Respected as one of the most distinguished
viola-players of his time, Hindemith devoted the earlier part of his career to
performance, first as a violinist and then as violist in the Amar-Hindemith
Quartet.
The
so-called Fantasy Sonata, Op. 11, No. 4 (named after the first movement) was
written at the beginning of 1919, in the midst of the nationalistic sound of a
World War now lost. The work, between
Romantic and Impressionist, has nothing of the anarchy of later times.
Hindemith gave the following advice to performers: 'The sonata must be played
without breaks between the movements, especially the second and third movements
should be so connected that the listener should not have the feeling of hearing
a finale, but the last movement must appear simply a continuation of the
variations'. Yura Lee
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Paul Hindemith
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Viola Sonata Op. 11 No. 4 Paul Hindemith
I. Fantasie: Ruhig - II. Theme and Variations - III. Finale (without pause)
Respected as one of the most distinguished viola-players of his time, Hindemith devoted the earlier part of his career to performance, first as a violinist and then as violist in the Amar-Hindemith Quartet.
The so-called Fantasy Sonata, Op. 11, No. 4 (named after the first movement) was written at the beginning of 1919, in the midst of the nationalistic sound of a World War now lost. The work, between Romantic and Impressionist, has nothing of the anarchy of later times. Hindemith gave the following advice to performers: 'The sonata must be played without breaks between the movements, especially the second and third movements should be so connected that the listener should not have the feeling of hearing a finale, but the last movement must appear simply a continuation of the variations'. Yura Lee
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