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Gideon Klein, Viktor Ullmann, Hawthorne String Quartet
Chamber Music From Theresienstadt 1941-1945
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. Allegro
2. Variace Na Tema Moravske Lidove Pisne
3. Molto Vivace
4. Fantasie A Fuga
5. Son Pro Klavir: Allegro Con Fuoco
6. Son Pro Klavir: Adagio
7. Son Pro Klavir: Allegro Vivace
8. Kvartet Op.2: Pomalu
9. Kvartet Op.2: Vivace, Ma Non Troppo
10. Kvartet Op.2: Andante Cantabile
11. Qt Op.46, No.3: Allegro Moderato
12. Qt Op.46, No.3: Presto
13. Qt Op.46, No.3: Largo
14. Qt Op.46, No.3: Allegro Vivace

CD Details

All Artists: Gideon Klein, Viktor Ullmann, Hawthorne String Quartet, Virginia Eskin
Title: Chamber Music From Theresienstadt 1941-1945
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Channel Classics Nl
Release Date: 5/17/1993
Album Type: Import
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Sonatas, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 723385169123

Synopsis

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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

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CD Reviews

I'm a bit biased, but I was moved by it.

J. Herzog | Oberlin, OH, USA | 11/22/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"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."