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MusicWeb International review of Toccata’s Nov release of Thomas de Hartmann Orchestral Music- Vol II
Read More: MusicWeb International review of Toccata’s Nov release of Thomas de Hartmann Orchestral Music- Vol II“…just sit back and enjoy the ride. For enjoyable this most certainly is… What is certain is how de Hartmann somehow manages to be wildly eclectic with his range of influences yet bind these together in a work that is both effective and individual…” Nick Barnard, Jan 3, 2023
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MusicWeb International review of Toccata Classics, Thomas de Hartmann, Orchestral Music- Vol II
Read More: MusicWeb International review of Toccata Classics, Thomas de Hartmann, Orchestral Music- Vol II“…I am amazed by de Hartmann’s skill with the orchestra, such is his ingenuity in creating some quite astonishingly original and heavy-duty sonorities…” Lee Denham, MusicWeb International, Dec 5 2022
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Pizzicato review of Nov Toccata Classics CD release
Read More: Pizzicato review of Nov Toccata Classics CD release“Theodore Kuchar conducts both works committedly and the Lviv orchestra’s playing is powerful and sonorous. British-South African double bassist Leon Bosch plays at a high level and can make his instrument sing enchantingly.” Remy Franck, Pizzicato review, Nov 11, 2022
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Arcana.fm review of the Toccata Classics Feb 2022 release of Thomas de Hartmann Orchestral Music
Read More: Arcana.fm review of the Toccata Classics Feb 2022 release of Thomas de Hartmann Orchestral Music“… the Concierto Andaluz packs a considerable amount into its 10 minutes… this is something of a hidden gem from the repertoire of concertante works for flute and deserving of greater exposure. Bülent Evcil leaves no doubt as to his advocacy…” Richard Whitehouse, Arcana.fm, Nov 9 2022
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MusicWeb International review of the June Nimbus Alliance release- Thomas de Hartmann Orchestral Music
Read More: MusicWeb International review of the June Nimbus Alliance release- Thomas de Hartmann Orchestral MusicIf the name Thomas de Hartmann is unknown to you, that is quite forgivable – but perhaps it should not be…This is another hugely enjoyable disc of the music of an unaccountably neglected, early twentieth century composer… Lee Denham, MusicWeb International, Oct 28, 2022
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Orchestral Music of Thomas De Hartmann (Elan Sicroff, Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine, Tian Hui Ng)
Read More: Orchestral Music of Thomas De Hartmann (Elan Sicroff, Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine, Tian Hui Ng)These performances leave nothing to be desired. Elan Sicroff, who has recorded a disc of Hartmann’s solo piano music, is authoritative; Singaporean conductor Tian Hui Ng balances his forces well, and the orchestra plunges in with exuberance. Sound quality is top class. Phillip Scott, Limelight Magazine, Aug 2022
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Endnotes, August 2022
Read More: Endnotes, August 2022”The music of Thomas de Hartmann shows him to be a most capable composer, certainly not deserving of the obscurity into which he has fallen…” Stuart Millson, Quarterly Review, Aug 2022
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Fanfare Magazine review by David DeBoor Canfield- Issue 46:1 (Sept/Oct 2022) 
Read More: Fanfare Magazine review by David DeBoor Canfield- Issue 46:1 (Sept/Oct 2022) ”The music of Thomas de Hartmann shows him to be a most capable composer, certainly not deserving of the obscurity into which he has fallen…” David DeBoor, Fanfare Magazine, Aug 2022
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New review from The Light Music Society
Read More: New review from The Light Music Society“…This concerto is no mean feat, but Sicroff seems to succeed in making even the most difficult passages sound effortless,…” “…De Hartmann is, I suspect, a very major composer whose time for rediscovery has finally come.” DA, The Light Music Society, July 2022
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Orchestral Music of Thomas de Hartmann, Review by Music Web International
Read More: Orchestral Music of Thomas de Hartmann, Review by Music Web International“Well recorded with plenty of vivid wind, brass and percussion action and performed by all with palpable gusto, this is an excellent disc in its own right, but also a complementary recording for anyone who has already acquired and admired the selection of orchestral works on the Toccata Classics label” Dominy Clements, Music Web…