Subtitled, “Overture to a ballet for orchestra,” this delightful composition was composed during World War II (1943) and given its world première by the Philadelphia Orchestra. The “Farnesina” in the title refers to the marvelous early sixteenth-century Renaissance villa in the center of Rome, built by the powerful Chigi family, bankers to the Vatican. It later became the property of...
Der Schwanendreher
Hindemith is without question one of the most significant composers of the first half of the twentieth century, and one who stands almost alone in the breadth of his achievement. He espoused a musical philosophy that was founded in deep reverence of discipline, musicality, craftsmanship, mastery and respect for past musical traditions, and commitment to the education and training of...
Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
Hindemith is without question one of the most significant composers of the first half of the twentieth century, and one who stands almost alone in the breadth of his achievement. He espoused a musical philosophy that was founded in deep reverence of discipline, musicality, craftsmanship, mastery and respect for past musical traditions, and commitment to the education and training of...