Terezín: The Music 1941-44
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Terezín: The Music 1941–44 is a 2-CD set with music written by inmates at the Terezín concentration camp during World War II.
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. The CDs were produced by Alexander Goldscheider
, and released in 1991.
)
"Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello" (Klein)
"String Quartet No.3" (Viktor Ullmann
)
Songs (Ullmann)
Four Songs on Chinese Verse (Pavel Haas
)
Volume 1 contains chamber music
Chamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part...
by Gideon Klein
Gideon Klein
Gideon Klein was a Czech pianist and composer of classical music, organizer of cultural life in Theresienstadt concentration camp.-Life:...
, Viktor Ullmann
Viktor Ullmann
Viktor Ullmann was a Silesia-born Austrian, later Czech composer, conductor and pianist of Jewish origin.- Biography :...
, and Hans Krása
Hans Krása
Hans Krása was a Czech composer who was killed in the Holocaust at Auschwitz. He helped to organize cultural life in Theresienstadt concentration camp.-Life:...
; Volume 2 features the children's opera Brundibár
Brundibár
Brundibár is a children's opera by Jewish Czech composer Hans Krása with a libretto by Adolf Hoffmeister, originally performed by the children of Theresienstadt concentration camp in occupied Czechoslovakia...
by Krása, and songs by Ullmann and Pavel Haas
Pavel Haas
Pavel Haas was a Czech composer who was murdered during the Holocaust. He was an exponent of Leoš Janáček's school of composition, and also utilized elements of folk music and jazz. Although his output was not large, he is notable particularly for his song cycles and string quartets.-Pre-war:Haas...
. All the composers died in Auschwitz concentration camp
Auschwitz concentration camp
Concentration camp Auschwitz was a network of Nazi concentration and extermination camps built and operated by the Third Reich in Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany during World War II...
in 1944, except for Klein, who died the following year in Fürstengrube
Fürstengrube subcamp
The Fürstengrube subcamp was organized in the summer of 1943 at the Fürstengrube hard coal mine in the town of Wesola near Myslowice , approximately from Auschwitz concentration camp. The mine, which IG Farbenindustrie AG acquired in February 1941, was to supply hard coal for the IG Farben...
. Many of the works were written at the end of their lives, in 1943 and 1944. The CDs were produced by Alexander Goldscheider
Alexander Goldscheider
Alexander Goldscheider is a Czech-born composer, music producer, and computer specialist living since 1981 in London....
, and released in 1991.
Volume 1: Chamber Music
"Sonata for Piano" (Gideon KleinGideon Klein
Gideon Klein was a Czech pianist and composer of classical music, organizer of cultural life in Theresienstadt concentration camp.-Life:...
)
- Piano by Varda Nishry
- "Allegro Con Fuoco" – 5:15
- "Adagio" – 3:06
- "Allegro Vivave" – 2:32
"Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello" (Klein)
- Performed by the Czech String Trio
- "Allegro" – 2:13
- "Lento – Variations on a Moravian Folk Theme" – 7:17
- "Molto Vivace" – 3:12
"String Quartet No.3" (Viktor Ullmann
Viktor Ullmann
Viktor Ullmann was a Silesia-born Austrian, later Czech composer, conductor and pianist of Jewish origin.- Biography :...
)
- Performed by the Martinů QuartetMartinu QuartetThe Martinů Quartet is a Czech string quartet ensemble founded in 1976, originally under the name Havlák Quartet by students of Professor Viktor Moučka at the Prague Conservatory. In 1985, with the approval of the , the quartet assumed its present name Martinů Quartet, pledging to promote the...
- "Allegro Moderato" – 4:14
- "Presto" – 3:26
- "Largo" – 2:54
- "Allegro Vivace" – 2:22
- "Piano Sonata No.6" (Ullmann) – 12:42
- Piano by Emil Leichner
- "Tanec" (Hans KrásaHans KrásaHans Krása was a Czech composer who was killed in the Holocaust at Auschwitz. He helped to organize cultural life in Theresienstadt concentration camp.-Life:...
) – 6:27- Performed by the Czech String Trio
Volume 2: Songs and Opera
- "BrundibárBrundibárBrundibár is a children's opera by Jewish Czech composer Hans Krása with a libretto by Adolf Hoffmeister, originally performed by the children of Theresienstadt concentration camp in occupied Czechoslovakia...
(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)
- Mezzo-sopranoMezzo-sopranoA mezzo-soprano is a type of classical female singing voice whose range lies between the soprano and the contralto singing voices, usually extending from the A below middle C to the A two octaves above...
vocals by Emilie Berendsen and piano by David Bloch- "Abendphantasie (An Evening Phantasy)" – 4:54
- "Immer Inmitten (Ever In the Midst)" – 2:35
- "Drei Jiddische Lieder (Three Yiddish Songs)" – 10:55
- "Little Cakewalk" – 1:15
Four Songs on Chinese Verse (Pavel Haas
Pavel Haas
Pavel Haas was a Czech composer who was murdered during the Holocaust. He was an exponent of Leoš Janáček's school of composition, and also utilized elements of folk music and jazz. Although his output was not large, he is notable particularly for his song cycles and string quartets.-Pre-war:Haas...
)
- Bass vocals by Karel Průša and piano by Jiří Pokorný
- "Zaslechl Jsem Divoké Husy (I Heard Wild Geese)" – 2:19
- "V Bambusovém Háji (In a Bamboo Grove)" – 2:09
- "Daleko Měsíc Je Domova (Far Is the Moon of Home)" – 4:44
- "Probdělá Noc (A Sleepless Night)" – 3:14