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André Cluytens (1905–1967) was known for flowing elegance, fidelity to the score, and temperament without any trace of showmanship. He was the first Frenchman to conduct at Bayreuth, made the first complete recording of Beethoven’s symphonies with the Berlin Philharmonic, and was also a frequent and welcome guest in Lucerne. In 1954, he met the young Igor Oistrakh and earned standing ovations with Khachaturian’s brilliant Violin Concerto and Franck’s Symphony in D minor. more

César Franck | Aram Khachaturian | Modest Mussorgsky

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César Franck Symphony in D Minor (36:38) Philharmonia Orchestra | André Cluytens

I. Lento – Allegro non troppo (16:45)
II. Allegretto (09:34)
III. Allegro non troppo (10:19)

Aram Khachaturian Violin Concerto in D Minor (33:59) Igor Oistrakh | Philharmonia Orchestra | André Cluytens

I. Allegro con fermezza (13:08)
II. Andante sostenuto (12:05)
III. Allegro vivace (08:46)


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Modest Mussorgsky | Maurice Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition (30:22) Philharmonia Orchestra | André Cluytens

Promenade I. Allegro giusto nel modo russico; senza allegrezza ma poco sostenuto (01:43)
I. The Gnome (02:16)
Promenade II. Moderato commodo assai e con delicatezza (00:55)
II. The Old Castle (04:14)
Promenade III. Moderato non tanto, pesante (00:32)
III. The Tuileries (00:57)
IV. The Ox-Cart (Bydło) (02:29)
Promenade IV. Tranquillo (00:37)
V. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks (01:22)
VI. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle (02:15)
VII. Limoges. The Market (01:15)
VIIIa. In the Catacombs (01:49)
VIIIb. With the Dead in a Dead Language (Con mortuis in lingua mortua) (01:32)
IX. The Hut on Fowl's Legs (03:10)
X. The Great Gate of Kiev (05:16)

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André Cluytens conducts Franck & Khachaturian
LUCERNE FESTIVAL Historic Performances, Vol. 22
article number: 97.846
EAN barcode: 4022143978462
price group: BCB
release date: 4. September 2026
total time: 101 min.

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He has fallen somewhat into obscurity. Yet in the 1950s and 1960s, André Cluytens was regarded, alongside his older colleagues Charles Münch and Ernest Ansermet and the slightly younger Jean Martinon, as the foremost interpreter of the French repertoire. Even so, he was by no means a "specialist". On the contrary, the breadth of his repertoire and his curiosity for unfamiliar works were hallmarks of Cluytens's artistry. In 1955, he became the first French conductor to appear at Bayreuth (long before Pierre Boulez). Between 1957 and 1960, he even pre-empted Herbert von Karajan by making the Berlin Philharmonic's first complete recording of the Beethoven symphonies. 


Two live recordings from the Internationale Musikfestwochen Luzern (today's Lucerne Festival), released here for the first time, pay tribute to the Belgian-born conductor who made France his adopted home. In the summer of 1954, Cluytens drew a remarkable range of colours and moods from César Franck's Symphony in D minor at the helm of the Philharmonia Orchestra, shaping its unsentimental tempos into a compelling symphonic drama. He was also joined by the then 23-year-old violinist Igor Oistrakh, who performed Aram Khachaturian's Violin Concerto, one of the signature works of his father and teacher David Oistrakh. His interpretation combines breathtaking precision with an idiomatic shaping of the lyrical themes and features a substantial solo cadenza of his own, surpassing not only Khachaturian's original but also the cadenza customarily performed by his father in terms of technical demands. 

Both live recordings are premiere releases. The 32-page booklet in three languages provides a portrait of the conductor written by Michael Struck-Schloen and also features photos from the festival archive, published here for the first time. 

In cooperation with audite, Lucerne Festival presents the "Historic Performances" series featuring outstanding concert recordings of artists who have shaped the festival throughout its history. The aim of this CD edition is to rediscover treasures - most of which have not been released previously - from the first six decades of the festival, which was founded in 1938 with a special gala concert conducted by Arturo Toscanini. These recordings, painstakingly remastered and supplemented with photos and materials from the Lucerne Festival archive, represent a sonic history of the festival. 

Reviews

www.pizzicato.lu | 03/09/2026 | Remy Franck | September 3, 2026 | source: https://www.pizz... André Cluytens mit meisterhaften Interpretationen

Der große belgische Dirigent André Cluytens (1905 – 1967) ist heute quasi komplett in Vergessenheit geraten. Dabei war er zu Lebzeiten einMehr lesen

Der große belgische Dirigent André Cluytens (1905 – 1967) ist heute quasi komplett in Vergessenheit geraten. Dabei war er zu Lebzeiten ein international sehr erfolgreicher Dirigent. Durch ihn auch wurde das Belgische Nationalorchester zu einem international bekannten Klangkörper.
Umso erfreulicher ist nun, dass das Label audite in seiner Archivreihe der Musikfestspiele Luzern, der wir bereits manche Kostbarkeit verdanken, ein Album mit drei überaus faszinierenden Einspielungen herausbringt.

Gleich die Symphonie von César Franck wird in jeder Hinsicht überzeugend dargeboten, mit typischen Farben und sehr viel Spontaneität. Sie klingt im ersten Satz hin und wieder gefühlvoller und zugleich auch – mit direkt explosiven Passagen – kontrastreicher als bei anderen Dirigenten. Das Allegretto wird fein nuanciert und ist hinreißend charmant. Das Finale dirigiert Cluytens sehr schnell und fulminant, zugleich sehr schlank und federnd.
Zu ihm gesellt sich der damals 23-jährige Geiger Igor Oistrach, der Aram Khatchatourians Violinkonzert aufführt, ein Werk, das sein Vater und Lehrer David Oistrach 1949 uraufgeführt hatte.
Das Violinkonzert enthält so reiche Melodien, so stimmungsvolle Musik, so viele virtuose und so viele lyrischen Passagen, dass sich das Ohr daran nur erfreuen kann, zumal wenn es so hervorragend und farbbewusst gespielt wird wie hier. Igor Oistrach wird den technischen wie auch den expressiven Anforderungen in seinem warmen und leidenschaftlichen Spiel vollauf gerecht. Cluytens ist im ersten Satz rhapsodisch, im zweiten lyrisch warm und im rasant dirigierten Finale als Energiebündel dabei.

Cluytens erweist sich auch in den Bildern einer Ausstellung als ein Meisterdirigent. Die Komposition, die natürlich in der Ravel-Orchestrierung gespielt wird, ist nicht auf der physischen CD enthalten, kann aber als Bonus digital gehört werden.
Trotz des manchmal unpräzisen Orchesters gelingt es Cluytens, eine mit großer Sensibilität ausgearbeitete, musikalisch intensive Fassung der Komposition von Mussorgsky/Ravel zu präsentieren. Einerseits gibt es darin viel Poesie und Farbenwirkung, andererseits viel Spontaneität mit kraftvollen Akzentuierungen – sehr klangmalerisch und entsprechend eindringlich.

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English translation:

Today, the great Belgian conductor André Cluytens (1905–1967) has been all but forgotten. Yet during his lifetime, he enjoyed international success as a conductor. He also played a key role in establishing the Belgian National Orchestra as an internationally renowned ensemble.
It is therefore all the more gratifying that the audite label is now releasing an album featuring three utterly fascinating recordings in its archive series of the Lucerne Music Festival to which we already owe many treasures.

César Franck’s Symphony, in particular, is presented convincingly in every respect, with characteristic timbres and a great deal of spontaneity. In the first movement, it sounds at times more emotive and, at the same time – with passages that are downright explosive – more rich in contrast than in performances by other conductors. The Allegretto is finely nuanced and utterly charming. Cluytens conducts the finale at a very fast and brilliant pace, yet it remains very lean and springy.
He is joined by the then 23-year-old violinist Igor Oistrakh, who performs Aram Khachaturian’s Violin Concerto, a work that his father and teacher, David Oistrakh, had premiered in 1949.
The Violin Concerto contains such rich melodies, such evocative music, so many virtuosic and so many lyrical passages that the ear cannot help but delight in it, especially when it is played as superbly and with such a keen sense of color as it is here. Igor Oistrach fully meets both the technical and expressive demands with his warm and passionate playing. Cluytens is rhapsodic in the first movement, lyrically warm in the second, and a bundle of energy in the fast-paced finale.

Cluytens also proves himself a master conductor in ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’. The composition, performed of course in Ravel’s orchestration, is not included on the physical CD but can be heard digitally as a bonus track.
Despite the orchestra’s occasional lack of precision, Cluytens succeeds in presenting a musically intense interpretation of the Mussorgsky/Ravel composition, crafted with great sensitivity. On the one hand, it is rich in poetry and color; on the other, it brims with spontaneity and powerful accents – highly evocative and correspondingly compelling.
Der große belgische Dirigent André Cluytens (1905 – 1967) ist heute quasi komplett in Vergessenheit geraten. Dabei war er zu Lebzeiten ein

www.kultur-port.de | Montag, 31. August 2026 | August 31, 2026 | source: https://www.kult... Eleganz und Dramatik ohne Show-Attitüde. André Cluytens und Luzern

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De Gelderlander | 8 augustus 2026 | Maarten-Jan Dongelmans | August 8, 2026 | source: https://www.geld... Belgisch-Franse maestro dirigeert in Luzern zonder egotripperij

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Scherzo
Scherzo | 23/07/2026 | July 23, 2026 | source: https://scherzo.... Audite rescata dos grabaciones inéditas de André Cluytens realizadas en el Festival de Lucerna

Sus versiones, caracterizadas por una notable amplitud estilística, destacan por el equilibrio entre rigor, claridad y expresividad.Mehr lesen

Aus urheberrechtlichen Gründen dürfen wir ihnen diese Rezension leider nicht zeigen!
Sus versiones, caracterizadas por una notable amplitud estilística, destacan por el equilibrio entre rigor, claridad y expresividad.

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