Paul Hindemith Essentials
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Having made his name after the First World War with several short operas—Sancta Susanna is a sensational listen—German composer Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) developed his own distinct neo-classical style. His experience as an orchestral violinist and viola virtuoso is evident in his masterful orchestration, evident in all Hindemith’s operas, as well as the sonatas he wrote for each of the orchestra’s main instruments: Listen to the Viola Sonata, Op. 11 No. 4 for some of his most beguiling music. Also, try Hindemith’s greatest opera Mathis der Maler, or the powerful symphony he adapted from it, both of which pay tribute to the German tradition in which he was profoundly rooted.
I. Massig schnell, mit Kraft - Sehr breit, aber stets fliessend
P. Hindemith: Die Harmonie der Welt Symphony
I. Moderately Fast, with Vigor
Mallory Thompson, Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble
III. March. Over the Breast of Spring
Robert Shaw, William Stone, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
P. Hindemith: Tafelmusik
1. Marsch
Jobst Liebrecht, Florian Dorpholz, Rainer Wolters, Rudolf Döbler, Jugendsinfonieorchester Marzahn-Hellersdorf, Dietrich Henschel, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
II. Nun laube, Lindlein, laube! – Der Gutzgauch auf dem Zaune sass
"Alte Märchen Woben Uns Fromme Bilder" - "Es Sungen Drei Engel Ein Süßen Gesang"