Ullmann: Der Kaiser Von Atlantis
Label: IBS Catalog: IBS32018 Format: CD Agudin, Facundo; Pérez, Natalie; Orchestre Musique des Lumières; Slipak, Wassyl; Pruvot, Pierre-Yves; Wall, Anna; Obrecht, SébastienViktor Ullmann arrived in Theresienstadt on 8 September 1942. He was 44 years old, a Jew and a former officer of the Austrian army. Being an accomplished composer, well known for his organizational skills, he was immediately solicited by the Freizeitgestaltung to organize concerts and conferences, to write musical reviews (he authored 26 such texts), and to compose. In fact, during the two years before his transport to Auschwitz, he wrote several instrumental and vocal works, including song cycles for baritone and piano, one sonata for violin and piano, his third string quartet, three piano sonatas (numbers 5, 6 and 7) as well as an opera in one act on a libretto by the young poet Peter Kien “Der Kaiser von Atlantis oder die Tod-Verweigerung (The Emperor of Atlantis, or the Disobedience of Death).” This production of “Der Kaiser” is one of the only recorded productions of the work available on the market, and features a stunning cast of musicians, including Pierre-Yves Pruvot, Wassyl Slipak, Anna Wall, Natalie Perez, and Sebastian Obrecht. Price: $24.98 |