Hindemith – Orchestral Music | Brilliant Classics 9441

Hindemith – Orchestral Music

Label: Brilliant Classics

Cat No: 9441

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 5

Release Date: 27th August 2013

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Here’s a collection unrivalled in its scope within the current catalogue, of orchestral works by one of the most prolific of 20th-century, Paul Hindemith, whose reputation as a purveyor of ‘useful’ music has perhaps overshadowed his colourful orchestrations and often powerfully dramatic transformations of a wide range of extra-musical inspirations.

His masterpiece may be the opera he based on the life and work of the painter of the Isenheim alterpiece, Matthias Grünewald, but the Mathis der Maler symphony he derived from its music is hardly less emotive. Nobilissima visione, originally a ballet on the life of St Francis, is as visionary as its title implies; and the Symphonia Serena is another under-estimated masterpiece of quiet grandeur.

The final disc pays homage to Hindemith’s quest to involve the younger generations in music-making, including his ‘play for children’ Wir bauen eine Stadt, which was originally performed by school children in Berlin.

The performances here are all given by native and experienced Hindemith interpreters, in fine studio recordings from the 1970s.

Contents:
CD 1

- Symphony 'Mathis der Maler'
- Concerto for trumpet, bassoon and strings
- Nobilissima visione - Orchestral Suite
Ludwig Güttler (trumpet) / Eckart Königstedt (bassoon)
Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra / Herbert Kegel

Total time 65'18

CD 2
- Symphony in E flat
- Symphonia serena
Ralf-Carsten Brömsel (violin) / Walter Hartwich (violin) / Herbert Schneider (viola) / Gerd Grötzschel (viola)
Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra / Herbert Kegel

Total time 65'57

CD 3
- Symphony 'Die Harmonie der Welt'
- Pittsburgh Symphony
Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra / Herbert Kegel

Total time 62'05

CD 4
- Der Schwanendreher (Concerto after Old Folk Songs) for viola and small orchestra
Alfred Lipka (viola)
Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig / Herbert Kegel

- Trauermusik for viola (cello or violin) and string orchestra
Davia Binder (viola)
Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig / Herbert Kegel

- Symphonic Metamorphosis after Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
Staatskapelle Dresden / Otmar Suitner

Total time 55'13

CD 5
- Wir bauen eine Stadt (Ein Spiel für Kinder)
Rundfunk-Kinderchor Leipzig
Instrumental Ensemble / Hans Sandig

- Kinderlieder (Songs for Children) by miscellaneous composers
1. Der Vogel singt, die Katze schnurrt
Editing: Hans Sandig
2. Lied vom Angler: Frühmorgens geht der Fischer Hans
Music: Michail Starokadomski - Editing: Hans Sandig
3. Miezekatze: Eine weiße Miezekatze guckte in ein Ofenrohr
Text and Music: Manfred Hinrich - Editing: Hans Sandig
4. Die Bimmelbahn: Kommt, wir spielen Eisenbahn
Text: A.W. Mierisch - Music: Hans Sandig
5. Der Container: Ein riesiger Container
Text: Helmut Stöhr - Music: Hans Sandig
6. Was Autos alles können: Ein Brief ist angekommen
Text: Inge Kalisch - Music: Hans Sandig
7. Es flog ein Auto in die Luft der Nachts bei Mittagshitze
Text: Helmut Stöhr - Music: Hans Sandig
8. Der Pfennig und das Sparschwein: Es war einmal ein Pfennig
Text: Eva Görsch - Music: Wolfgang Richter
9. Vier Ecken hat das Zeitungsblatt: Nun ratet mal, was Ecken hat
Text: Horst Kopsch - Music: Gunther Erdmann
10. Kleines Zirkuspferd: Ich bin ein kleines Zirkuspferd
Text: Helmut Stöhr - Music: Hans Sandig
11. Meine Mutter schickt mich her
Text: Aus dem Rheinland - Editing: Hans Sandig
12. Wir sind die Apfelkinder
Text: Erika Engel - Music: Siegfried Bimberg - Editing: Hans Sandig
13. Kleiner Käfer, fliege
Text: Gerhard Scholz - Music: Henry Schmiedel - Editing: Werner Pauli

Rundfunk-Vorschulkinderchor Leipzig, Kleiner Rundfunk-Kinderchor Leipzig
Instrumental Ensemble / Hans Sandig

Total time 50'03

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