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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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“Thomas de Hartmann: Orchestral Music, Volume Two,” is released on Nov 4, 2022 by Toccata Classics
The music of the Ukrainian-born Thomas de Hartmann (1884–1956) is only now beginning to be rediscovered, almost seven decades after his death. The two works receiving their first recordings here reveal a major late-Romantic voice, downstream from Tchaikovsky, a student of Arensky and Taneyev, contemporary of Rachmaninov, and alert to the discoveries of Stravinsky and…
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THOMAS DE HARTMANN: ORCHESTRAL MUSIC, VOLUME TWO
Orchestral Music of Thomas de Hartmann (1884-1956) Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraineconducted by Tian Hui NgElan Sicroff, pianist
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MusicWeb International review of the June Nimbus Alliance release- Thomas de Hartmann Orchestral Music
If 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)
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
”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