Paul Kletzki

[Barbirollians]

Fiftieth anniversary of his death in Liverpool next month but still no sign of a Kletzki box from Warner - very annoying when so many of his recordings are not even available to download any more.

[Lordgeous]

I grew up with - and still love - his Mahler 4. How do you Mahler-heads rate it now?

[Barbirollians]

Still close to the top of the tree I think and Emmy Loose close to ideal in the finale.

[Barbirollians]

Despite the letter in the Gramophone still no sign of a Kletzki box. For Kletzki fans I can recommend a recording on Audite of Brahms 4 Schubert 8 and Leonore No 3 from a Swiss Festival concert in 1946 - the Schubert the highlight the Brahms gets a bit wild in the finale but still much pleasure and a very classy Leonore No3 .

[smittims]

There has, of course , been an IntenseMedia 10-CD set which I don't think has been mentioned here so far, including some of his Columbia recordings:

Sibelius 1,2 &3 with the Philharmonia;
Mahler 9 and Verklaerte Nacht with the Israel phil;
Brahms, 3, Tchaik 6 and Manfred, etc.

[Barbirollians]

Scruffy remastering though . It’s a scandal that Warner just sits on most of his recorded legacy not even releasing it to download.

[Barbirollians]

An apparently Chinese label Janus Classics have released a number of rare Kletzki recordings - far from cheaply - but the Tchaikovsky 4 has a good booklet - and a live Bruckner 7 in association with BR Klassik.

The Tchaikovsky 4 is terrific except for a rather bizarre and wild acceleration in the finale which grated on me somewhat. Still great stuff in the round.

[richardfinegold]

I grew up with - and still love - his Mahler 4. How do you Mahler-heads rate it now?

Listening to his Beethoven Fourth with the Czech PO now. I love the sound of the orchestra and Kletzki delineation of textures particularly in II

[Barbirollians]

It’s a much underrated cycle.