Eisnacht

Featuring

Pia Viola Buchert
Tatjana Dravenau
Walter Arlen
Ursula Mamlok
Hans Gál
Ruth Schonthal

Felix Wolfes
Viktor Ullmann

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Performer Biography

Pianist Tatjana Dravenau is dedicated to discovering and rediscovering rarely heard compositions, regularly making first recordings for WDR Cologne.

Historical Context

Before 1933, musical life in German-speaking regions was rich in stylistic diversity, with tradition and modernity coexisting and new forms of expression emerging.

Historical Context

The six composers on this album, born between 1890 and 1924, all shared the common experience of persecution of Jewish people during the National Socialist dictatorship, leading to radical ruptures in their lives.

Historical Context

This album features compositions that vanished from public awareness due to political persecution, displacement, and extermination under National Socialist ideology.

Composer Biography

For composers like Walter Arlen, Ursula Mamlok, and Ruth Schonthal, who were young when the National Socialists came to power, emigration was the only way to escape persecution and survive.

Recording & Production

The Exilarte Center at the mdw - University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna - has archived over 40 estates of persecuted musicians, leading to the rediscovery of many unknown works, some of which are featured on this album.