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(Composer Erwin Schulhoff)
Jewish composer Erwin Schulhoff was one of the bright stars of the European classical music scene until his career (and then life) were cut short by the Nazis in the 1940's. A student of Claude Debussy, Schulhoff wrote music that pushed the limits—even anticipating John Cage's famous silent work for piano, 4'33", by over 30 years.
Divertimento for String Quartet
Schulhoff only wrote five works for the String Quartet genre; tonight the Prague-based Kocian Quartet performs one of the early ones, the Divertimento, Op. 14.
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