{"product_id":"812461","title":"Esther Walker - Hindemith: Ludus Tonalis, Hartmann: Piano Sonata '27 April 1945' [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePianist Esther Walker performs the rarely recorded work 'Ludus Tonalis' by Paul Hindemith along with Karl Amadeus Hartmann's Piano Concerto '27 April 1945'.\u003c\/p\u003e \\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Hindemith and Karl Amadeus Hartmann were born a decade apart but died in the same month. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eComposed in 1942 during Hindemith's stay in the United States, Ludus Tonalis was first performed in 1943 in Chicago. It is one of the greatest solo piano works of the mid-20th century, exploring matters of technique, theory, inspiration, and communication. This masterpiece comprises all 12 major and\/or minor keys and was intended to be the 20th century equivalent to J.S. Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier. \u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten just three years after Ludus Tonalis, Hartmann's Piano Sonata [No.2] depicts the shuffling feet of 20,000 camp prisoners from Dachau whom Hartmann watched being marched away from the approaching Allies. 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 \\u2026 unending was the misery \\u2026 unending was the sorrow'. This is made explicit by the (central) Lento, a 'Marcia funebre' that ranks with Hartmann's finest utterances; its sombre and fatalistic tread \\u2013 shot through with fanfare-like elements \\u2013 reaching an impassioned climax before regaining its mood of numbed sorrow. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHindemith: Ludus Tonalis - I. Praeludium\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLudus Tonalis - II. Fuga 1 in C: Slow\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLudus Tonalis - III. Interludium: Moderato, with energy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLudus Tonalis - IV. Fuga 2 in G: Gay\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLudus Tonalis - V. Interludium: Pastorale, moderato\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLudus Tonalis - VI. Fuga 3 in F: Andante\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLudus Tonalis - VII. Interludium: Scherzando\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLudus Tonalis - VIII. Fuga 4 in A: With energy - Slow, grazioso \\u2013\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLudus Tonalis - IX. Interludium: Fast\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLudus Tonalis - X. Fuga 5 in E: Fast\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLudus Tonalis - XI. Interludium: Moderato\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLudus Tonalis - XII. Fuga 6 in E flat: Quiet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLudus Tonalis - XIII. Interludium: March\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLudus Tonalis - XIV. Fuga 7 in A flat: Moderato\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLudus Tonalis - XV. Interludium: Very broad\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLudus Tonalis - XVI. Fuga 8 in D: With strength\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLudus Tonalis - XVII. Interludium: Very fast\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLudus Tonalis - XVIII. Fuga 9 in B flat: Moderato, scherzando\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLudus Tonalis - XIX. Interludium: Very quiet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLudus Tonalis - XX. Fuga 10 in D flat: Moderately fast, grazioso\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLudus Tonalis - XXI. Interludium: Allegro pesante\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLudus Tonalis - XXII. Fuga 11 in B (Canon)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLudus Tonalis - XXIII. Interludium: Valse\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLudus Tonalis - XXIV. Fuga 12 in F sharp: Very quiet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLudus Tonalis - XXV. Postludium\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHartmann: Piano Sonata '27 April 1945' [Manuscript II] - I. Bewe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePiano Sonata '27 April 1945' [Manuscript II] - II. Marcia funebr\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePiano Sonata '27 April 1945' [Manuscript II] - III. Allegro riso\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55143034978689,"sku":"812461","price":16.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/41sAnDMIe9L._SL1500.jpg?v=1767647617","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/812461","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}