Hindemith's Konzertmusik für Streichorchester und Blechbläser, Op. 50, was the last work to which the composer assigned an opus number.
Compositional Technique
In his Konzertmusik Op. 50, Hindemith treats the string and brass sections of the orchestra like two independent choirs, separating them for long passages and setting them against each other.
Recording & Production
The album features live recordings from Laeiszhalle, Hamburg, with the Konzertmusik recorded in December 2011 and the Violin Concerto and Symphonic Metamorphosis in October 2012.
Composer Biography
Paul Hindemith, the composer, began his musical career as a violinist but mainly appeared as a violist from the early 1920s.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Hindemith believed that writing music for pedagogical or social purposes, such as for amateurs, children, or broadcast, was more important than writing for concert uses.
Instruments
Midori, the violinist on this recording, plays a 1734 Guarnerius del Gesù violin known as the 'ex-Huberman'.
Composition History
Hindemith's Violin Concerto was completed on July 24, 1939, shortly after he returned home to Bluche, Switzerland, from a US concert tour.
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