Paul Hindemith

Series

Episode

Title

First
Broadcast

Comments

2008

A Boy's Remarkable Talent

20080609

Exploring Hindemith's early years as a performer and composer.

2008

The Sins Of Youth

20080610

Donald Macleod explores Hindemith's radical and very productive years in the 1920s.

2008

The Hindemith Case

20080611

Donald Macleod examines Hindemith's stance on the political changes in Germany in the 1930s. Very reluctant to leave his beloved Germany, he tried throughout this period to work out a way of living under the regime. In November 1934, the conductor Furtwangler wrote a newspaper article called The Hindemith Case in defence of the composer. It was a total failure, with Furtwangler having to resign all his positions, and Hindemith's compositions attacked as 'the foulest perversion of modern music'.

Morgenmusik for brass (1st mvt)

Malmo Brass Ensemble

Der Schwanenedreher (1st mvt)

Geraldine Walther (viola)

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

Herbert Blomstedt (conductor)

Symphony (Mathis der Maler)

Berlin Philharmonic

Claudio Abbado (conductor)

Trauermusik

Torleif Thedeen (cello)

Nieuw Sinfonietta Amsterdam

Lev Markiz (conductor).

Donald Macleod looks at Hindemith's experience under the Nazi regime in the 1930s.

2008

A Composer's New World

20080612

Donald Macleod looks at Hindemith's experiences as an exile in America, where he was the most performed of the European composers seeking refuge there, and where he held composition classes at Yale which were considered the best in the country.

Fuga Segunda in G (Ludus Tonalis)

Olli Mustonen (piano)

Sonata for trombone

Henry Charles Smith (trombone)

Glenn Gould (piano)

When lilacs last in the door yard bloom'd (mvts 2-7)

William Stone (baritone)

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

Robert Shaw (conductor)

Horn Concerto

Dennis Brain (horn)

Philharmonia Orchestra

Paul Hindemith (conductor).

Donald Macleod looks at Hindemith's life as an exile in America.

2008

05 LAST

A Legacy

20080613

Donald Macleod examines Hindemith's final years, including the composition of his opera Harmonie der Welt, which he intended to be the crowning achievement of his life, as well as his fall from favour with the avant-garde.

Zwolf Madrigaleno (No 4 - Trink aus!)

Netherlands Chamber Choir

Uwe Gronostay (conductor)

Symphonische Metamorphosen nach Themen von carl Maria von Weber (2nd mvt)

Berliner Philharmonic

Paul Hindemith (conductor)

Symphony (Harmonie der Welt)

BBC Philharmonic

Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor)

Benedictus; Agnus Dei (Mass)

Danish National Radio Choir

Uwe Gronostay (conductor).

Examining Hindemith's final years, including the creation of his opera Harmonie der Welt.

Episodes

Series	Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Comments
2008	01	A Boy's Remarkable Talent	20080609	Exploring Hindemith's early years as a performer and composer.
2008	02	The Sins Of Youth	20080610	Donald Macleod explores Hindemith's radical and very productive years in the 1920s.
2008	03	The Hindemith Case	20080611	Donald Macleod examines Hindemith's stance on the political changes in Germany in the 1930s. Very reluctant to leave his beloved Germany, he tried throughout this period to work out a way of living under the regime. In November 1934, the conductor Furtwangler wrote a newspaper article called The Hindemith Case in defence of the composer. It was a total failure, with Furtwangler having to resign all his positions, and Hindemith's compositions attacked as 'the foulest perversion of modern music'. Morgenmusik for brass (1st mvt) Malmo Brass Ensemble Der Schwanenedreher (1st mvt) Geraldine Walther (viola) San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Herbert Blomstedt (conductor) Symphony (Mathis der Maler) Berlin Philharmonic Claudio Abbado (conductor) Trauermusik Torleif Thedeen (cello) Nieuw Sinfonietta Amsterdam Lev Markiz (conductor). Donald Macleod looks at Hindemith's experience under the Nazi regime in the 1930s.
2008	04	A Composer's New World	20080612	Donald Macleod looks at Hindemith's experiences as an exile in America, where he was the most performed of the European composers seeking refuge there, and where he held composition classes at Yale which were considered the best in the country. Fuga Segunda in G (Ludus Tonalis) Olli Mustonen (piano) Sonata for trombone Henry Charles Smith (trombone) Glenn Gould (piano) When lilacs last in the door yard bloom'd (mvts 2-7) William Stone (baritone) Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Robert Shaw (conductor) Horn Concerto Dennis Brain (horn) Philharmonia Orchestra Paul Hindemith (conductor). Donald Macleod looks at Hindemith's life as an exile in America.
2008	05 LAST	A Legacy	20080613	Donald Macleod examines Hindemith's final years, including the composition of his opera Harmonie der Welt, which he intended to be the crowning achievement of his life, as well as his fall from favour with the avant-garde. Zwolf Madrigaleno (No 4 - Trink aus!) Netherlands Chamber Choir Uwe Gronostay (conductor) Symphonische Metamorphosen nach Themen von carl Maria von Weber (2nd mvt) Berliner Philharmonic Paul Hindemith (conductor) Symphony (Harmonie der Welt) BBC Philharmonic Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor) Benedictus; Agnus Dei (Mass) Danish National Radio Choir Uwe Gronostay (conductor). Examining Hindemith's final years, including the creation of his opera Harmonie der Welt.