Paul Hindemith: Mathis Der Maler

Philharmoniker Hamburg & Chor der Staatsoper, Soloists, Simone Young - Paul Hindemith: Mathis der Maler (2007) 3CD

Paul Hindemith: Mathis der Maler (2007) 3CD Set
Philharmoniker Hamburg & Chor der Staatsoper Hamburg, conducted by Simone Young

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 683 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 419 Mb | Scans ~ 16 Mb
Genre: Classical, Opera | Label: OehmsClassics | # OC 908 | Time: 03:03:51

The greatest strength of Oehms Classics' live recording of the Hamburg Staatsoper 2005 production of Mathis der Maler is the supple and dramatic conducting of Simone Young, the Australian general manager of the company. The score contains some of Hindemith's most overtly romantic and emotionally expressive music, as well as some extended passages that sound like academic note-spinning. Young is remarkably successful in accentuating the score's moments of sensuality, such as the opening "Concert of Angels," and manages to keep the dramatic momentum up during the more pedestrian passages. The sound is full, clean, and well balanced for a live opera performance.
NDR Sinfonieorchester, Christoph Eschenbach - Paul Hindemith: Symphonie ‘Mathis der Maler’; Symphonie in Es (2015)

Paul Hindemith: Symphonie ‘Mathis der Maler’; Symphonie in Es (2015)
NDR Sinfonieorchester, conducted by Christoph Eschenbach

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 280 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 156 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Ondine | # ODE 1275-2 | Time: 01:07:32

Ondine's successful Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) recordings with the NDR Sinfonieorchester conducted by Christoph Eschenbach continue with another release featuring two major symphonic works by the composer: Symphonie ‘Mathis der Maler' and Symphonie in E-flat. The orchestra's and Christoph Eschenbach's previous Hindemith release together with Midori won a Grammy Award in 2014. The ‘Mathis der Maler' Symphony is based on an opera that treats the life of the Renaissance painter Mathias Grünewald. Hindemith started to work on the symphony already prior to the completion of the opera. The symphony was premiered with great success by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under Wilhelm Furtwängler on 12 March 1934. Hindemith wrote his Symphonie in E-flat during his exile in the United States in 1940. The Symphony is absolute music in the tradition of the four-movement symphony of Beethoven and the romantic period.
Vienna Symphony, Wolfgang Koch, Slowakischer Philharmonischer Chor, Wiener Symphoniker - Hindemith: Mathis der Maler (2021)

Vienna Symphony, Wolfgang Koch, Slowakischer Philharmonischer Chor, Wiener Symphoniker - Hindemith: Mathis der Maler (2021)
FLAC tracks | 3:02:53 | 933 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: CapriccioNR

Mathis der Maler is the central composition of Paul Hindemith’s output for music theater. The reception began with its successful premiere of a symphony of three orchestral parts from the opera, in March of 1934 in Berlin. That was still before the composer was attacked in the National-Socialist press which prompted a defense of Furtwängler’s in a newspaper article titled “The Hindemith Case”. The opera wasn’t premiered until May 1938, in Zurich, where the Hindemith’s had emigrated to, before moving on to the United States. Much as Mathis, who found his political engagement in the Peasant’s War and his calling to paint solely for the glory of God to collide with the expectation to positions himself on religious matters during the Reformation, Hindemith found himself torn between his refusal to propagate for the Nazis, his urge to follow his inner voice, and the demand that he position himself against the regime. These highly acclaimed performances from 2012 at Theater an der Wien with Opera Star Roland Koch in the title role is finally now available here.
Wiener Symphoniker - Hindemith- Mathis der Maler (Live) (2021) [Official Digital Download]

Wiener Symphoniker - Hindemith- Mathis der Maler (Live) (2021) [Official Digital Download]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 03:02:30 minutes | 1,97 GB
Classical | Label: CapriccioNR, Official Digital Download

Mathis der Maler is the central composition of Paul Hindemith’s output for music theater. The reception began with its successful premiere of a symphony of three orchestral parts from the opera, in March of 1934 in Berlin.
Lawrence Power, BBC Scottish SO, David Atherton - Paul Hindemith: The Complete Viola Music, Vol. 3 (2011)

Paul Hindemith: The Complete Viola Music, Vol. 3 (2011)
Lawrence Power, viola; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; David Atherton, conductor

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 306 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 168 Mb | Artwork included
Genre: Classical | Label: Hyperion | # CDA67774 | Time: 01:12:52

Vol. 3 of Lawrence Power's survey of the complete Hindemith work for viola features a cluster of works written for viola and orchestra in the short time between 1927 and 1930. Though Hindemith did not write a traditional concerto in the classical sense, the Op. 48 Konzertmusik, Kammermusik No. 5, and Der Schwanendreher each put the viola's abilities at the forefront of the orchestra. His personal knowledge of the instrument's technical, lyrical, and emotive abilities become quickly apparent as the viola is made to scurry around as nimbly as a violin in Konzertmusik, as emotionally rich as a cello in Trauermusik, or as colorful and evocative as a piano in Der Schwanendreher. All of these many moods are captured effortlessly by Power. His playing balances the clarity needed to execute agile passagework with the richness and depth needed for more lyrical sections. What's more, Power never gives the appearance of trying to make the viola sound like a violin; instead, he celebrates the viola's idiosyncrasies and transforms them into a rich, satisfying tapestry of sound. Joined by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under David Atherton, Vol. 3 of Power's hefty undertaking is just as worthwhile and engaging as the previous two and is certainly worth checking out.
Marin Alsop, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra - Hindemith: Nusch-Nuschi Tänze, Sancta Susanna, 21 Symphony Mathis der Maler

Marin Alsop, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra - Hindemith: Nusch-Nuschi Tänze, Sancta Susanna, 21 Symphony Mathis der Maler
FLAC tracks | 01:00:59 | 248 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: Naxos

Paul Hindemith’s life was dominated by the events of the two world wars. In 1917, his discovery of contemporary Expressionist poetry and drama transformed him from a talented student to Germany’s leading new composer. His one-act operas Sancta Susanna and Das Nusch-Nuschi date from this period. Sancta Susanna – Hindemith’s first masterpiece – combines religious and erotic symbolism into an eerie narrative that was shocking for its time, whereas the dance suite from Das Nusch-Nuschi emphasises the plot’s origin as a Burmese comedy. The three symphonic movements from the opera Mathis der Maler refer to the three panels of the Isenheim Altarpiece by Renaissance painter Matthias Grünewald, but also graphically reflect Hindemith’s own artistic struggles in Nazi Germany.
São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, John Neschling - Hindemith: Nobilissima Visione, Mathis der Maler, Metamorphosen (2011) (Repost)

São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, John Neschling - Hindemith: Nobilissima Visione, Mathis der Maler, Metamorphosen (2011)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 72:41 | 300 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: BIS | Catalog: BIS-SACD-1730

This attractive album featuring the São Paolo Symphony Orchestra led by John Neschling includes three of Hindemith's most popular and appealing orchestral scores, all dating from the mid-'30s. Mathis der Maler, a 1934 symphony made up of three movements the composer incorporated into his opera of the same name, is a work with a mysteriously effective consolidation of seemingly disparate elements; it comes across as austere yet deeply intimate, and radiantly pure yet full of passion and ardor.
Kim Kashkashian, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Dennis Russell Davies -  Lachrymae: Hindemith; Britten; Penderecki (1993)

Paul Hindemith: Trauermusik; Benjamin Britten: Lachrymae;
Krzysztof Penderecki: Konzert für Viola und Kammerorchester
Kim Kashkashian, viola; Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, conducted by Dennis Russell Davies

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 213 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 139 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: ECM | # ECM New Series 1506, 439 611-2 | Time: 00:50:03

This beautifully programmed CD presents three settings for viola and orchestra and a more eloquent statement about the beauty of the viola as an instrument would be hard to imagine (except for perhaps including Vaughan Williams' 'Flos Campi'). The viola finds that middle voice between violin and cello, a rich tone with a built in quality of mournfulness. That quality has inspired the works on this recording and the result is some of the more wistful music ever written. Dennis Russell Davies conducts the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra with the superb violist Kim Kashkashian.

VA - CatMúsica: 30 Anys Intensament Clàssics (2017)  Music

Posted by delpotro at June 13, 2018
VA - CatMúsica: 30 Anys Intensament Clàssics (2017)

VA - CatMúsica: 30 Anys Intensament Clàssics (2017)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 934 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 443 Mb | 03:13:43
Classical | Label: Warner Classics Spain

The classic music station Catalonia Música celebrates its 30th anniversary. This 3CD edition brings together thirty years of history, not only of the station but also of other musical events that have taken place over these years, as well as news from other areas, which have as much to do with the art as with everyday life. As a musical memory, it offers a collage of headlines that summarizes three decades: each record includes ten years: from May 10, 1987 to May 10, 2017. The listener will travel through more than thirty large-format recordings. historical value, accompanied by some of the most reputable interpreters and directors: Pablo Casals, José Cura, Joyce DiDonato, Angela Gheorghiu, Henryk Gorecki, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Herbert von Karajan, Rafael Kubelik, Alicia de Larrocha, Sir Neville Marriner, Yehudi Menuhin, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Riccardo Muti, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Mark Turner, among others.
Filippo Farinelli - Hindemith: Complete Music for Piano Duo (2022) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

Filippo Farinelli - Hindemith: Complete Music for Piano Duo (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 77:14 minutes | 678 MB
Classical | Label: Brilliant Classics, Official Digital Download

This record contains the complete works for piano duo (piano 4-hands and 2 pianos) by Paul Hindemith (1895–1963). While Hindemith was foremost a violist, not a pianist, he knew his way around the piano, and this familiarity is reflected in his compositions for the instrument, all of a decent technical level and featuring great originality of expression. Even if he doesn’t immediately spring to pianists’ minds, he deserves to be included – alongside Debussy, Schönberg, Ravel, Stravinsky, Bartoìk and Prokofiev – in the small group of innovators who significantly enhanced the piano repertoire in the early 20th century, Hindemith in particular with his Suite 1922, three solo piano sonatas and Ludus Tonalis.