The 'Festival Viktor Ullmann' was founded in Trieste in 2014 to rediscover and perform music by composers persecuted by Nazi and Fascist regimes, reflecting on the Shoah through art.
Historical Context
By 1940-1942, laws were enacted to exclude Jewish individuals from the performing arts sector in Fascist Italy.
Recording & Production
Kurt Sonnenfeld's piece for clarinet and piano, 'Il Trenino Capriccioso,' is presented here in its world premiere recording.
Historical Context
This album features music by Jewish Italian musicians who were persecuted by Fascism, with an unofficial radio ban on Jewish composers beginning in January 1938.
Historical Context
The persecution of Jewish musicians in Italy intensified with the 'Manifesto of Fascist Racism' in mid-July 1938, leading to general decrees in November 1938.
Composer Biography
Kurt Sonnenfeld, an Austrian composer of Jewish descent, moved to Italy in 1939 to escape antisemitism but was interned in the Fascist camp of Ferramonti in Calabria.
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