Paul Klee was a painter, but played the violin all his life. And he regularly went to concerts and the opera, where he found inspiration for his artistic work. In the 20th and 21st centuries, it was musicians who were inspired to compose by Paul Klee's art and his thoughts on pictorial formation. In this episode of “Paul Klee's Playlist”, you can find out why this is the case and what this contemporary music sounds like.

Music played (excerpts):

Sandor Veress, “Alter Klang” [“Old Sound”] for orchestra

Pierre Boulez, “Structures I” for 2 pianos

Harrison Birtwistle, “Carmen Arcadiae Mechanicae Perpetuum” for orchestra

Theo Brandmüller, “Konzert auf dem Zweig“ [“Concert on the Branch“] for Viola solo

Tzvi Avni, “Fuge in Rot“ [“Fugue in Red“] for mixed choir, clarinet, bass clarinet, piano, percussion

Jim McNeely, “Übermut“ [“Exuberance“] for Big Band

Speaker: Marianne Keller

Concept: Fabienne Eggelhöfer, Marianne Keller

Production: Mario Reinhard

Contact: archiv+forschung@zpk.org

Paul Klee was a painter, but played the violin all his life and regularly went to concerts and the opera. As a teacher at the Bauhaus in Weimar and Dessau, he liked to explain certain principles of pictorial formation using examples from music: beat, rhythm and polyphony are terms that occur frequently. In this episode of “Paul Klee's Playlist”, you can find out exactly what this is all about.

Music played (excerpts):

Johann Sebastian Bach, Suite No. 3 in D major BWV 1068

Johann Sebastian Bach, Sonata No. 6 in G major BWV 1019c

Johann Sebastian Bach, Fugue from “Toccata and Fugue” in D minor BWV 565

Johann Sebastian Bach, Well-Tempered Clavier, Fugue in C minor BWV 847

Speaker: Marianne Keller

Concept: Fabienne Eggelhöfer, Marianne Keller

Production: Mario Reinhard

Contact: archiv+forschung@zpk.org

Paul Klee was a painter, but played the violin all his life and regularly went to concerts and the opera. As a young man, he wrote music reviews for the Berner Fremdenblatt for three years and was not at all squeamish about the singers and soloists. Find out what he had to praise and criticise in this episode of “Paul Klee's Playlist”

Works played (excerpts):

Gaetano Donizetti, “La fille du régiment“

Ludwig van Beethoven, Ouverture from the opera “Fidelio“

Engelbert Humperdinck, Interlude from the opera “Hänsel und Gretel“

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Serenade No. 13 KV 525, A Little Night Music

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, String Quartet in D minor KV 421

Speaker: Marianne Keller,

Concept: Fabienne Eggelhöfer, Marianne Keller

Production: Mario Reinhard

Contact: archiv+forschung@zpk.org