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Hindemith: Kammermusik / Christian Tetzlaff, Wolfram Christ et al - Abbado

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Paul Hindemith: Kammermusik no 1, for 12 instruments, Op. 24/1; Kammermusik no 2, for piano & 12 instruments, Op. 36/1; Kammermusik no 3, for cello and 10 instruments, Op. 36/2; Kammermusik no 4, for...
Performers: Blacher, Kolja; Brandkamp, Kornelia; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Faust, Georg; Fischer, Julia [Violin]; Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Hausmann, Ib; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Jansen, Dag; Jansen, Rolf; Masurenko...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) is a greatly misunderstood composer. General opinion would have it that his music is rather dry, academic and lacking in humor but...continue...

EMI 20th Century Classics - Hindemith: Symphony "Mathis der Maler", etc / Karajan, Ormandy, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-22

Works: Paul Hindemith: Symphony "Mathis der Maler"; Symphonia serena; Konzertmusik for Brass and Strings, Op. 50; Der Schwanendreher; Symphonic Metamorphosis; Nobilissima visione, ballet suite for orchestra
Performers: Zimmermann, Tabea [Viola]
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Hindemith, Paul; Ormandy, Eugene; Shallon, David; Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
An excellent two-disc mid-price Hindemith collection containing some pretty impressive performances.

The Philadelphia recordings are very fine: both ...continue...

Gemini - Hindemith: Kammermusik 1-7, Der Schwanendreher

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-23

Works: Paul Hindemith: Kammermusik no 1, for 12 instruments, Op. 24/1; Kammermusik no 2, for piano & 12 instruments, Op. 36/1; Kammermusik no 3, for cello and 10 instruments, Op. 36/2; Kammermusik no 4, for...
Performers: Blacher, Kolja; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Faust, Georg; Vogt, Lars; Wayne Marshall [Piano/Organ]; Zimmermann, Tabea [Viola]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Shallon, David
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
As the Chailly set appears to have limited distribution, do consider the Abbado discs. While lacking a little of the gem-like incisiveness...continue...

Original Masters - Hindemith Conducts Hindemith

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-02-10

Works: Paul Hindemith: Concerto for Orchestra, Op. 38; Konzertmusik for piano, 10 brass instruments & 2 harps, Op. 49; Symphony "Mathis der Maler"; Symphonic Dances, for orchestra; Theme with Four Variation...
Performers: Gieseler, Hans; Haas, Monique; Otte, Hans
Conductors: Hindemith, Paul
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra members; Members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

For the first time in one collection, this set features the complete recordings that Paul Hindemith made with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in the 1950s....continue...

Hindemith: Kammermusik no 2, 3, 6 & 7 / Abbado, Vogt, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2002-03-05

Works: Paul Hindemith: Kammermusik no 2, for piano & 12 instruments, Op. 36/1; Kammermusik no 3, for cello and 10 instruments, Op. 36/2; Kammermusik no 6, for viola d'amore & chamber orchestra, Op. 46/1; Ka...
Performers: Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Faust, Georg; Vogt, Lars; Wayne Marshall [Piano/Organ]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Wilhelm Furtwängler - Maestro Classico Vol 2

10 CD / Membran / 2001-11-06

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 94 in G major, H 1 no 94 "Surprise"; Symphony no 104 in D major, H 1 no 104 "London"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Robert Schu...
Performers: Fischer, Edwin [Piano]; Gieseking, Walter; Machula, Tibor de
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Hindemith: Mathis der Maler, Symphonic Metamorphoses /Abbado

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1995-07-03

Works: Paul Hindemith: Symphony "Mathis der Maler"; Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra