Karl Amadeus Hartmann

Karl Amadeus Hartmann (2 August 1905 – 5 December 1963) was a German composer. Some have lauded him as the greatest German symphonist of the 20th century, although he is now largely overlooked, particularly in English-speaking countries.

Read more about Karl Amadeus Hartmann:  Life, Output and Style, Tributes

Famous quotes containing the words karl and/or amadeus:

    “a big picture of K. Marx with an axe,
    “Where I cut off one it will never grow again.”
    O Karl would it were true
    I’d put my saw to work for you
    & the wicked social tree would fall right down.”
    —Gary Snyder (b. 1930)

    “It is nearly always the most improbable things that really come to pass.”
    —E.T.A.W. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus Wilhelm)