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.Ludus tonalis: Praeludium3:56
- 2.Ludus tonalis: Fuga prima in C: Lento3:26
- 3.Ludus tonalis: Interludium: Moderato con energico1:21
- 4.Ludus tonalis: Fuga secunda in G: Allegro1:37
- 5.Ludus tonalis: Interludium: Pastorale, moderato1:27
- 6.Ludus tonalis: Fuga tertia in F: Andante3:03
- 7.Ludus tonalis: Interludium: Scherzando1:24
- 8.Ludus tonalis: Fuga quarta in A: Con energica3:13
- 9.Ludus tonalis: Interludium: Vivace1:13
- 10.Ludus tonalis: Fuga quinta in E: Vivace1:13
- 11.Ludus tonalis: Interludium: Moderato1:01
- 12.Ludus tonalis: Fuga sexta in E♭: Tranquillo2:44
- 13.Ludus tonalis: Interludium: Marcia1:54
- 14.Ludus tonalis: Fuga septima in A♭: Moderato2:01
- 15.Ludus tonalis: Interludium: Molto largo2:22
- 16.Ludus tonalis: Fuga octava in D: Con forza1:00
- 17.Ludus tonalis: Interludium: Allegro molto1:22
- 18.Ludus tonalis: Fuga nona in B♭: Moderato, scherzando2:10
- 19.Ludus tonalis: Interludium: Molto tranquillo2:40
- 20.Ludus tonalis: Fuga decima in D♭: Allegro moderato, grazioso2:06
- 21.Ludus tonalis: Interludium: Allegro pesante2:09
- 22.Ludus tonalis: Fuga undecima in B (Canon): Lento2:26
- 23.Ludus tonalis: Interludium: Valse1:53
- 24.Ludus tonalis: Fuga duodecima in F#: Molto tranquillo3:22
- 25.Ludus tonalis: Postludium: Solenne, largo4:04