Ingo Schultz: Neklidný Středoevropan Viktor Ullmann. Příběh pražského německého skladatele
| Title in English | Ingo Schultz: The Unsettled Central European Viktor Ullmann. The Story of a German Composer from Prague |
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| Year of publication | 2025 |
| Type | Review |
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| Description | Review of the Czech Expanded Edition of the Book by German Author Ingo Schultz, Translated by Magdaléna Živná. The original German title of the book is Viktor Ullmann: Leben und Werk. Among other issues, the author critically addresses the expanded Czech edition and the transformation of the title into the misleading Viktor Ullmann: The Unsettled Central European. The Story of a German Composer from Prague. Given the numerous social and political upheavals of both the past and present, the concept of "national identity" remains fluid and subject to reinterpretation, making any definitive classification inherently problematic. This is especially true in the case of Viktor Ullmann. Born in Teschen and active for much of his life in Prague, Ullmann remained an Austrian citizen, never voluntarily renouncing his nationality, and lived in Czechoslovakia as a foreign national with permanent residency. |