Terezín: The Music 1941–44

Terezín: The Music 1941–44
Compilation album by various artists
Released 1991
Genre Instrumental, chamber music, vocal and choral, stage works
Length 56:16 and 58:23
Label Romantic Robot
Producer Alexander Goldscheider

Terezín: The Music 1941–44 is a 2-CD set with music written by inmates at the Terezín concentration camp during World War II.[1][2][3]

Volume 1 contains chamber music by Gideon Klein, Viktor Ullmann, and Hans Krása; Volume 2 features the children's opera Brundibár by Krása, and songs by Ullmann and Pavel Haas. All the composers died in Auschwitz concentration camp in 1944, except for Klein, who died the following year in Fürstengrube. Many of the works were written at the end of their lives, in 1943 and 1944.[4] The CDs were produced by Alexander Goldscheider, and released in 1991.

Contents

Track listing

Volume 1: Chamber Music

"Sonata for Piano" (Gideon Klein)

"Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello" (Klein)

"String Quartet No.3" (Viktor Ullmann)

  1. "Piano Sonata No.6" (Ullmann) – 12:42
    • Piano by Emil Leichner
  2. "Tanec" (Hans Krása) – 6:27
    • Performed by the Czech String Trio

Volume 2: Songs and Opera

  1. "Brundibár (Children's Opera in Two Acts)" (Krása) – 25:22
    • Performed by the Bambini Di Praga Choir and the Filmový Symfonický Orchestra
    • Chorus master: Bohumil Kulínský
    • Conductor: Mario Klemens
    • Libretto: Adolf Hoffmeister

Songs (Ullmann)

Four Songs on Chinese Verse (Pavel Haas)

See also

References

  1. ^ Campbell, R.M., "Holocaust Musicians Left Powerful Legacy," (Review), Seattle Post-Intelligencer, November 11, 1999, accessed November 23, 2009
  2. ^ Stearns, David Patrick, "Testament of Terezin," The Independent (London), January 28, 1995, accessed November 24, 2009
  3. ^ "A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust," University of South Florida (2005), accessed November 24, 2009
  4. ^ "Terezín – The Music 1941–44," Ciao.uk, accessed November 24, 2009

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