This CD box set, released seventy years after World War II ended, contains music composed by those who were persecuted during that same war and any performance of these works was strictly forbidden at the time.

Nineteen Dutch composers were deported to concentration camps, of which only six survived the atrocities. Others went into hiding or they survived using fake identities. Almost all saw their musical career end inopportunely. The untimely loss of these composers dealt a severe blow to Dutch music history and as a result the musical landscape was completely altered.

This box set is, therefore, designed to revalidate the generation of composers that was lost in the war. The Leo Smit Foundation has done research on these maltreated, forgotten composers and their works. Artistic manager Eleonore Pameijer assisted Etcetera in assembling the set from a collection of previously released recordings on a range of other labels. CD no.10, however, contains a number of surprises and premières.

Contents:
CD 1 - Henriëtte Bosmans
1. Concertstuk voor fluit en kamerorkest
Jaques Zoon (flute), Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra / Jac van Steen
 
2. Poème voor piano en orkest
Dimitri Ferschtman (piano), Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra / Ed Spanjaard
 
3. Concertino voor piano en orkest
Ronald Brautigam (piano), Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra / Ed Spanjaard
 
4. Nuit calme voor cello en piano
5. Sonate voor violoncello en piano
Doris Hochscheid (cello), Frans van Ruth (piano)   
 
CD 2 - Lex van Delden
1. Concerto per due orcherstra d'archi, Op.71
2. Piccolo concerto, Op.67
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Eugen Jochum
 
3. Musica sinfonica, Op.93 for orchestra
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Bernard Haitink
 
4. Sinfonia no.3 'Facets', Op.45 for orchestra
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / George Szell
 
5. Sonate per violino e pianoforte Op.82
Isabelle Van Keulen (violin), Ronald Brautigam (piano)
 
CD 3 - Jan van Gilse
1. Concert overture in C minor
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra / Jac van Steen
 
2. Nonet (1916)
3. Strijkkwartet (1922, Unfinished)
4. Trio (1927)
Viotta Ensemble, Ebony Quartet
 
CD 4 - Dick Kattenburg
1. Allegro Moderato for Viola and Piano
Asdis Valdimarsdottir (viola), Marcel Worms (piano)

2. Pièce for Flute and Piano
Eleonore Pameijer (flute), Marcel Worms (piano)

3. Escapades for Two Violins
Emi Ohi Resnick (violin), Ursula Schoch (violin)

4. Palestinian Songs for Voice and Piano
Irene Maessen (soprano), Marcel Worms (piano)

5. Compositions for Piano 4 Hands
Marcel Worms (piano), Lodewijk Crommelin (piano)

6. Romanian Melody for Violin, Cello and Piano   
Ursula Schoch (violin), Stephan Heber (cello), Marcel Worms (piano)

7. Sonata for Flute and Piano
Eleonore Pameijer (flute), Marcel Worms (piano)

8. Tempo Di Blues for Piano Solo
Marcel Worms (piano)

9. Alla Marcia for Violin and Piano
Ursula Schoch (violin), Marcel Worms (piano)  

10. Quartet for Flute, Violin, Cello and Piano
Eleonore Pameijer (flute), Ursula Schoch (violin), Stephan Heber (cello), Marcel Worms (piano)

CD 5 - Ignace Lilien
1. Modern Times Sonata' for Piano and Violin
Marijke van Kooten (violin), Frans van Ruth (piano)

2. Divertimento
Eleonore Pameijer (flute), Frans van Ruth (piano)

3. Veronica - Vier Liederen Für Eine Singstimme mit Klaviertbegeleitung
4. 4 Mietskaserne - Vier Lieder Eine Singstimme und Klavier
5. Herbst (1923) (Reiner Maria Rilke, Text)
6. Quatre Chansons Des Mendiants
7. Les Indolents (1923) (Paul Verlaine, Text)
Anja van Wijk, Frans van Ruth (piano)

CD 6 - Leo Smit
1. Concertino for violoncello and orchestra
Pieter Wispelwey (cello), Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra / Ed Spanjaard

2. Schemselnihar
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra / Ed Spanjaard

3. Concert for viola and strings
Daniel Raiskin (viola), Netherlands Chamber Orchestra / Philippe Entremont

4. Trio for clarinet, viola and piano
Ivar Berix (clarinet), Edith van Moergastel (violin), Frans van Ruth (piano)

5. Sonate for flute and piano
Eleonore Pameijer (flute), Frans van Ruth (piano)

CD 7 - Rosy Wertheim
1. Sonatine for Cello and Piano
Doris Hochscheid (cello), Frans van Ruth (piano)
 
2. Sonata for Piano and Violin
Ursula Schoch (violin), Marcel Worms (piano)
 
3. String Quartet
Utrechts String Quartet

4. Trois Morceaux for Flute and Piano
Eleonore Pameijer (flute), Marcel Worms (piano)
 
5. Three Preludes for 'Lancelot'
Asdis Valdimarsdottir (viola), Ursula Schoch (violin), Eleonore Pameijer (flute), Michael Stirling (cello)
 
6. Trois Chansons for Soprano, Flute and Piano
Eleonore Pameijer (flute), Irene Maessen (soprano), Marja Bon (piano)
 
7. Zwei Lieder (1922) - I. Er Rauscht und Rauscht
8. Zwei Lieder (1922) - II. Die Insel der Vergessenheit
Irene Maessen (soprano), Marcel Worms (piano)
 
9. Four Songs on Dutch Poems for Soprano and Piano (1933) (Anthonie Donker text)
Irene Maessen (soprano), Marcel Worms (piano)
 
CD 8
Nico Richter
1. Twee stukken voor viool en piano
Marijke van Kooten (violin), Frans van Ruth (piano)
 
2. Het Lyk voor bariton en piano (Wim Kriste text)
Henk Neven (baritone), Frans van Ruth (piano)
 
3. Trio voor fluit, altviool en gitaar
Eleonore Pameijer (flute), Edith van Moergastel (viola), Martin Kaaij (guitar)
 
4. Strykkwartet (1936)
Doris Hochscheid (cello), Marijke van Kooten (violin), Edith van Moergastel (viola), Jacobien Rozemond (violin)
 
5. Serenade voor fluit, viool en altviool
Eleonore Pameijer (flute), Edith van Moergastel (viola), Jacobien Rozemond (violin)
 
6. Sonatine voor piano solo (1934) 00:58  
Frans van Ruth (piano)
 
Marius Flothuis
7. Pour le Tombeau d'Orphee Danse Elegiaque pour Harpe Op.37
8. Sonata Da Camera, Op.42
Eleonore Pameijer (flute), Erika Waardenburg (harp)

9. Aubade for flute solo
Eleonore Pameijer (flute)

10. Sonata Da Camera, Op.17
Eleonore Pameijer (flute), Frans van Ruth (piano)

11. Concert voor fluit en orkest, Op.19
Raymond Delnoye (flute), Het Brabants Orkest / Marc Soustrot

CD 9
Sem Dresden
1. Dansflitsen
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Rafael Kubelik

Wilhelm Rettich
2. Heft 1, Hebräische Balladen (6)
Michal Shamir (soprano), Vag Papian (piano)

Leo Kok
3. Sept Mélodies Retrouvées
Irene Maessen (soprano), Ursula Schoch (violin), Marcel Worms (piano)
 
CD 10 - BONUS
1 Prelude no.1
2. Prelude no.2
Marianne Boer (piano)
Composer: Mischa Hillesum

3. Adônoj moloch (Psalm 93)
4. Tsaddik kattomor (Psalm 92)
5. Min hamêsar (Psalm 118)
6. Tsaddik kattomor (Psalm 92)
Galid Nezer, Nederlands Kamerkoor / Klaas Stok
Composer: Sim Gokkes
 
7. Third Sonatine for piano
Eleonore Pameijer (violin), Marcel Worms (piano)
Composer: Daniël Belinfante
 
8. Trois Images (for flute and harp)
Eleonore Pameijer (flute), Erika Waardenburg (harp)
Composer: Theo Smit Sibinga
 
9. Kleine Suite
Jacobien Rozemond (violin), Marja Bon (piano)
Composer: Bob Hanf

10. La Chanson Fatale (Paul Fort)
11. Couplet de la rue de Bagnolet (Robert Desnos)
12. Le dernier poème (Robert Desnos)
13. Fille de Mars-Garçon d'Avril (Jacques Prévert)
14. Paris est tout petit (Jacques Prévert)
Marjo Tal (piano)
Composer: Marjo Tal

15. Four Songs on Dutch Poems for Soprano and Piano (1933) (Ada Gerlow text) - IV. Herrfstliedje
Irene Maessen (soprano), Marcel Worms (piano)
Composer:  Rosy Wertheim

16. Drei Lieder (1916): In stiller Nacht; Aus grün Fluten; Das scheidende Schiff
Wilke te Brummelstroete (mezzo-soprano), Frans van Ruth (piano)
Composer: Martin Spanjaard