Der Schwanendreher

Album by Paul Hindemith & Luca Ranieri & Orchestra ICO Suoni del Sud & Marco Moresco

Der Schwanendreher is a concerto for viola and orchestra by German composer Paul Hindemith, composed in 1935. The work blends folk-derived melodies with Hindemith's neoclassical and contrapuntal techniques, featuring lyrical and soloistic viola writing against transparent orchestral textures, and sits among his notable 1930s concertante pieces as an example of his interest in integrating vernacular material into modernist forms.

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  1. 1.
    Der Schwanendreher, IPH 125: I. "Zwischen Berg und tiefem Tal" (Langsam - Mäßig bewegt, mit Kraft)
    8:25
  2. 2.
    Der Schwanendreher, IPH 125: II. "Nun laube, Lindlein, laube!" (Sehr ruhig) Fugato. "Der Gutzgauch auf dem Zaune saß"
    10:33
  3. 3.
    Der Schwanendreher, IPH 125: III. Variationen "Seid ihr nicht der Schwanendreher" (Mäßig schnell)
    9:47
  4. 4.
    5 Stücke, op. 44 no. 4: I. Langsam
    3:01
  5. 5.
    5 Stücke, op. 44 no. 4: II. Langsam - Schnell
    2:12
  6. 6.
    5 Stücke, op. 44 no. 4: III. Lebhaft
    1:46
  7. 7.
    5 Stücke, op. 44 no. 4: IV. Sehr langsam
    4:17
  8. 8.
    5 Stücke, op. 44 no. 4: V. Lebhaft
    3:35

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