De Hartmann: Lament (Digital-only album)
Tracks
Thomas de Hartmann (b. 1884)
Deux Pleureuses Op. 64
1) Pleureuse No. 2
2:27
Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 63
2) I. Moderato
12:35
3) II. Tema con variazione
14:42
4) III. Finale
10:29
Deux Pleureuses Op. 64
5) Pleureuse No. 1
3:46
Total Tracks
5
Total Duration
00hr 43min
Album information
DE HARTMANN’S HAUNTING DIALOGUE OF IMAGINED FOLK MELODIES, WARTIME ANGUISH AND DEFIANCE
In De Hartmann: Lament, Matt Haimovitz and Nadia Shpachenko explore two works by Ukrainian-born composer Thomas de Hartmann: his Cello and Piano Sonata of 1941 and Deux Pleureuses (Two Melodies), composed in 1946. Rich in melodic invention, the music draws on the spirit of folk creativity without directly quoting existing tunes, an approach de Hartmann described as folklore imaginaire.
Written during the German occupation of Ukraine, Sonata expresses the suffering of de Hartmann’s homeland through vivid musical images, from a blind kobza player to the discord of collaboration. Its final cry from the cello, answered by the piano’s defiant chords, gives this deeply personal work a striking sense of urgency that continues to resonate today. de Hartmann: Lament continues Matt Haimovitz’s exploration of the composer’s music, following La Kobsa (2025), De Hartmann Cello Concerto (2023) and Thomas de Hartmann Rediscovered (2024).
This is a digital-only album, not available as a physical product.
