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Hindemith: Ludus Tonalis - Hartmann: Piano Sonata "27 April 1945" / Walker
First Hand Records

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

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Details

Composer
HARTMANN HINDEMITH
Artist
Esther Walker
Format
CD
Label
First Hand Records
Released
Jun 01, 2018
Catalog #
FHR54
UPC
5060216340654

About

Paul Hindemith and Karl Amadeus Hartmann were born a decade apart and died in the same month. Hindemith was the more inclusive artist while Hartmann more fully reflected the cultural concerns of his time; as conveyed by the contemporaneous but aesthetically very different pieces on this release. Composed in 1942 during his stay in the United States, Ludus Tonalis was first performed in 1943 in Chicago. It is one of the greatest solo piano works of the mid-20th century, exploring matters of technique, theory, inspiration, and communication. This masterpiece comprises all 12 major and/or minor keys and was intended to be the 20th century equivalent to J.S. Bach’s The WellTempered Clavier. Written just three years after Ludus Tonalis, Hartmann’s Piano Sonata [No.2] depicts the shuffling feet of 20,000 camp prisoners from Dachau whom Hartmann watched being marched away from the approaching Allies. The subtitle of Hartmann’s work, ‘27 April 1945’, is clarified by an epigraph the composer (in his own words) positioned at the head of the score: ‘On the 27th and 28th of April 1945 trudged an endless stream of Dachau prisoners of war past us … unending was the misery … unending was the sorrow’. This is made explicit by the (central) Lento, a ‘Marcia funebre’ that ranks with Hartmann’s finest utterances; its sombre and fatalistic tread – shot through with fanfare-like elements – reaching an impassioned climax before regaining its mood of numbed sorrow. Esther Walker is pianist who combines “virtuoso fire and musical temperament” with “lyrical sensibility” in an almost ideal way.

Tracklist 28 tracks

  1. 1 I. Prelude 03:52
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Esther Walker
  2. 2 II. Fugue No. 1 in C Major: Slow 03:17
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Fugue No. 1 in C Major: Slow
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Esther Walker
  3. 3 III. Interlude: Moderate, with energy 01:17
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Interlude: Moderate, with energy
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Esther Walker
  4. 4 IV. Fugue No. 2 in G Major: Gay 01:36
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Fugue No. 2 in G Major: Gay
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Esther Walker
  5. 5 V. Interlude: Pastorale, moderate 01:12
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Interlude: Pastorale, moderate
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Esther Walker
  6. 6 VI. Fugue No. 3 in F Major: Andante 02:49
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Fugue No. 3 in F Major: Andante
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Esther Walker
  7. 7 VII. Interlude: Scherzando 01:20
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. Interlude: Scherzando
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Esther Walker
  8. 8 VIII. Fugue No. 4 in A Major: With energy - Slow, grazioso - Tempo primo 02:53
    Track
    8
    Title
    VIII. Fugue No. 4 in A Major: With energy - Slow, grazioso - Tempo primo
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Esther Walker
  9. 9 IX. Interlude: Fast 01:15
    Track
    9
    Title
    IX. Interlude: Fast
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Esther Walker
  10. 10 X. Fugue No. 5 in E Major: Fast 01:09
    Track
    10
    Title
    X. Fugue No. 5 in E Major: Fast
    Duration
    01:09
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Esther Walker
  11. 11 XI. Interlude: Moderato 01:01
    Track
    11
    Title
    XI. Interlude: Moderato
    Duration
    01:01
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Esther Walker
  12. 12 XII. Fugue No. 6 in E-Flat Major: Quiet 02:18
    Track
    12
    Title
    XII. Fugue No. 6 in E-Flat Major: Quiet
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Esther Walker
  13. 13 XIII. Interlude: March 01:52
    Track
    13
    Title
    XIII. Interlude: March
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Esther Walker
  14. 14 XIV. Fugue No. 7 in A-Flat Major: Moderato 01:55
    Track
    14
    Title
    XIV. Fugue No. 7 in A-Flat Major: Moderato
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Esther Walker
  15. 15 XV. Interlude: Very broad 02:25
    Track
    15
    Title
    XV. Interlude: Very broad
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Esther Walker
  16. 16 XVI. Fugue No. 8 in D Major: With strength 00:58
    Track
    16
    Title
    XVI. Fugue No. 8 in D Major: With strength
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Esther Walker
  17. 17 XVII. Interlude: Very fast 01:27
    Track
    17
    Title
    XVII. Interlude: Very fast
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Esther Walker
  18. 18 XVIII. Fugue No. 9 in B-Flat Major: Moderate, scherzando 02:04
    Track
    18
    Title
    XVIII. Fugue No. 9 in B-Flat Major: Moderate, scherzando
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Esther Walker
  19. 19 XIX. Interlude: Very quiet 02:15
    Track
    19
    Title
    XIX. Interlude: Very quiet
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Esther Walker
  20. 20 XX. Fugue No. 10 in D-Flat Major: Moderately fast, grazioso 01:50
    Track
    20
    Title
    XX. Fugue No. 10 in D-Flat Major: Moderately fast, grazioso
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Esther Walker
  21. 21 XXI. Interlude: Allegro pesante 02:14
    Track
    21
    Title
    XXI. Interlude: Allegro pesante
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Esther Walker
  22. 22 XXII. Fugue No. 11 in B Major (Canon): Slow 02:09
    Track
    22
    Title
    XXII. Fugue No. 11 in B Major (Canon): Slow
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Esther Walker
  23. 23 XXIII. Interlude: Valse 01:51
    Track
    23
    Title
    XXIII. Interlude: Valse
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Esther Walker
  24. 24 XXIV. Fugue No. 12 in F-Sharp Major: Very quiet 03:08
    Track
    24
    Title
    XXIV. Fugue No. 12 in F-Sharp Major: Very quiet
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Esther Walker
  25. 25 XXV. Postludium 03:38
    Track
    25
    Title
    XXV. Postludium
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Esther Walker
  26. 26 I. Bewegt 04:34
    Track
    26
    Title
    I. Bewegt
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Karl Amadeus Hartmann
    Performer
    Esther Walker
  27. 27 III. Marcia funebre: Lento 09:25
    Track
    27
    Title
    III. Marcia funebre: Lento
    Duration
    09:25
    Composer
    Karl Amadeus Hartmann
    Performer
    Esther Walker
  28. 28 IV. Allegro risoluto 07:14
    Track
    28
    Title
    IV. Allegro risoluto
    Duration
    07:14
    Composer
    Karl Amadeus Hartmann
    Performer
    Esther Walker