Read an excerpt of Mark Ludwig's 'Our Will to Live: The TerezĂn Music Critiques of Viktor Ullmann,' compiling concert reviews, posters and ephemera from a Nazi concentration camp, @designobserverâ â In TerezĂn, a Nazi camp where 33,000 people died, imprisoned musicians and artists created a remarkable cultural community that persevered against all odds. 'Our Will to Live' brings us into this astonishing world. It presents the first full translation of concert critiques written by accomplished musician, scholarâand TerezĂn prisonerâViktor Ullmann (1898â1944). Ullmann describes TerezĂn performances by ensembles, youth choirs and solo artists including luminaries of European cabaret and opera, plus works by a generation of promising composers silenced too soon: Gideon Klein, Pavel Haas, Hans KrĂĄsa and others.â â Paired with Ullmannâs critiques are more than 250 rarely seen concert posters, programs, portraits and scenes rendered by imprisoned artists; these are from a trove of hidden artworks recovered after liberation. 'Our Will to Live' also offers an original collection of vintage and modern recordings performed by TerezĂn survivors and contemporary masters. Essays and annotations by scholar Mark Ludwig set the historical context, introduce the artists and deepen what we know of this extraordinary chapter in World War II history. TerezĂn survivors helped guide this project, the result of more than 30 years of research and writing. Shortly after Ullmann authored his final concert critique, TerezĂnâs cultural community was decimated: nearly all the artists were murdered in Auschwitz.â â Published by @steidlverlag â â Read more via linkinbio.â â #ourwilltolive #markludwig #viktorullmann #terezin â https://www.instagram.com/p/CaAxuHWJC3l/?utm_medium=tumblr
