The tale of Hans Winterberg (1901–91) is a strange one. A survivor of the Terezín concentration camp, where he had been interned as a Czech Jew, he settled in Munich after the War as a German citizen, and his music enjoyed a number of broadcasts – but with his death his estate disappeared into a legal limbo, emerging only in 2015. This second album of his piano music reveals an unusual and individual voice, an idiosyncratic blend of Janáček, Ravel, Schoenberg and other mid-twentieth-century masters, animated by a hard-edged, freewheeling energy and grim humour reminiscent of his close contemporary, Nikos Skalkottas.

“Imaginatively pianistic, Helbig brings a kaleidoscopic array of colourful sonorities [to Seven Neo-Impressionist Pieces in Twelve Tone]. They explore a wide range of technique and call for a high degree of virtuosity. Helbig is nothing short of superb and the excitement and pizzazz she brings is breathtaking.” – Musicweb international, February 2020 (Vol.1, TOCC0531)