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Hindemith: Kammermusik Nos. 4-7, Vol. 2 / Christoph Eschenbach
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Hindemith: Kammermusik Nos. 4-7, Vol. 2 / Christoph Eschenbach

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Composer
HINDEMITH, PAUL
Artist
Kronberg Academy Soloists, Eschenbach
Format
CD
Label
Ondine
Released
Sep 04, 2020
Catalog #
ODE 1357-2
UPC
0761195135723

About

The final volume of Paul Hindemith’s(1895–1963) youthful and fresh Kammermusik series from the 1920s includes Kammermusik Nos. 4–7 performed by Kronberg Academy Soloists and the Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra under a true Hindemith specialist, Christoph Eschenbach, who has won a Grammy for a previous Hindemith album on Ondine.

These four works by Hindemith can be considered as full-bodied concertos for violin, viola, viola d’amore and organ. These work feature four young talented soloists, Stephen Waarts, Rimothy Ridout, Ziyu Shenand Christian Schmitt. Hindemith’s Kammermusik No. 4 (‘Violin Concerto’) is scored for a larger orchestra than its three predecessors and includes 24 instrumentalists. Kammermusik No. 5 (‘Viola Concerto’) the composer premiered himself by playing the solo part. In total, Hindemith performed this work for 85 times during the next 11 years! In a letter, Hindemith described the viola d’amore as “the most beautiful thing that you can imagine in sound”. The composer fell in love with the instrument and wrote his Kammermusik No. 6 with this instrument in mind. Hindemith’s final Kammermusik (No. 7) was written to a commission by the Southwest German Radio: the premiere of this Organ Concerto was transmitted live in 1928. The radio broadcast had a decisive role in the composer’s choice of instrumentation.

REVIEWS:

As in Vol 1, Eschenbach relishes the music’s wild iconoclasm. Tempos are again lively and throughout he draws marvellous playing from the Kronberg Academy strings and Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra’s winds (the trumpet not least!) and percussion.

– Gramophone

Have I mentioned that these are some of Hindemith’s most wonderful pieces? They combine the brash gestures of his early, avant-garde period with the serious, neo-Baroque elements of his later music—one can hear him changing from 1922 to 1927 in these seven pieces—several of the slow movements approach the meditative depths of his “Mathis der Maler” Symphony. I still recommend the Chailly set as a first choice, but Hindemith fanciers will want this one too.

– Fanfare

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. 1 I. Signal 01:24
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Signal
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Stephen Waarts
    Ensemble
    Kronberg Academy Soloists, members Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Christoph Eschenbach
  2. 2 II. Sehr lebhaft 05:47
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Sehr lebhaft
    Duration
    05:47
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Stephen Waarts
    Ensemble
    Kronberg Academy Soloists, members Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Christoph Eschenbach
  3. 3 III. Nachtstück 07:07
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Nachtstück
    Duration
    07:07
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Stephen Waarts
    Ensemble
    Kronberg Academy Soloists, members Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Christoph Eschenbach
  4. 4 IV. Lebhafte Viertel 03:05
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Lebhafte Viertel
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Stephen Waarts
    Ensemble
    Kronberg Academy Soloists, members Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Christoph Eschenbach
  5. 5 V. So schnell wie möglich 02:13
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. So schnell wie möglich
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Stephen Waarts
    Ensemble
    Kronberg Academy Soloists, members Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Christoph Eschenbach
  6. 6 I. Schnelle Halbe 04:21
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Schnelle Halbe
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Timothy Ridout
    Ensemble
    Kronberg Academy Soloists, members Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Christoph Eschenbach
  7. 7 II. Langsam 07:59
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Langsam
    Duration
    07:59
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Timothy Ridout
    Ensemble
    Kronberg Academy Soloists, members Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Christoph Eschenbach
  8. 8 III. Mässig schnell 03:22
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Mässig schnell
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Timothy Ridout
    Ensemble
    Kronberg Academy Soloists, members Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Christoph Eschenbach
  9. 9 IV. Variante eines Militärmarsches 03:05
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Variante eines Militärmarsches
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Timothy Ridout
    Ensemble
    Kronberg Academy Soloists, members Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Christoph Eschenbach
  10. 10 Mässig schnell, majestätisch - Doppelt so schnell - 03:54
    Track
    10
    Title
    Mässig schnell, majestätisch - Doppelt so schnell -
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Ziyu Shen
    Ensemble
    Kronberg Academy Soloists, members Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Christoph Eschenbach
  11. 11 Langsam - 07:31
    Track
    11
    Title
    Langsam -
    Duration
    07:31
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Ziyu Shen
    Ensemble
    Kronberg Academy Soloists, members Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Christoph Eschenbach
  12. 12 Variationen: Mässig schnell, bewegt - Lebhaft, wie früher 06:12
    Track
    12
    Title
    Variationen: Mässig schnell, bewegt - Lebhaft, wie früher
    Duration
    06:12
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Ziyu Shen
    Ensemble
    Kronberg Academy Soloists, members Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Christoph Eschenbach
  13. 13 I. Nicht zu schnell 03:26
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Nicht zu schnell
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Christian Schmitt
    Ensemble
    Kronberg Academy Soloists, members Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Christoph Eschenbach
  14. 14 II. Sehr langsam und ganz ruhig 06:31
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Sehr langsam und ganz ruhig
    Duration
    06:31
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Christian Schmitt
    Ensemble
    Kronberg Academy Soloists, members Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Christoph Eschenbach
  15. 15 III. eighth note = 184 06:34
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. eighth note = 184
    Duration
    06:34
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Christian Schmitt
    Ensemble
    Kronberg Academy Soloists, members Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Christoph Eschenbach