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℗ 2011 Hyperion Records Limited
Released | November 10, 2023 |
Originated | January 31, 2011 |
Duration | 1h 12m 46s |
Record Label | Hyperion |
Genre | Classical |
Hindemith: Complete Viola Music, Vol. 3 – Music for Viola and Orchestra
Lawrence Power, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, David Atherton
Available in 48 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
Konzertmusik for Viola and Chamber Orchestra, Op. 48
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1.1
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I. Lebhaft. Bewegte Halbe
Paul Hindemith; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; David Atherton; Lawrence Power |
4:39 | |||
1.2
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II. Ruhig gehend
Paul Hindemith; David Atherton; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Lawrence Power |
6:48 | |||
1.3
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III. Lebhaft
Paul Hindemith; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; David Atherton; Lawrence Power |
2:11 | |||
1.4
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IV. Leicht bewegt
Paul Hindemith; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; David Atherton; Lawrence Power |
3:42 | |||
1.5
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V. Sehr lebhaft
Paul Hindemith; David Atherton; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Lawrence Power |
2:29 | |||
Der Schwanendreher
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1.6
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I. Zwischen Berg und tiefem Tal. Langsam
Paul Hindemith; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; David Atherton; Lawrence Power |
7:55 | |||
1.7
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II. Nun laube, Lindlein, laube. Sehr ruhig
Paul Hindemith; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; David Atherton; Lawrence Power |
9:38 | |||
1.8
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III. Variationen "Seid ihr nicht der Schwanendreher?". Mäßig schnell
Paul Hindemith; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; David Atherton; Lawrence Power |
8:55 | |||
1.9
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Trauermusik
Paul Hindemith; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; David Atherton; Lawrence Power |
7:46 | |||
Kammermusik No. 5 for Viola and Chamber Orchestra, Op. 36 No. 4
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1.10
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I. Schnelle Halbe
Paul Hindemith; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; David Atherton; Lawrence Power |
4:12 | |||
1.11
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II. Langsam
Paul Hindemith; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; David Atherton; Lawrence Power |
7:49 | |||
1.12
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III. Mässig schnell
Paul Hindemith; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; David Atherton; Lawrence Power |
3:33 | |||
1.13
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IV. Variante eines Militärmarsches
Paul Hindemith; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; David Atherton; Lawrence Power |
3:09 | |||
Digital Booklet
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"Power's affinity with Hindemith's music is as evident in these new recordings as in previous instalments, his tone perfectly balanced between strength and delicacy … Hyperion's beautifully natural recording is the best yet but it is the partnership with Atherton and the BBC Scottish that makes this such a rewarding listen … the new market leader, strongly recommended. Now, how about the viola d'amore works on Volume 4?"
- Gramophone
Lawrence Power’s revelationary series of Hindemith’s complete works for the viola continues into a third and final volume with the music for viola and orchestra. Hindemith was an internationally renowned viola player himself, and his legacy for the instrument is an inestimably important body of work. Throughout this series, Power’s searingly vivid and eloquent performances have left critics and the listening public in no doubt that the somewhat ‘difficult’ reputation of the composer is ill-deserved; that this is music full of striking melodic ideas, deep lyrical feeling and high drama.
The works recorded here include Hindemith’s only formally titled concerto for viola and full orchestra, ‘Der Schwanendreher’, based on old German folk-songs. Hindemith explained that in this concerto he saw the soloist as an itinerant fiddler who comes among convivial company and plays for them the repertoire he has learned on his travels, and like a good folk-fiddler, embellishes the melodies freely and sometimes fantastically. This whimsical idea succinctly describes the procedures of the three movements: and it is clear from the unaccompanied solo which begins the first of them that the folksongs are always given Hindemith’s personal colouring. Also included is one of Hindemith’s most celebrated works: ‘Trauermusik’, written at great speed for a BBC broadcast of his music when King George V had died the day before and funeral music had to replace the planned programme. It is a shining example of an ‘occasional composition’ that far transcends its occasion and makes a distinct contribution to the general repertoire. Closely allied in tone to the more reflective portions of the opera Mathis der Maler, it is a grave, shapely and eloquent lament, with a special quality of intimacy.
48 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Hyperion Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -3.37 -9.13 to -0.23 | -26.42 -30.44 to -22.47 | -22.42 -26.30 to -18.70 | 14 12 to 16 | |
1 | I. Lebhaft. Bewegte Halbe | -2.22 | -23.95 | -19.8 | 13 |
2 | II. Ruhig gehend | -2.30 | -27.78 | -23.5 | 16 |
3 | III. Lebhaft | -2.18 | -23.83 | -20.4 | 12 |
4 | IV. Leicht bewegt | -8.61 | -29.70 | -26.3 | 14 |
5 | V. Sehr lebhaft | -2.76 | -26.01 | -22.3 | 15 |
6 | I. Zwischen Berg und tiefem Tal. Langsam | -0.23 | -24.67 | -21.2 | 15 |
7 | II. Nun laube, Lindlein, laube. Sehr ruhig | -1.50 | -28.30 | -23.6 | 16 |
8 | III. Variationen "Seid ihr nicht der Schwanendreher?". Mäßig schnell | -0.88 | -24.73 | -20.7 | 15 |
9 | Trauermusik | -6.14 | -30.44 | -25.4 | 14 |
10 | I. Schnelle Halbe | -0.30 | -22.47 | -18.7 | 14 |
11 | II. Langsam | -3.67 | -27.26 | -22.8 | 14 |
12 | III. Mässig schnell | -9.13 | -29.20 | -25.7 | 13 |
13 | IV. Variante eines Militärmarsches | -3.93 | -25.09 | -21.0 | 12 |