Viktor Ullmann Resources

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About Viktor Ullmann (1898-1944)
Where to Hear Viktor Ullman’s Compositions
Schott Music maintains a calendar of upcoming performances of Ullmann’s music (which still must be licensed by them). An RSS feed is available.
Kaiser von Atlantis Resources
Complete Libretto (auf Deutsch - German only)
Reviews and Observations
Holde Kunst Blog Posts about Viktor Ullmann
In “Does the Holocaust Make the Music Sound Sweeter?” Bernard Holland suggests that Ullmann’s tragic life story lends undeserved credibility to his music. “For all the fluency and charm, there is no striking voice. There are no inspiring surprises, but at least no unpleasant ones, either. Ullmann comes to us from these recordings as a skilled journeyman, a composer with a lovely gift for songfulness and sure musical tools. He died in his mid-40’s. Would a longer life have allowed him to be great? Who can say?” Joseph Kalichstein responds.
Klezmer Shack reviews James Conlon’s 2005 series of Ullmann performances at Ravinia 2005.
Review of the Shirai recording of Ullmann lieder , from the Canadian Association of Teachers of German.
Kenneth Woods blogs about Ullmann and the role of “relevance” and reviews Ullmann’s third string quartet.
Lyrod Simool blogs about the integrity shown in Ullmann’s one-act Theresienstadt opera The King of Atlantis.