Comprises prelude, 12 fugues with 11 interludes, and postlude (inverted version of prelude).

This is made explicit by the (central) Lento, a ‘Marcia funebre’ that ranks with Hartmann’s finest utterances its sombre and fatalistic tread - shot through with fanfare- like elements - reaching an impassioned climax before regaining its mood of numbed sorrow. studies in counterpoint, tonal organization, and pf. The hour-long piano cycle itself, finds refuge from conflict in the reassertion of the time-honoured value of counterpoint, comprising twelve fugues and interludes framed by a prelude and its mirror image as a postlude. Hindemith - Ludus Tonalis (1943) part 1 Sviatoslav Richter 1985 The spirit of the Well Tempered Clavier is reincarnated in the 20th century in Hindemith's Lu. The subtitle of Hartmann’s work, ‘27 April 1945’, is clarified by an epigraph the composer (in his own words) positioned at the head of the score: ‘On the 27th and 28th of April 1945 trudged an endless stream of Dachau prisoners of war past us. Hindemith wrote ‘Ludus tonalis’ in 1942 while staying in the US as a refugee from Nazi Germany. Written just three years after Ludus Tonalis, Hartmann’s Piano Sonata depicts the shuffling feet of 20,000 camp prisoners from Dachau whom Hartmann watched being marched away from the approaching Allies. This masterpiece comprises all 12 major and/or minor keys and was intended to be the 20thĬentury equivalent to J.S. Buy Ludus Tonalis (Piano Urtext) by Paul Hindemith at. druga poowy Fugi in F nr 3 jest rakiem pierwszej poowy. Pomidzy nimi jest 12 fug niektre z nich s bardzo cise, np. Cykl rozpoczyna Preludium, a zamyka Postludium, bdce zwierciadlanym odbiciem (rakiem) Preludium. It is one of the greatest solo piano works of the mid-20th century, exploring matters of technique, theory, inspiration, and communication. Ludus tonalis edytuj Ludus tonalis, cykl utworw fortepianowych Paula Hindemitha. Composed in 1942 during Hindemith’s stay in the United States, Ludus Tonalis was first performed in 1943 in Chicago. Hindemith was the more inclusive artist while Hartmann more fully reflected the cultural concerns of his time and their differences are conveyed by the contemporaneous but aesthetically different pieces on this disc. lpludus-tonalispaul-hindemith-kbi-laretei0 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/s24jnz91651 Lineage Technics SL1200MK5 Turntable + Audio-Technica AT95e cartridge > Radio Design Labs EZ-PH1 phono preamp > Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Ocr tesseract 5.0.0-rc2-1-gf788 Ocrdetectedlang en Ocrdetectedlangconf 1.0000 Ocrdetectedscript Greek Ocrdetected.

From: Ludus Tonalis in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. Paul Hindemith and Karl Amadeus Hartmann were born a decade apart but died in the same month. Comprises prelude, 12 fugues with 11 interludes, and postlude (inverted version of prelude). Pianist Esther Walker performs the rarely recorded work ‘Ludus Tonalis’ by Paul Hindemith along with Karl Amadeus Hartmann’s Piano Concerto ‘27 April 1945’.

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