The Austrian composer Viktor Ullmann (1898-1944) and the German composer Sigmund Schul (1916-44), both Jewish (Ullmann the child of Roman Catholic converts, Schul the child assimilated parents) were also both WWII concentration camp victims (Ullman perished in Auschwitz, Schul in Terezin). Schul’s work featured on concert programs Ullmann hosted in the camps. Recorded in 2004, this Centaur release features three of Ullmann’s orchestral works coupled with two of Schul’s chamber pieces, both scores, sadly, incomplete due to obvious and most unfortunate circumstances.
