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A World of Influences-The Orchestral Music of Thomas de Hartmann
Read More: A World of Influences-The Orchestral Music of Thomas de Hartmann“The recording is a revelation about a composer who has the techniques and skills to write some of the finest 20th century music, but who has inexplicably fallen off most people’s listening lists… Maureen Buja, Interlude, June 2022
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Leipzier Volkszertung: A forgotten masterpiece: Thomas de Hartmann’s cello concerto in the MDR matinee
Read More: Leipzier Volkszertung: A forgotten masterpiece: Thomas de Hartmann’s cello concerto in the MDR matinee“…Because de Hartmann’s Cello Concerto, composed in 1935 and premiered in Boston in 1938 under the direction of Sergei Koussevitzky with Paul Tortelier as soloist and framed by Tchaikovsky and Schmitt, is a masterpiece….” Peter Korfmacher, Leipzier Volkszertung, May 2022
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Wiederentdeckung des ukrainischen Komponisten Thomas de Hartmann
Read More: Wiederentdeckung des ukrainischen Komponisten Thomas de Hartmann“On this CD, we first hear a very virtuosic piano concerto composed by De Hartmann in 1939, which reminds one of the genre of film music, with touches of Russian romanticism, but also of jazz and blues.” Remy Franck, Pizzicato Magazine, June 2022
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MusicWeb International
Read More: MusicWeb International“All in all, this most welcome disk will be of considerable interest to those of us who love to investigate the byways of the music of the late 19th and early 20th Century…” Jim Westhead, MusicWeb International, May 2022
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MusicWeb International
Read More: MusicWeb International“.. as all the music on this disc is highly distinctive and hugely enjoyable. Meantime, the present release is recommended with much enthusiasm as is, at long last, the music of Thomas de Hartmann in general.” Lee Denham, MusicWeb International, April 2022
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Fabulous de Hartmann Premieres on Toccata from Kuchar and the Lviv Philharmonic
Read More: Fabulous de Hartmann Premieres on Toccata from Kuchar and the Lviv Philharmonic“I have no hesitation in regarding this release as one of the great discoveries of recent years. Thomas de Hartmann was the real deal.” David Hurwitz, Classics Today, March 2022
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International Piano
Read More: International Piano“Together, these discs provide an unmissable survey of a composer whose music calls out for much wider exposure. Sicroff’s expertise is invaluable and his pianistic prowess second to none. ” Colin Clarke, International Piano, July 2021
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Gramophone Review: Thomas de Hartmann Project CDs, released by Nimbus Alliance Records
Read More: Gramophone Review: Thomas de Hartmann Project CDs, released by Nimbus Alliance Records“The performances are uniformly of the highest quality…all the musicians consistently sound as though they relished Hartmann’s idiomatically conceived, sometimes sinuous melodies. If I had to recommend just one performance, it would be Janssen and Sicroff’s of the magnificent Cello Sonata, one of the finest for the instrument penned in the 20th century…an unalloyed masterpiece…
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The Piano Music of de Hartmann
Read More: The Piano Music of de Hartmann“Sicroff is a fine pianist who brings out the best in each work on this set. This is a fine introduction to de Hartmann’s music and a valuable contribution to the history of 20th-century music.” Lynn René Bayley, Art Music Lounge, March 25, 2021
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Piano Music MWI Woolf
Read More: Piano Music MWI Woolf“Elan Sicroff proves an exceptional exponent of a sometimes bewilderingly diverse range of musical influences – from the nineteenth century via the salon and thence to Scriabin, Stravinsky, and perhaps a little Bartók. These represent, at least, some of the staging posts of de Hartmann’s musical journey…” Jonathan Woolf, Music Web International,…