All Hindemith articles
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Premium ❘ FeatureLetters from America: 130 years of Hindemith
To mark the 130th anniversary of Paul Hindemith’s birth, Carlos María Solare delves into the composer and violist’s US years and hears from three leading soloists about what his music means to them
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ReviewConcert review: Faculty Concert, Brevard Music Center
Leah Hollingsworth heads to Brevard, NC, for a faculty concert of Hindemith, Beethoven, Françaix, Copland and Eve Beglarian at the Parker Concert Hall, Brevard Music Center, on 24 June 2024
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ReviewConcert review: Tabea Zimmermann (viola) Kammerakademie Potsdam
Carlos Maria Solare attends the performance of Brahms, Hindemith and Sofia Gubaidulina’s at the Potsdam Nikolaisaal on 27 April 2024
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: violist Tabea Zimmermann on Hindemith Sonata for solo viola op.25 no.1
Zimmermann shares a lyrical approach to a characterful, multifaceted work, in this article from April 2015
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ReviewSchumann Quartet: 1923 – 100 Years of Radio
A quartet celebrates a seminal date to rousing effect
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FocusPractice Diary: violist Rachel Roberts
The British violist works towards chamber and solo recitals that include pieces by Hindemith and Schoenberg. From 2016
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Emerson Quartet: Infinite Voyage
An affecting farewell from one of the major quartets of today
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ReviewGil Shaham (violin) London Philharmonic Orchestra/Vladimir Jurowski
Edward Bhesania hears the performance of Hindemith, Mendelssohn, Prokofiev and Ustvolskaya at London’s Royal Festival Hall on 19 April 2023
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ReviewChristian Poltéra: Haydn, Hindemith
Haydn and Hindemith make strikingly sympathetic bedfellows
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ReviewEivind Ringstad: Correspondances
A beautifully constructed recital from a virtuoso viola player
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ReviewTimothy Ridout: Vaughan Williams, Martinů, Hindemith, Britten
Blossoming viola soloist gracefully takes on the mantle of Tertis
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ReviewDiyang Mei: Transforming Viola
An attractive musical calling card from a prize-winning viola player
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FocusTrio Zimmermann discuss how forming the group has changed them as musicians
A decade after its founding, Trio Zimmermann has put the string trio back in the spotlight. How does this all-star ensemble function, and can it save the string trio from obscurity? Andrew Mellor went to meet its members
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ArticleTorque. Bruch: Kol nidrei. Garrop: Torque. Hindemith: Viola Sonata op.11 no.4. Ravel: Pavane (arr. Borisovsky). Schumann: Adagio and Allegro op.70
The Strad Issue: January 2017Description: Standards, arrangements and discoveries from this Belarusian–Swiss violistMusicians: Viacheslav Dinerchtein (viola) Mauricio Náder (piano)Composer: Bruch, Garrop, Hindemith, Ravel, SchumannCatalogue number: QUINDECIM QP 257 This ‘calling card’ recording offers a nicely chosen mix of both original and transcribed music. Schumann’s Adagio and Allegro ...
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ReviewBrahms: Two Viola Sonatas op.120. Hindemith: Viola Sonata op.11 no.4. Weigl: Viola Sonata op.32
The Strad Issue: March 2016Description: Vintage viola recordings that reveal a unique authenticityMusicians: Paul Doktor (viola) Nadia Reisenberg (piano)Composer: Brahms; Hindemith; WeiglThese deliciously ‘old world’ readings were recorded around 60 years ago by a wonderfully well-attuned duo. The main drawback is the recording quality, not downright bad ...
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ReviewThe Sonatas. Brahms: Cello Sonata no.1 in E minor (transc. de Groot). Gubaidulina: Double Bass Sonata. Hindemith: Double Bass Sonata. Vasks: Solo Double Bass Sonata
The Strad Issue: December 2015Description: Brahms on the bass – at pitch! – and three more recent worksMusicians: Niek de Groot (double bass) Catherine Klipfel (piano)Composer: Brahms, Gubaidulina, Hindemith, VasksAs his thoughtful message in the booklet states, Niek de Groot’s career was forged on the idea that ...
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ArticleViolist Antoine Tamestit performs Hindemith on the 'Mahler' Stradivarius
Antoine Tamestit performs the fiendishly difficult fourth movement of Paul Hindemith's Solo Viola Sonata op.25 no.1 on the 1672 'Mahler' Stradivarius - one of very few violas made by the famous luthier, on loan through the Habisreutinger Foundation.Watch: Vadim Repin performs on seven Stradivarius and Guarneri violins
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ReviewHindemith: Three Pieces op.8; Solo Cello Sonata op.25 no.3; Meditation from ‘Nobilissima visione’; Cello Sonata op.11 no.3
The Strad Issue: October 2015Description: A cellist whose tone could have been made for Hindemith’s musicMusicians: David Geringas (cello) Ian Fountain (piano)Composer: HindemithHindemith’s cello works have perhaps never received the attention given to his pieces for viola or for violin. They are all relatively early works and ...
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ReviewIvry Gitlis: Works by Bartók, Brahms, Bloch, Debussy, Haubenstock-Ramati, Hindemith, Saint-Saëns and Wieniawski
The Strad Issue: June 2016 Description: The two faces of Ivry Gitlis in recordings covering 1962–86 Musicians: Ivry Gitlis (violin) Daria Hovora (piano) Stuttgart Radio Orchestra/Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, SWR SO Baden-Baden/Hans Rosbaud, Orchestra of the National Theatre, Mannheim/Wolfgang Rennert ...
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ReviewOscar Shumsky: Legendary Treasures. Works by Bach, Beethoven, Buxtehude, Hindemith, Kreisler, Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Saint-Saëns, Schubert, Schumann, Strauss, Tartini, Telemann and Wieniawski
The Strad Issue: June 2015Description: Historic recordings from a great American violinistMusicians: Oscar Shumsky (violin) Nadia Reisenberg, Carroll Hollister, Mario Bernardi, Leo Barkin, George Schick, Earl Wild, Frank Maus (piano) Lois Marshall, Erna Berger (sopranos) Maureen Forrester (contralto) James Melton (tenor) Bach Aria Group, CBC Orchestra, Al ...
