Chamber Music From Theresienstadt 1941-1945

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Among the several prominent composers incarcerated at Theresienstadt concentration camp during World War II were Gideon Klein and Viktor Ullmann. Although they died before war's end, the music they composed during their imprisonment helped them and their fellow prisoners to triumph over the prevailing horror. A few of their finest chamber works are represented here, in careful, sensitive performances. --David Vernier

Tracks:

Allegro
Variace Na Tema Moravske Lidove Pisne
Molto Vivace
Fantasie A Fuga
Son Pro Klavir: Allegro Con Fuoco
Son Pro Klavir: Adagio
Son Pro Klavir: Allegro Vivace
Kvartet Op.2: Pomalu
Kvartet Op.2: Vivace, Ma Non Troppo
Kvartet Op.2: Andante Cantabile
Qt Op.46, No.3: Allegro Moderato
Qt Op.46, No.3: Presto
Qt Op.46, No.3: Largo
Qt Op.46, No.3: Allegro Vivace

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Among the several prominent composers incarcerated at Theresienstadt concentration camp during World War II were Gideon Klein and Viktor Ullmann. Although they died before war's end, the music they composed during their imprisonment helped them and their fellow prisoners to triumph over the prevailing horror. A few of their finest chamber works are represented here, in careful, sensitive performances. --David Vernier

Customer Reviews:

I'm a bit biased, but I was moved by it........2004-11-22

I'm pretty biased; I've been studying chamber music from Theresienstadt for a year now. However, I would say that ANYONE ANYWHERE will enjoy Gideon Klein's String Trio. It is sincerely beautiful music that expresses a genuine passion for the Czech Republic. It reminded me of Smetana a lot. Some other stuff on this CD is quite atonal. My ears did not enjoy Ullmann's string quartet at all; I know it is all important music to listen to to learn about the holocaust, but I think Ullmann's opera "Der Kaiser" is much less atonally grating to the ears. Klein is a wonderful composer, and I enjoyed his atonal sonata on here much more than Ullmann's atonal string quartet. However, overall, I would say buy this cd for Klein's String Trio and YOU WILL NOT BE SORRY. I really think that Klein needs to be recognized for his personal genius as a composer, not simply for being a composer who died in the holocaust.

Composers from Theresienstadt, 1941-1945: Hans Krása

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Composers from Theresienstadt, 1941-1945: Hans Krása

Manufacturer: Channel Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000003UY0
Release Date: 1993-03-29

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Hans Krása was among the 20th century's most talented composers; his early death in a Nazi concentration camp was one among countless tragedies for humanity and for music. On the evidence of the chamber works heard on this program, and in spite of the slightly uneven performances, we see in these worthy pieces the unfulfilled promise--humor, pathos, and the hand of a master at work. --David Vernier

Track Listings:

Track Listings

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Track Listings

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The Sinatra Project [Explicit Lyrics]

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Eiffel Tower

The Beginning: Got To Find A Way

The Very Best Of Nina Simone, 1967-1972 : Sugar In My Bowl

The Heroick Mr. Handel

Some More Horizons [Import]

Scriabin: Vers la flamme

The Best of George Shearing

Roberto Yanes [Import]

Sus Exitos Con Raul Iriarte V.2 [Import]

Gershwin: Blue Monday (A One Act Jazz Opera - World Premiere Recording)

Without a Song: The 9/11 Concert