Garzon

It is extremely pleasing to note the increasing number of records being released in recent years that have showcased music by that lost generation of composers who perished at the hands of the Nazis; Viktor Ullmann was numbered amongst them. Whilst much of what he wrote has been lost a goodly amount has survived including most of the 23 works he wrote while incarcerated in Terezin (Theresienstadt) the transit camp from whence he was dispatched to the gas chambers in Aushwitz. Sonatas 5, 6 and 7 were all composed in Terezin while the fourth was composed the year before he was sent there. The more music by Viktor Ullmann I hear the more I am struck by a feeling of loss at the thought of such a talent being extinguished……

Steve Arloff @ musicweb-international.com