Viktor Ullmann: Piano sonatas
Extent and Medium
6 items
Biographical History
Viktor Ullmann (01/01/1898-18/10/1944) was born in Teschen. He was interested in music at an early age and, after a brief period on the Italian front in the First World War, started studying law at Vienna University. At the beginning of 1918, he began attending Schönberg's seminar on composition. In May 1919, he left university to pursue his musical career in Prague, where he came under the influence of Alexander von Zemlinksy. He found success as a conductor and a composer, as well as a reviewer, lecturer and teacher. On 8 September, he was deported to Theresienstadt concentration camp. He was able to continue performing and playing. On 16 October, he was deported to Auschwitz, where he was murdered two days later.
Archival History
Sheet music preserved by Alice Herz-Sommer and donated by Maria Garzon.
Acquisition
Donated 24.5.2021
Donor: Maria Garzon
Scope and Content
Sheet music for three of Ullmann's piano sonatas, two CDs of Maria Garzon playing Ullmann's piano music and documentary on Viktor Ulllmann and Maria Garzon's discovery and performance of his music.
Conditions Governing Access
Open