Short bio Viktor Ullmann
Birthday:
1898 in Teschen
Died:
1944 in Auschwitz, Poland
Active:
1920s - 1940s
Genre:
Classical
Period:
20th Century, Modern
Full biography Viktor Ullmann
Viktor Ullmann was a talented composer and pianist who was born in 1898 in what was then the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and is now Czechia. He showed his musical talent from a young age, and went on to study under some of the most renowned composers and teachers of his time, including Arnold Schoenberg and Franz Schreker.
Ullmann's music was greatly influenced by the Second Viennese School, a group of composers who were known for their atonal and experimental approach to music composition. Despite the challenging nature of his work, Ullmann's compositions were often marked by their haunting beauty and intricate harmonies.
In his early years, Ullmann worked as a music critic, teacher, and performer. He composed several operas, orchestral and chamber works. His famous works include the opera Der Kaiser von Atlantis.
Tragically, Ullmann's promising career was cut short by the rise of the Nazi regime in Germany. In 1942, he was deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp, where he continued to compose music under incredibly difficult circumstances. In fact, several of his most important works, including his piano sonatas and song collections, were composed during his time in the camp.
Ullmann eventually died in concentration camp in 1944, along with most of the other prisoners. However, his music continued to live on and his legacy has been celebrated by musicians and music lovers around the world.
Compositions featuring Viktor Ullmann
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don Quixote tanzt Fandango, overture for orchestra | 9:24 min | Orchestral | 1944 |
| 2 | Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke, for speaker & piano | 32:32 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | 1944 |
| 3 | Piano Sonata No. 7 | 23:03 min | Keyboard | 1944 |
| 4 | Menuett (Totentanz), for piano | 2:48 min | Keyboard | 1943 |
| 5 | Seeräuber, ballade for violin | 1:20 min | Chamber Music | 1943 |
| 6 | Geistliche Lieder Op. 20 | 24:48 min | Vocal Music | 1943 |
| 7 | Symphony No. 1 ("On my youth") (reconstructed by Bernhard Wulff) | 16:35 min | Symphony | 1943 |
| 8 | Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 49 | 12:56 min | Keyboard | 1943 |
| 9 | Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 45 | 17:14 min | Keyboard | 1943 |
| 10 | Der Mensch und sein Tag, song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 47 | 14:19 min | Vocal Music | 1943 |
| 11 | Der Kaiser von Atlantis, oder die Tod-verweigerung, opera | 56:23 min | Opera | 1943 |
| 12 | Chinesische Lieder (3) | Vocal Music | 1943 | |
| 13 | Chansons des enfants françaises | 1:23 min | Vocal Music | 1943 |
| 14 | Wendla im Garten | 2:10 min | Vocal Music | 1943 |
| 15 | Sonnenentergang, for voice & piano (3 Lieder nach Hölderlin No. 1) | 1:50 min | Vocal Music | 1942 |
| 16 | Der Frühling, for voice & piano (3 Lieder nach Hölderlin No. 2) | 2:08 min | Vocal Music | 1942 |
| 17 | Abendphantasie, for voice & piano (3 Lieder nach Hölderlin No. 3) | 6:57 min | Vocal Music | 1942 |
| 18 | Piano Sonata No. 4, Op. 38 | 18:54 min | Keyboard | 1941 |
| 19 | Concerto for piano & orchestra, Op. 25 | 18:36 min | Concerto | 1940 |
| 20 | Liederbuch des Hafis, Op. 30 | 9:52 min | Vocal Music | 1940 |
| 21 | Liebeslieder (5) on texts by Ricarda Huch, for voice & piano, Op. 26a | 12:46 min | Vocal Music | 1940 |
| 22 | Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 26b | 17:06 min | Keyboard | 1940 |
| 23 | Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke, 12 pieces for speaker & orchestra | 26:32 min | Orchestral | 194? |
| 24 | Lieder (6) for voice & piano, Op. 17 | 12:35 min | Vocal Music | 1937 |
| 25 | Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 10 | 15:18 min | Keyboard | 1936 |
| 26 | Variations & Double Fugue on a Theme of Arnold Schönberg, for piano, Op. 3a | 11:50 min | Keyboard | 1934 |
| 27 | On voit mourir (Sonnets of Louïze Labé), Op. 34/2 | 2:54 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 28 | Portuguese Sonnets (3), for voice & piano, Op. 29 | 8:29 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 29 | Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 19 | 12:39 min | Keyboard | - |
| 30 | Schnitterlied, for voice & piano (3 Lieder No. 1) | 1:13 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 31 | Schwer ist's, das Schöne zu lassen, song for soprano & piano | 5:08 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 32 | O schöne Hand, for voice & piano (Liebeslieder No. 5), Op. 18/5 | 3:36 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 33 | Symphony No. 2 in D major | 23:26 min | Symphony | - |
| 34 | Variations, Fantasy and Double Fugue, Op. 5 | 12:53 min | Keyboard | - |
| 35 | Yome, Yome, for chorus | 1:51 min | Choral | - |
| 36 | Wo hast du all die Schönheit, for voice & piano (Liebeslieder No. 1), Op. 18/1 | 1:55 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 37 | Wie ist die Nacht, for voice & piano (6 Lieder), Op. 17/5 | 3:40 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 38 | Wenn je ein Schönes, for voice & piano (Liebeslieder No. 4), Op. 18/4 | 2:07 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 39 | Weihnachtsmorgen in Dornach, Op. 20/6 | 3:27 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 40 | Wanderer erwacht in der Herberge, for voice & piano (Chinesische Lieder No. 1) | 2:51 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 41 | Vorausbestimmung (Liederbuch des Hafis), Op. 30/1 | 1:48 min | - | |
| 42 | Vor der Ewigkeit, for voice & piano (Immer inmitten No. 2) | 3:56 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 43 | Verdämmern (Der Mensch und sein Tag No. 10), Op. 47/10 | 1:19 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 44 | Sha Shtil, for chorus | 2:10 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 45 | Unwiderstehliche Schönheit (Liederbuch des Hafis), Op. 30/3 | 3:10 min | - | |
| 46 | Um Mitternacht, im Schlafe schon, Op. 20/1 | 2:34 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 47 | Three-part choruses (3) on Hebraic texts | Choral | - | |
| 48 | Säerspruch, for voice & piano (3 Lieder No. 2) | 1:27 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 49 | Leis' auf zarten Füßen, Op. 20/3 | 1:55 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 50 | Sturmlied, for voice & piano (Liebeslieder No. 3), Op. 18/3 | 1:49 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 51 | String quartet No. 3, Op. 46 | 14:11 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 52 | Stille (Der Mensch und sein Tag No. 12), Op. 47/12 | 1:31 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 53 | Slavonic Rhapsody for orchestra with saxophone obbligato | 13:24 min | Orchestral | - |
| 54 | Cadenza for Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15 | 3:03 min | Keyboard | - |
| 55 | Drei hebräische Knabenchöre | 2:28 min | Choral | - |
| 56 | Drei Blumen, for voice & piano (6 Lieder), Op. 17/2 | 2:40 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 57 | Die Schweizer, for voice & piano (3 Lieder No. 3) | 2:41 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 58 | Die arme Seele, Op. 20/2 | 3:10 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 59 | Der zerbrochene Krug | 40:05 min | Opera | - |
| 60 | Der müde Soldat, for voice & piano (Chinesische Lieder No. 2) | 3:11 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 61 | Clere Venus (Sonnets of Louïze Labé), Op. 34/1 | 3:21 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 62 | Chassidisch, for chorus | 1:54 min | Choral | - |
| 63 | Cadenza for Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 37 | 3:48 min | Concerto | - |
| 64 | Dreierlei Schutzgeister, for voice & piano (6 Lieder), Op. 17/3 | 1:30 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 65 | Briefe nun mein!, for voice & piano (Portuguese Sonnets), Op. 29/1 | 3:16 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 66 | Brezulinka, Yiddish songs (3) for voice & piano, Op. 53 | 8:34 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 67 | Blüten (Der Mensch und sein Tag No. 5), Op. 47/5 | 0:40 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 68 | Betrunken (Liederbuch des Hafis), Op. 30/2 | 2:04 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 69 | Baise m'encor (Sonnets of Louïze Labé), Op. 34/5 | 1:51 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 70 | Aus dem Häuschen in den Garten, for voice & piano (6 Lieder), Op. 17/6 | 2:26 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 71 | An Himmelfahrt, for voice & piano (6 Lieder), Op. 17/1 | 1:28 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 72 | Am klavier, for voice & piano (Liebeslieder No. 2), Op. 18/2 | 2:47 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 73 | Heimat (Der Mensch und sein Tag No. 3), Op. 47/3 | 0:45 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 74 | Lob des Weines (Liederbuch des Hafis), Op. 30/4 | 1:24 min | - | |
| 75 | Lieder Der Tröstung (2), for voice & string quartet (or piano) | 5:00 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 76 | Lieder (3), for baritone & piano, Op. 37 | 6:37 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 77 | In Der Stube (Der Mensch und sein Tag No. 6), Op. 47/6 | 1:27 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 78 | Immer inmitten, for voice & piano (Immer inmitten No. 1) | 2:27 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 79 | Im Walde (Der Mensch und sein Tag No. 9), Op. 47/9 | 1:12 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 80 | I vis, ie meurs (Sonnets of Louïze Labé), Op. 34/3 | 1:32 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 81 | Hölderlin-Lieder | 9:38 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 82 | Herbst, for voice, violin, viola & cello | 3:35 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 83 | Marienlied, Op. 20/4 | 2:03 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 84 | Hala Yarden, for chorus | 1:33 min | Choral | - |
| 85 | Gesang (Der Mensch und sein Tag No. 2), Op. 47/2 | 0:45 min | - | |
| 86 | Gebete (Der Mensch und sein Tag No. 8), Op. 47/8 | 1:16 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 87 | Gang in den Morgen (Der Mensch und sein Tag No. 1), Op. 47/1 | 0:49 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 88 | Es schleppt mein Schuh, for voice & piano (6 Lieder), Op. 17/4 | 1:57 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 89 | Erste Begegnung, Op. 20/5 | 3:33 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 90 | Eliahu Hanavi, for chorus | 2:04 min | Choral | - |
| 91 | Du Zolst Nit Geyn, for chorus | 1:31 min | Choral | - |
Albums featuring Viktor Ullmann
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Viktor Ullmann, Annika Treutler, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Stephan Frucht – Piano Concerto Op. 25 / Piano Sonatas No. 3 & 7(CD, Album, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Audio, Album) | 2020 | Berlin Classics |
| 2 |  |
Bennewitz Quartet, Viktor Ullmann, Hans Krása, Erwin Schulhoff, Pavel Haas – Ullmann - Krása - Schulhoff - Haas(CD, Compilation, Stereo) | 2019 | Supraphon |
| 3 |  |
Zemlinsky, Ullmann, Tyberg - Federica Carnevale, Ensemble Alraune – Musica & Regime 3: Maiblumen Blühen überall; Songs With String Trio; String Sectet(CD, Album) | 2019 | NovAntiqua Records |
| 4 |  |
Písně A Melodram(12×File, MP3, Album) | 2018 | Radioservis |
| 5 |  |
Viktor Ullmann, Maria Garzon – Piano Sonatas 1-3(CD, Album) | 2018 | Héritage |
| 6 |  |
Clarion Quartet, Korngold / Ullmann / Erwin Schulhoff – Breaking The Silence(CD, ) | 2018 | Klanglogo |
| 7 |  |
Äneas Humm, Judit Polgar, Viktor Ullmann | Richard Strauss | Hugo Wolf | Alban Berg – Awakening(CD, Album) | 2017 | Rondeau Production |
| 8 |  |
Dover Quartet, Ullmann, Shostakovich, Laks – Voices Of Defiance(CD, Album) | 2017 | Cedille Records |
| 9 |  |
Viktor Ullmann – Moritz Ernst, Dortmunder Philharmoniker, Gabriel Feltz – Piano Concerto; Piano Sonata No. 7; Variations, Op. 3a(CD, Album) | 2017 | Capriccio (2) |
| 10 |  |
Christina Landshamer, Gerold Huber, Ullmann, Schumann – Lieder | 2016 | Oehms Classics |
| 11 |  |
Ullmann – Michael Tsalka – Complete Piano Sonatas(2×CD, Album) | 2014 | Paladino Music |
| 12 |  |
Arnold Schoenberg, Viktor Ullmann – Martin Schmeding, Torsten Meyer (3) – Orgelwerk / Die Weise Von Liebe Und Tod Des Cornets Christoph Rilke(SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album) | 2013 | Ars Produktion |
| 13 |  |
Viktor Ullmann - Jeanne Golan – Complete Piano Sonatas(2×CD, ) | 2012 | Steinway & Sons |
| 14 |  |
Viktor Ullmann / Ludwig van Beethoven - Herbert Schuch, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Olari Elts – Piano Concerto Op. 25 / Piano Concerto No. 3(CD, Album) | 2012 | Oehms Classics |
| 15 |  |
Viktor Ullmann, Maria Garzón – Piano Sonatas Nos. 4, 5, 6 & 7(CD, Album) | 2012 | Héritage |
| 16 |  |
Alexander Von Zemlinsky, Viktor Ullmann – Der Zwerg + Der Zerbrochene Krug(Blu-ray, ) | 2010 | Arthaus Musik |
| 17 |  |
Brussels Philharmonic - The Orchestra Of Flanders, Gerd Albrecht, Viktor Ullmann – Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2(SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Stereo) | 2009 | Glossa |
| 18 |  |
Marc Neikrug / Viktor Ullmann – Daniel Grossmann, Jochen Striebeck – Through Roses / Die Weise Von Liebe Und Tod(CD, Album) | 2005 | Enja Nova |
| 19 |  |
Arnold Schönberg, Ernst Krenek, Franz Schreker, Berthold Goldschmidt, Viktor Ullmann, Erwin Schulhoff – Verbotene Klänge - Komponisten Im Exil = Forbidden Sounds - Composers In Exile = Sons Interdits - Compositeurs En Exile(DVD, DVD-Video) | 2004 | Capriccio (2) |
| 20 |  |
Viktor Ullmann – Juliane Banse, Gürzenich-Orchester Kölner Philharmoniker, James Conlon – Symphonien Nos. 1 & 2 • 6 Lieder • Don Quixote Tanzt Fandango(CD, Album, Copy Protected) | 2003 | Capriccio (2) |
| 21 |  |
Gideon Klein, Viktor Ullmann, Pavel Haas, Hans Krása, Karl Amadeus Hartmann – Forbidden, Not Forgotten (Suppressed Music From 1938-1945)(3×CD, Reissue, Compilation, Box Set, ) | 2003 | Hommage (2) |
| 22 |  |
Fremde Passagiere = Estranged Passengers (Auf Den Spuren / In Search Of Viktor Ullmann)(DVD, PAL) | 2003 | Capriccio (2) |
| 23 |  |
Viktor Ullmann – Kocian Quartet, Radoslav Kvapil – String Quartet No. 3 / Piano Sonatas Nos. 5, 6, 7(CD, Album) | 2002 | Praga Digitals |
| 24 |  |
Ullmann / Klein / Berman - Wolfgang Döberlein – Expression Und Virtuosität(CD, Album) | 2002 | Musicaphon |
| 25 |  |
Lieder(CD, ) | 2001 | Capriccio (2) |
| 26 |  |
Pavel Haas - Gideon Klein - Viktor Ullmann / Le Quatuor Debussy - Pierre-Yves Pruvot - Charles Bouisset – Le Masque De La Barbarie : Des Musiciens À Theresienstadt 1941-1945(CD, Album, Limited Edition) | 1998 | Centre D'Histoire De La Résistance Et De La Déportation (CHRD) |
| 27 |  |
Slawische Rhapsodie Op. 23 / Der Zerbrochene Krug Op. 36(CD, Album) | 1998 | Orfeo (2) |
| 28 |  |
Erwin Schulhoff / Pavel Haas / Viktor Ullmann – Kielletty Musiikki(CD, Compilation) | 1996 | Classica (4) |
| 29 |  |
Der Sturz Des Antichrist / The Fall Of The Antichrist(2×CD, ) | 1996 | CPO |
| 30 |  |
Ullmann / Hartmann / Nono – Isolamenti 1938-1945 - Concerto N. 2(CD, Album) | 1996 | Fonit Cetra |
| 31 |  |
Krása, Haas, Klein, Ullmann – Isolamenti 1938-1945 - Concerto N. 3(CD, Album, Stereo) | 1996 | Fonit Cetra |
| 32 |  |
Dallapiccola, Ullmann, Malipiero, Hartmann – Isolamenti 1938-1945 - Concerto N. 5(CD, Album, Stereo) | 1996 | Fonit Cetra |
| 33 |  |
Der Kaiser Von Atlantis(CD, Album) | 1995 | Studio Matouš |
| 34 |  |
Viktor Ullmann - Erika Pluhar, Igor Ardašev, Tschechische Philharmonie, Gerd Albrecht – Cornet / Don Quixote Tanzt Fandango / Klavierkonzert(CD, Album) | 1995 | Orfeo (2) |
| 35 |  |
Viktor Ullmann, Liat Himmelheber, Christine Schäfer, Yaron Windmüller, Axel Bauni – Lieder(2×CD, ) | 1995 | Orfeo (2) |
| 36 |  |
Ullmann - Kraus, Berry, Vermillion, Mazura, Lippert, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Lothar Zagrosek – Der Kaiser Von Atlantis · Hölderlin-Lieder | 1994 | Decca |
| 37 |  |
Viktor Ullmann, Arnold Schönberg – Viktor Ullmann · Arnold Schönberg(CD, ) | 1994 | Edition Abseits |
| 38 |  |
Erwin Schulhoff / Pavel Haas / Gideon Klein / Viktor Ullmann - Tschechische Philharmonie, Gerd Albrecht – Symphonie No. 2 / Studie Für Streichorchester / Partita Für Streicher / Symphonie No. 2(CD, Album) | 1994 | Orfeo (2) |
| 39 |  |
Viktor Ullmann, Edith Kraus – Klaviersonaten 1-4(CD, ) | 1993 | EDA Records |
| 40 |  |
Viktor Ullmann, Konrad Richter, Israel Yinon, Staatsphilharmonie Brünn – Klavierkonzert, Variationen, Sinfonie(CD, ) | 1992 | Bayer Records |
| 41 |  |
Viktor Ullmann, Gregor Weichert – Piano Sonatas 5-7(CD, Album) | 1992 | cpo |
| 42 |  |
P. Haas / G. Klein / H. Krása / V. Ullmann – Hubda Psaná V Terezíné - Music Written At Terezín | 1985 | Panton |
| 43 |  |
Viktor Ullmann – Konrad Richter – Die Klaviersonaten • Gesamtaufnahme(2×CD, Album, Stereo) | - | Bayer Records |
| 44 |  |
Gideon Klein, Viktor Ullmann – Forbidden, Not Forgotten (Suppressed Music From 1938-1945) CD 1(CD, Compilation) | - | Hommage (2) |
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