The Story
Robbed of time and opportunity, the German-Jewish composer Robert Müller-Hartmann (1884-1950) has been relegated to little more than a footnote in musical history, better known for his association with Ralph Vaughan Williams than for his own works. In the seventh of its highly praised “Music in Exile” series for Chandos Records, the ARC Ensemble (Artists of the Royal Conservatory) reintroduces the chamber works of a gifted composer who fled from Hamburg to England with the rise of Nazism. His career never recovered, and his music remained forgotten...until now.
Description
Robbed of time and opportunity, the German-Jewish composer Robert Müller-Hartmann (1884-1950) has been relegated to little more than a footnote in musical history, better known for his association with Ralph Vaughan Williams than for his own works. In the seventh of its highly praised “Music in Exile” series for Chandos Records, the ARC Ensemble (Artists of the Royal Conservatory) reintroduces the chamber works of a gifted composer who fled from Hamburg to England with the rise of Nazism. His career never recovered, and his music remained forgotten...until now.
