35
IN G MAJOR, OP. 40
Romanze Nr. 1, G-Dur, op. 40
Johanna Martzy violin
Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor / Dirigent Paul Kletzki
recorded / aufgenommen 1955
8. ROMANCE NO. 2 8‘27
IN F MAJOR, OP. 50
Romanze Nr. 2, F-Dur, op. 50
Georg Kulenkampff violin
Berliner Philharmoniker
conductor / Dirigent Paul Kletzki
recorded / aufgenommen 1932
Total Time 79’11
CD 3
■ Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
SYMPHONY NO. 3 IN F MAJOR, OP.
90
Sinfonie Nr. 3, F-Dur, op. 90
1. I. Allegro con brio 9‘18
2. II. Andante 9‘47
3. III. Poco allegretto 6‘04
4. IV. Allegro (applause) 9‘29
Orchestre National de la Radiotelevision
Française
conductor / Dirigent Paul Kletzki
recorded / aufgenommen 1960, Live
SYMPHONY NO.4 IN E MINOR, OP. 98
Sinfonie Nr. 4, e-Moll, op. 98
5. I. Allegro non troppo 12‘09
6. II. Andante moderato 11‘33
7. III. Allegro giocoso – Poco meno
presto – Tempo I 5‘52
8. IV. Allegro energico e passionato –
Più Allegro 9‘54
Swiss Festival Orchestra
conductor / Dirigent Paul Kletzki
recorded / aufgenommen 1946, Live at
Lucerne Festival
Total Time 74’17
CD 4
■ Gustav Mahler (1860 – 1911)
SYMPHONY NO. 9 IN D MAJOR
Sinfonie Nr. 9, D-Dur
1. I. Andante comodo 24‘22
2. II. Im Tempo eines gemächlichen
Ländlers, 12‘30
etwas täppisch und sehr derb
3. III. Rondo – Burleske: Allegro assai,
sehr trotzig 10‘37
4. IV. Adagio: Sehr langsam und noch
zurückhaltend 23‘44
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor / Dirigent Paul Kletzki
recorded / aufgenommen 1954
Total Time 71’14
CD 5
■ Pjotr I. Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893)
SYMPHONY NO. 6 IN B MINOR, OP.
74, „Pathetique“
Sinfonie Nr. 6, h-Moll, op. 74
1. I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo 18‘39
2. II. Allegro con grazia 8‘09
3. III. Allegro molto vivace 8‘39
4. IV. Finale: Adagio lamentoso –
Andante 10‘00
Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor / Dirigent Paul Kletzki
recorded / aufgenommen 1960
VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MAJOR, OP.
35
Konzert für Violine und Orchester,
D-Dur, op. 35
5. I. Allegro moderato 18‘10
6. II. Canzonetta: Andante 6‘37
7. III. Finale: Allegro vivacissimo 9‘35
David Oistrakh violin
Stockholm Festival Orchestra
conductor / Dirigent Paul Kletzki
recorded / aufgenommen 1955, Live
Total Time 79’55
CD 6
■ Pjotr I. Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893)
MANFRED SYMPHONY IN B MINOR,
OP. 58
Manfred-Sinfonie, h-Moll, op. 58
1. I. Lento lugubre – Moderato con moto
– Andante 17‘03
2. II. Vivace con spirit 8‘37
3. III. Andante con moto 9‘26
4. IV. Allegro con fuoco 16‘05
Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor / Dirigent Paul Kletzki
recorded / aufgenommen 1954
■ Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809 –
1847)
VIOLIN CONCERTO IN E MINOR, OP.
64
Konzert für Violine und Orchester.
E-Moll, op. 64
5. I. Allegro molto appassionato 12‘24
6. II. Andante 7‘59
7. III. Allegro non troppo – Allegro molto
vivace 6‘19
Yehudi Menuhin violin
Orchestre National de la RTF
conductor / Dirigent Paul Kletzki
recorded / aufgenommen 1957, Live at
Montreux Festival
Total Time 77’59
CD 7
■ Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849)
PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 IN E
MINOR, OP. 11
Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 1,
e-Moll, op. 11
1. I. Allegro maestoso 18‘44
2. II. Romance: Larghetto 9‘27
3. III. Rondo: Vivace (applause) 9‘35
Mauricio Pollini piano
Orchestre National de la RTF
conductor / Dirigent Paul Kletzki
recorded / aufgenommen 1960, Live
PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 IN F MINOR,
OP. 21
Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 2,
f-Moll. op. 21
4. I. Maestoso 12‘29
5. II. Larghetto 9‘08
6. III. Allegro vivace 8‘03
Witold Malcuzynski piano
Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor / Dirigent Paul Kletzki
recorded / aufgenommen 1946
Total Time 67’32
CD 8
■ Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918)
LA MER
Trois Esquisses symphoniques
Three Symphonic Scetches /
Drei symphonische Skizzen
1. I. De l’aube á midi sur 9‘43
la mer
(From the Dawn to Midday
on Sea / Von der Morgenröte
bis zum Mittag auf dem Meer)
2. II. Jeux de vagues 6‘34
(Game oft he Waves /
Spiel der Wellen)
3. III. Dialogue du vent et 8‘23
de la mer
(Dialogue between Wind
and Sea / Zwiegespräch
zwischen Wind und Meer)
Orchestre National de la RTF
conductor / Dirigent Paul Kletzki
recorded / aufgenommen 1957, Live
at Montreux Festival
■ Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971)
L’OISEAU DE FEU
The Firebird / Der Feuervogel
Suite
4. I. Introduction 4‘54
– L’oiseau des feu et sa danse
The Firebird and this Dance /
Der Feuervogel und sein Tanz
5. II. Rondo de princesses 4‘46
Round Dance of the Princesses/
Reigen der Prinzessinnen
6. III. Danse infernale du 4‘19
roi Kachtcheï
Infernal Dance of King Kashchei/
Höllentanz des Königs
Kaschtschej
7. IV. Berceuse 3‘16
Lullaby / Wiegenlied
8. V. Finale (applause) 4‘16
Orchestre National de la RTF
conductor / Dirigent Paul Kletzki
recorded / aufgenommen 1960, Live
■ Arnold Schoenberg (1874 – 1951)
9. VERKLÄRTE NACHT 27‘07
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor / Dirigent Paul Kletzki
recorded / aufgenommen 1954
Total Time 73’31
CD 9
■ Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828)
SYMPHONY NO. 7 IN B MINOR, D.
759,“Unfinisched“
Sinfonie Nr. 7, h-Moll, D. 759,
„Unvollendete“
1. I. Allegro moderato 10‘47
2. II. Andante con moto 12‘15
■ Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
3. LEONORE OUVERTUR NO. 3 IN C
MINOR, OP. 72b 13‘49
Leonore, Ouvertüre Nr. 3, c-Moll, op. 72b
Swiss Festival Orchestra conductor /
Dirigent Paul Kletzki
recorded / aufgenommen 1946, Live at
Lucerne Festival (1-3)
■ Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MAJOR, OP.
77
Konzert für Violine und Orchester,
D-Dur, op. 77
4. I. Allegro non troppo 23‘01
5. II. Adagio 10‘05
6. III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo
vivace 8‘00
Johanna Martzy violin
Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor / Dirigent Paul Kletzki
recorded / aufgenommen 1955
Total Time 78’08
CD 10
■ Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856)
SYMPHONY NO. 3 IN E FLAT MAJOR,
OP. 97, „Rhenish“
Sinfonie Nr. 3, Es-Dur, op. 97,
„Rheinische Sinfonie“
1. I. Lebhaft 9‘14
2. II. Scherzo: Sehr mäßig 6‘39
3. III. Nicht schnell 4‘52
4. IV. Feierlich 5‘33
5. V. Lebhaft 5‘03
MANFRED, OP. 115
6. Overture / Ouvertüre 12‘14
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor / Dirigent Paul Kletzki
recorded / aufgenommen 1954 (1959?)
■ Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN, CELLO AND
ORCHESTRA, OP. 102
Konzert für Violine, Cello und Orchester,
op. 102
7. I. Allegro 14‘42
8. II. Andante 7‘40
9. III. Vivace non troppo 7‘34
Adolf Busch violin Hermann Busch cello
Orchestre de la Radiodiffusion Française
conductor / Dirigent Paul Kletzki
recorded / aufgenommen 1949, Live
Total Time 73’45
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