About
Pavel Haas (21 June 1899 – 17 October 1944) was a Czech composer who was murdered during the Holocaust. He was an exponent of Leoš Janáček's school of composition, and also utilized elements of folk music and jazz. Although his output was not large, he is notable particularly for his song cycles and string quartets.
Discography
Albums
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Schulhoff: Symphonie no. 2 / Haas: Studie für Streichorchester / Klein: Partita für Streicher / Ullmann: Symphonie no. 2
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String Quartets
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Klein / Krása / Haas / Schulhoff
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Music Written in Terezín
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Šarlatán
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Karel / Haas / Kahn / Krása
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Czech "Degenerate Music", Vol. II: String Quartets
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String Quartets Arranged for String Orchestra
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Leoš Janáček: “Intimate Letters” / Pavel Haas: String Quartet no. 2
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Leoš Janáček: String Quartet no. 1 / Pavel Haas: String Quartets nos. 1 & 3
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The Bohemian Album
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Chamber Music
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Risonanza
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Czech Music for Strings
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In memoriam Pavel Haas
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Music for Wind Instruments
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Ullmann / Krása / Schulhoff / Haas
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String Quartets
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Inscape
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Verklärte Nacht
Links
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Parent
Tags
- composer
- czech composer
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 6a3450e3-ae10-4604-b774-256b81d32c13
- ISNI
- 0000000110516543
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 15 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.