Capriccio
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Hans Winterberg: Piano Concerto No. 2; Symphony No. 2

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Details

Composer
Hans Winterberg
Artist
Jonathan Powell, Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Capriccio
Released
Oct 30, 2026
Catalog #
C5557
UPC
845221055572

About

Hans Winterberg grew up in Prague where he was one of a whole cadre of composers in the new Czech musical tradition. He claimed to have been inspired by Schoenberg, but in reality, he cultivated a Central European Impressionism which he skillfully blended with complex rhythms. The two works presented on this CD mark high points in Winterberg's oeuvre. The circumstances in which they were composed could not have been more different. While the Second Symphony was written during the darkest moments of his existence, he composed the Second Piano Concerto less than ten years later, in what was probably the brightest moment of his life, the early 1950s, when his breakthrough as a composer, which he had been unable to achieve in Czechoslovakia, now seemed certain in the young Federal Republic of Germany.

Critic reviews

  • “In the symphony, the German State Philharmonic Orchestra of Rhineland-Palatinate and conductor Roland Kluttig approach the work with ambition and a clearly structured interpretation.”

    Pizzicato, 5 stars, September 2026

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 I. Thema: Andantino 02:25
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Thema: Andantino
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Hans Winterberg
    Performer
    Jonathan Powell
    Ensemble
    Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
    Conductor
    Roland Kluttig
  2. 2 II. Phantasie 1: Tempo I 02:08
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Phantasie 1: Tempo I
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Hans Winterberg
    Performer
    Jonathan Powell
    Ensemble
    Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
    Conductor
    Roland Kluttig
  3. 3 III. Phantasie 2: Sehr lebhaft 02:58
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Phantasie 2: Sehr lebhaft
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Hans Winterberg
    Performer
    Jonathan Powell
    Ensemble
    Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
    Conductor
    Roland Kluttig
  4. 4 IV. Phantasie 3: Tempo I 03:50
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Phantasie 3: Tempo I
    Duration
    03:50
    Composer
    Hans Winterberg
    Performer
    Jonathan Powell
    Ensemble
    Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
    Conductor
    Roland Kluttig
  5. 5 V. Phantasie 4: Molto vivace 03:27
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Phantasie 4: Molto vivace
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Hans Winterberg
    Performer
    Jonathan Powell
    Ensemble
    Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
    Conductor
    Roland Kluttig
  6. 6 VI. Phantasie 5: Allegro moderato, poco vivace 04:45
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Phantasie 5: Allegro moderato, poco vivace
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    Hans Winterberg
    Performer
    Jonathan Powell
    Ensemble
    Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
    Conductor
    Roland Kluttig
  7. 7 VII. Phantastische Fuge: Allegro moderato 06:18
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. Phantastische Fuge: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    06:18
    Composer
    Hans Winterberg
    Performer
    Jonathan Powell
    Ensemble
    Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
    Conductor
    Roland Kluttig
  8. 8 I. Molto moderato 16:09
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Molto moderato
    Duration
    16:09
    Composer
    Hans Winterberg
    Ensemble
    Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
    Conductor
    Roland Kluttig
  9. 9 II. Andante con moto 07:19
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Andante con moto
    Duration
    07:19
    Composer
    Hans Winterberg
    Ensemble
    Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
    Conductor
    Roland Kluttig
  10. 10 III. Con moto 19:27
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Con moto
    Duration
    19:27
    Composer
    Hans Winterberg
    Ensemble
    Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
    Conductor
    Roland Kluttig