Born on June 21, 1899 in Brno - died on October 18, 1944 in Auschwitz-Birkenau

Unfortunately, the "Variations for Piano and Orchestra" by Pavel Haas, composed in 1944 in Theresienstadt, have been lost. Only the piano suite Op.13 and some smaller piano pieces, songs and some chamber music have survived for posterity. Two magnificent song cycles deserve particular mention: The "7 Songs in Folk Tone" and the late "4 Songs on Chinese Poetry". His popular Suite for Oboe and Piano from 1939 is very frequently performed.

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Suite for Piano Op.13 - 1933
Lada Valešová, piano
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Four songs on Chinese Poetry - 1944
I I Heard Wild Geese
II In The Bamboo Grove
III Far Away Is The Moon Of Home
IV Sleepless Night
Karel Průša (Bass), Jiří Pokorný (Piano)
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Suite per oboe e pianoforte - 1939
Vilém Veverka, oboe; Ivo Kahánek, piano
I. Furioso II. Con fuoco III. Moderato
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7 Songs in Folk Tone, op.18 (text: F.L. Čelakovský) - 1940
Anne Sofie von Otter - soprano; Bengt Forsberg - piano
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Pavel Haas: Composer of the Week No. 14 / April 2018