The Complete Piano Concertos
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PAUL HINDEMITH
The Complete Piano Concertos
Idil Biret (piano) / Yale Symphony Orchestra, Toshiyuki Shimada
[ Naxos / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Thursday 9 January 2014
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Hindemith wrote many varied pieces of music for piano with orchestral accompaniment. He intended his Theme with Four Variations (The Four Temperaments) as an experimental ballet, and it was first performed in this way in 1946 with choreography by George Balanchine. The manuscript of the Piano Music with Orchestra was found amongst pianist Paul Wittgenstein's papers after his wife's death in 2001. The Concerto for Piano and Orchestra is astutely conceived, whilst the Concert Music for Piano, Brass and Two Harps reveals Hindemith's constant search for varied sound colour in his instrumentation.
"Biret is not noted, perhaps, as a Hindemith specialist but she turns in polished performances throughout. Tempi are on the slow side...But this is good value, the performances by Biret and the accompanying Yale Symphony Orchestra very competent, one or two minor blemishes aside." (Gramophone, Dec 2013)
"Biret, who has dispelled the murmurs of the doubters and is now correctly recognised as a great artist, does sterling service to the memory of Paul Hindemith, as do both orchestra and conductor. This set should be explored by anybody who has not heard these works before. They will be pleasantly surprised by the wealth of enjoyment that is to be had in them." (MusicWeb International, Jan 2014)
Tracks:
Die vier Temperamente
Klaviermusik mit Orchester, Op. 29
Konzertmusik, Op. 49 for Mrs Elizabeth Coolidge
Olivia Coates & Chelsea Lane (harps)
Kammermusik No. 2 Op. 36 No. 1 Klavierkonzert
