Musica & Regime Serie

When listening to the CDs of this Series a question naturally comes to mind: why was the music of Ullmann, Zemlinsky and Tyberg banned from the Nazi regime?

Every dictatorial regime must operate and work hard in order to allow itself to have a future.
First of all it prohibits political freedom. No opposition party and no protest demonstration. Any criticisms becomes a crime.
At the same time it controls or manipulates the media hiding bad press. It explicitly shuts down newspapers or swiftly alters their political views by designating a friend or an affiliate as their editor.
Lastly this type of regime organizes State Education, Culture and Entertainment. Art, Music, Literature and Cinema are used in order to strengthen the nationalism, to amuse and distract the people (“panem et circenses”) and to create citizens trusting their government. At school, in movies or at the opera leaders are described as the new Napoleons and the “credo” and ideals of the regime are persistently showcased. Instrumental and vocal, cultured and popular music is obviously also under control.

Now ask yourself again why this was banned from the Nazi regime. There are always reasons, maybe they are clear, trivial, slight or inconsistent. These reasons were certainly understood only by a few German citizens and often they were not considered dangerous for their freedom. Yet they were signals: these small refused liberties may have lit everyone's mind.

Complete catalog of the "Musica & Regime" serie

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This first volume of "Musica & Regime" Serie includes music for viola and cello duo.

Zikmund Schul | Chassidische Tanze
Witold Lutoslawski | Bubolics
Erwin Schulhoff | Duo
Bela Bartok | 5 Duos
Paul Hindemith | Duo
Paul Dessau | 2 klein Studien

ENSEMBLE ALRAUNE
Stefano Zanobini | viola
Andrea Landi | cello

Musica & Regime vol.2
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The second Cd of "Musica & Regime" Serie is a monography about the music of Erwin Schuloff who died 1945 in Auschwitz.
The wonderful music of Schuloff has been presented in differents chamber music ensemble from solo contrabass and solo viola to string quartett and sextet.
Erwin Schulhoff | 5 pieces for string quartet + 3 fragments [first world recording]
Erwin Schulhoff | Bassnachtigall [version for double bass]
Erwin Schulhoff | Sonata per violino [version for viola]
Erwin Schulhoff | String sextet

Andrea Tacchi, Marna Fumarola & Virginia Ceri | Violin
Stefano Zanobini & Hildegard Kuen | Viola
Alessandro Belli | Double Bass
Augusto Gasbarri & Luca Provenzani | Cello

Musica & Regime vol.3
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In this third CD of "Musica & Regime" Serie the Ensemble Alraune, joined by the mezzosoprano Federica Carnevale, presents the world premiere recording of the Sextet by Tyberg and vocal music for mezzoprano and strings by Zemlinsky and Ullmann. A deeply moving program.
Zemlinsky | Maiblumen blűen űberall
Tyberg | String Sextet with Double Bass
Ullmann | Lieder with String Trio

Federica Carnevale | Mezzo
ENSEMBLE ALRAUNE
Franziska Schötensack & Marna Fumarola | Violins
Stefano Zanobini & Hildegard Kuen | Violas
Augusto Gasbarri & Andrea Landi | Cellos
Marco Martelli | Double Bass

Musica & Regime vol.4
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The 4th CD of this serie is dedicated to the repertoire for solo Viola.
Published in 2020, it's an hommage to Piero Farulli, viola pof the Quartetto Italiano, on the 100th anniversary of his birth.
Béla Bartók | Mesto from String Quartet n.6
Paul Hindemith | Sonata op.31 n.4
Gideon Klein | Praeludium
Adolf Busch | Suite op.16a
Günther Raphael | Sonata op.7
Sandór Vandór | Sonatina

Stefano Zanobini | viola