Composer: Paul Hindemith
Performer: Dennis Brain, Hana Otte
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker
Conductor: Paul Hindemith
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Urania
Catalogue: WS121377
Release: 2019
Size: 629 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
CD 01
Symphonia Serena
01. I. Moderately fast
02. II. Geschwindmarsch (After Beethoven’s WoO 18)
03. III. Colloquy
04. IV. Finale
Nobilissima Visione
05. I. Einleitung und Rondo
06. II. Marsh und Pastorale
07. III. Passacaglia
Horn Concerto
08. I. Moderately fast
09. II. Very fast
10. III. Very slow – Moderately fast
CD 02
Symphonie “Mathis del Maler”
01. I. Engelkonzert
02. II. Grablegung
03. III. Versuschung des heiligen Antonius
Die vier Temperamente
04. Thema
05. Var 2 “Melancholish”
06. Var. 3 “Sanguinisch”
07. Var. 4 “Phlegmatish”
08. Var. 5 “Colorisch”
Symphonishe Meramorphosen nach Themen von Carl Maria von Weber
09. I. Allegro
10. II. Scherzo “Turandot”
11. III. Andantino
12. IV. Marsh
This 2CD box comprises the majority of the stereo recordings made with Paul Hindemith conducting his own symphonic works with the Berliner Philharmoniker and the Philharmonia Orchestra in the mid-1950s.Hindemith recorded some works for English Columbia and some for the Deutsche Grammophon. This set therefore represents a unique opportunity to discover the collected works in one box set. Urania completes this set with the Horn Concerto performed by the legendary Dennis Brain.
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) was a German composer, violinist and conductor. Hindemith’s early works are written in the romantic style. He was later influenced by Schoenberg and developed his style into one defined as neoclassical albeit distinct from that exhibited by Stravinsky. Arguably, his most popular work is the Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber (1943), included in this set.