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Kletzki: Symphony No. 2, Op. 18 - Marek: Sinfonia, Op. 28

2/3/2017, 5 Tracks, 1:13:01

Featuring

  • Thomas Rösner
  • Mariusz Godlewski
  • Narodowa Orkiestra Symfoniczna Polskiego Radia NOSPR
  • Paul Kletzki
  • Czesław Marek

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Czesław Marek, the other composer on this album, described his Sinfonia as a synthesis of neo-classical tendencies with a lyricism related to the early Romantic spirit and derived from Polish folklore.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Both composers, Paul Kletzki and Czesław Marek, abandoned composition altogether at almost exactly the same age of 43.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Paul Kletzki, one of the composers on this album, drew on German late-Romanticism, with Mahler, Strauss, and Reger as his models.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

The symphonies by Paul Kletzki and Czesław Marek on this album were composed and first performed within months of each other in the mid-1920s.

Source: Booklet

Album & Artwork

The cover image for this album is "Nachtstück bei Territet" (1904), an oil on canvas painting by Alexandre Perrier (1862-1936).

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Both Paul Kletzki and Czesław Marek, Polish composers featured on this album, were compelled by war to flee their homeland and found refuge in Switzerland.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

The album features the world premiere recording of Paul Kletzki's Symphony No. 2, op. 18.

Source: Booklet

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