Ludus tonalis

Album by Paul Hindemith & Ivo Janssen

Ludus Tonalis is a piano cycle by German composer Paul Hindemith, composed in 1942. The work investigates neo-tonal harmonic organisation and contrapuntal technique through a series of interrelated fugues and interludes that transform and recapitulate thematic material, and it occupies a key position in Hindemith's output as a compact statement of his late theoretical and compositional ideas.
First released: 1st October 1991

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Ludus tonalis: Praeludium
    3:56
  2. 2.
    Ludus tonalis: Fuga prima in C: Lento
    3:26
  3. 3.
    Ludus tonalis: Interludium: Moderato con energico
    1:21
  4. 4.
    Ludus tonalis: Fuga secunda in G: Allegro
    1:37
  5. 5.
    Ludus tonalis: Interludium: Pastorale, moderato
    1:27
  6. 6.
    Ludus tonalis: Fuga tertia in F: Andante
    3:03
  7. 7.
    Ludus tonalis: Interludium: Scherzando
    1:24
  8. 8.
    Ludus tonalis: Fuga quarta in A: Con energica
    3:13
  9. 9.
    Ludus tonalis: Interludium: Vivace
    1:13
  10. 10.
    Ludus tonalis: Fuga quinta in E: Vivace
    1:13
  11. 11.
    Ludus tonalis: Interludium: Moderato
    1:01
  12. 12.
    Ludus tonalis: Fuga sexta in E♭: Tranquillo
    2:44
  13. 13.
    Ludus tonalis: Interludium: Marcia
    1:54
  14. 14.
    Ludus tonalis: Fuga septima in A♭: Moderato
    2:01
  15. 15.
    Ludus tonalis: Interludium: Molto largo
    2:22
  16. 16.
    Ludus tonalis: Fuga octava in D: Con forza
    1:00
  17. 17.
    Ludus tonalis: Interludium: Allegro molto
    1:22
  18. 18.
    Ludus tonalis: Fuga nona in B♭: Moderato, scherzando
    2:10
  19. 19.
    Ludus tonalis: Interludium: Molto tranquillo
    2:40
  20. 20.
    Ludus tonalis: Fuga decima in D♭: Allegro moderato, grazioso
    2:06
  21. 21.
    Ludus tonalis: Interludium: Allegro pesante
    2:09
  22. 22.
    Ludus tonalis: Fuga undecima in B (Canon): Lento
    2:26
  23. 23.
    Ludus tonalis: Interludium: Valse
    1:53
  24. 24.
    Ludus tonalis: Fuga duodecima in F#: Molto tranquillo
    3:22
  25. 25.
    Ludus tonalis: Postludium: Solenne, largo
    4:04

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