The ‘model Jewish settlement’ Theresienstadt concentration camp has become a symbol of the immense cynicism that the Nazi regime was capable of. At the same...

The ‘model Jewish settlement’ Theresienstadt concentration camp has become a symbol of the immense cynicism that the Nazi regime was capable of. At the same time, the composers and artists incarcerated there have come to be regarded as shining examples of how art can transcend all. Although the release of this two-CD set of Ullmann’s piano music coincides with the 70th anniversary of the composer’s death, it is thus rather intended as a celebration of his life and work as a composer.