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This release by the ARC Ensemble appeared in the Chandos label's Music in Exile series in 2023. This isn't exactly appropriate, for all the music here by the German Jewish composer Robert Müller-Hartmann was composed before 1938 when the composer fled Germany for England. Although he had had a good deal of success in Germany during the Weimar Republic and even stuck it out for a while there teaching in Jewish schools, he was never treated well in England (although Ralph Vaughan Williams appreciated his talent) and was even interned for a time. The excellent notes by ARC Ensemble artistic director Simon Wynberg tell the whole sorry tale, but the key point here is that he was totally forgotten, and all the works here are world premieres. They are well worth rediscovery. The opening Violin Sonata, Op. 5, is an early work from 1923 dedicated to Artur Schnabel. Hear the melodic lilt in the first movement, suggesting Viennese popular music, although Müller-Hartmann was from Hamburg. Perhaps the strongest work is the spare, four-movement Sonata for two violins, Op. 32, which one might easily take for Hindemith if asked to guess. The String Quartet No. 2, Op. 38, is an emotionally rich, rather intense work. Nothing at all is dull or academic here, and the varied forces all benefit from obviously well-prepared performances by members of the ARC Ensemble. Clear sound from Toronto's Koerner Hall is another plus on a recording by a composer who survived the horrors of the age.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 5 (Robert Muller-hartmann)
Erika Raum, Violin, MainArtist - Robert Muller-hartmann, Composer - Kevin Ahfat, Piano, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Erika Raum, Violin, MainArtist - Robert Muller-hartmann, Composer - Kevin Ahfat, Piano, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Erika Raum, Violin, MainArtist - Robert Muller-hartmann, Composer - Kevin Ahfat, Piano, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Two Pieces for Cello and Piano (Robert Muller-hartmann)
Thomas Wiebe, Cello, MainArtist - Robert Muller-hartmann, Composer - Kevin Ahfat, Piano, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Thomas Wiebe, Cello, MainArtist - Robert Muller-hartmann, Composer - Kevin Ahfat, Piano, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 22 (Robert Muller-hartmann)
Marie Berard, Violin, MainArtist - Erika Raum, Violin, MainArtist - Robert Muller-hartmann, Composer
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Marie Berard, Violin, MainArtist - Erika Raum, Violin, MainArtist - Robert Muller-hartmann, Composer
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Marie Berard, Violin, MainArtist - Erika Raum, Violin, MainArtist - Robert Muller-hartmann, Composer
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Marie Berard, Violin, MainArtist - Erika Raum, Violin, MainArtist - Robert Muller-hartmann, Composer
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Three Intermezzi and Scherzo for Piano, Op. 22 (Robert Muller-hartmann)
Robert Muller-hartmann, Composer - Kevin Ahfat, Piano, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Robert Muller-hartmann, Composer - Kevin Ahfat, Piano, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Robert Muller-hartmann, Composer - Kevin Ahfat, Piano, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Robert Muller-hartmann, Composer - Kevin Ahfat, Piano, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
String Quartet No. 2, Op. 38 (Robert Muller-hartmann)
ARC Ensemble, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Robert Muller-hartmann, Composer
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
ARC Ensemble, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Robert Muller-hartmann, Composer
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
ARC Ensemble, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Robert Muller-hartmann, Composer
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
ARC Ensemble, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Robert Muller-hartmann, Composer
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Album review
This release by the ARC Ensemble appeared in the Chandos label's Music in Exile series in 2023. This isn't exactly appropriate, for all the music here by the German Jewish composer Robert Müller-Hartmann was composed before 1938 when the composer fled Germany for England. Although he had had a good deal of success in Germany during the Weimar Republic and even stuck it out for a while there teaching in Jewish schools, he was never treated well in England (although Ralph Vaughan Williams appreciated his talent) and was even interned for a time. The excellent notes by ARC Ensemble artistic director Simon Wynberg tell the whole sorry tale, but the key point here is that he was totally forgotten, and all the works here are world premieres. They are well worth rediscovery. The opening Violin Sonata, Op. 5, is an early work from 1923 dedicated to Artur Schnabel. Hear the melodic lilt in the first movement, suggesting Viennese popular music, although Müller-Hartmann was from Hamburg. Perhaps the strongest work is the spare, four-movement Sonata for two violins, Op. 32, which one might easily take for Hindemith if asked to guess. The String Quartet No. 2, Op. 38, is an emotionally rich, rather intense work. Nothing at all is dull or academic here, and the varied forces all benefit from obviously well-prepared performances by members of the ARC Ensemble. Clear sound from Toronto's Koerner Hall is another plus on a recording by a composer who survived the horrors of the age.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:09:07
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Arc Ensemble
- Composer: Robert Muller-hartmann
- Label: Chandos
- Genre: Classical Chamber Music
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
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