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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
“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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Thomas de Hartmann in Ukraine- a Forgotten Master
Read about the September 2021 music festival (3 concerts and recordings) in Lviv Ukraine.
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Performing and Recording the Orchestral Works
Now that the Thomas de Hartmann Project CDs have been made available to the public, we are engaged in recording and also seeking performance opportunities for the orchestral works. Efrem Marder, a long-time project team member, is leading this initiative. As a first step, in September 2021, a festival of three concerts, Thomas de Hartmann…
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History of the Project
by Elan Sicroff, Artistic Director In 2006 guitarist Robert Fripp offered to guide me in a long-term project to bring de Hartmann’s music back to the listening audience. This was the beginning of what became the Thomas de Hartmann Project. Before going into detail about the process, it may be helpful to provide some background: …
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Publication of de Hartmann’s Music
De Hartmann’s music was first published by Jurgensen Edition (Moscow) at the turn of the 20th century, and later by Balaeiff Edition and Boosey and Hawkes from the 1930s-1950s. However, much of his output remains in manuscript form, and today all of it is out of print. With the Nimbus Alliance CDs release and the…