It was thanks to Hindemith that Gould received his only Grammy Award – and not for his piano playing. He won for the Best Liner Notes of 1973 with an essay accompanying his recording of the three ...

As quixotic ideas for undramatic ballet go, a series of scenes from the life of St Francis of Assisi takes some beating. But that was Hindemith's response to a 1936 commission from the choreographer ...

There is lots to admire as the quintet and pianist capture Paul Hindemith’s best known sonatas to reveal their hidden depths As well as being one of the 20th century’s leading neoclassical composers, ...

Eighty years is a long time for a major work by a major composer to wait for its premiere. But these things happen -- especially when a cranky commissioner is involved. Hindemith's "Piano Music with ...

Hindemith: Kammermusik 1 to 7; Kleine Kammermusik (Soloists, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly, conductor; London, 2-CD set). Hindemith: Cello Concerto; The Four Temperaments, Theme and ...

If, as Shakespeare famously wrote, every man in his time plays many parts, it should come as no surprise that various observers will see him differently over time. The time span needn’t even be a ...

Nobilissima Visione Seattle Symphony Orchestra Ko-ichiro Yamamoto, Trombone Gerard Schwarz, Conductor Paul Hindemith, Composer Schulwerk für Instrumental Zusammenspiel, Movements: Five pieces for ...

Sonata for Violin and Piano Tanja Becker-Bender, Violin Paul Hindemith, Composer Péter Nagy, Piano Sonata for Violin and Piano Péter Nagy, Piano Paul Hindemith, Composer Tanja Becker-Bender, Violin ...

To German Nazis he is merely a “noise maker” and his U. S. patroness is almost stone deaf. Nevertheless, Paul Hindemith is a god to many a musical modern and his U. S. debut in Washington. D. C. last ...

Neoclassical composer Paul Hindemith thought composers can simultaneously inspire performers and move an audience. Hindemith described this selflessness as reaching a higher spiritual plane. This hour ...