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Hindemith: Ludus Tonalis - Hartmann: Piano Sonata "27 April 1945"

6/1/2018, 28 Tracks, 1:14:40

Featuring

  • Esther Walker
  • Paul Hindemith
  • Karl Amadeus Hartmann

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Composition History

Karl Amadeus Hartmann's Piano Sonata '27 April 1945' was withheld from public hearing by the composer due to misgivings and did not premiere until 1982.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Pianist Esther Walker began her musical career as a violinist and violist before her love for the piano took precedence.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Ludus Tonalis by Paul Hindemith consists of 25 movements: 12 fugues interspersed with 11 interludes, framed by a prelude and postlude that show formal and expressive symmetry.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

Karl Amadeus Hartmann, in opposition to the Nazi regime, withheld all his works from performance in Germany during World War II and studied with Anton Webern in Vienna.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Paul Hindemith included humorous illustrations of lions and lobsters in the score of Ludus Tonalis for his wife's 50th birthday, strategically placed to highlight themes and inversions.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Paul Hindemith's Ludus Tonalis, subtitled 'Counterpoint, tonal and technical studies for the piano', encapsulates his mature thinking on tonality and tonal relationships.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Paul Hindemith and Karl Amadeus Hartmann, though born a decade apart, died in the same month of the same year (December 1963).

Source: Booklet

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