Karl Amadeus Hartmann

On April 27 and 28, 1945, a stream of Dachau 'protective custody prisoners' dragged themselves past us – endless was the stream, endless the misery, endless the suffering. Deeply shaken by the horrors...

This Concerto was inspired and written in honour of Zoltán Kodály. Hartmann was inspired to write a piece of music characterised by a Hungarian flavour, as much in the cadenza-like free passages remin...

Originally entitled ,Music of Sorrow', the work was written in 1939, duringthe first months of World War II. It is Karl Amadeus Hartmann's onlyviolin concerto and at the same time his most famous piec...

This piece, previously considered lost since its first performance, was described thus in reviews of that concert: “… The composition is modern and the humour appears to be that of the co...

Immerse yourself in a captivating world of sound with the 1st String Quartet "Carillon", published by the renowned Schott Musik. Scored for traditional string quartet (2 violins, viola, and cello), th...

Le concerto est écrit dans l'esprit et la vénération de Zoltán Kodály. Hartmann s'en est inspiré pour composer une musique empreinte de couleurs hongroises, tant dans les passages libres en forme de c...

Dirigier- und Studienpartitur

Dirigier- und Studienpartitur

Jüdische Chronik is a profoundly moving and historically poignant work. Scored for alto and baritone soloists, chamber choir, two speakers, and small orchestra, this gripping composition unfolds an in...

Soli, Sprecher, Chor und Orchester

Soli, Sprecher, Chor und Orchester

'The towers are burning, the church has been ransacked, the town hall lies in ruins, the strong have been hacked to death, the virgins defiled, and wherever we look we see fire, plague and death which...

Originally entitled ,Music of Sorrow', the work was written in 1939, duringthe first months of World War II. It is Karl Amadeus Hartmann's onlyviolin concerto and at the same time his most famous piec...