World Premiere Hindemith

PAUL HINDEMITH (1895-1963): Konzertmusik for Solo Viola and Large Chamber Orchestra, Op. 48a (early version - World Premiere Recording), Der Schwanendreher for Viola and Small Orchestra, Trauermusik for Viola and String Orchestra, Kammermusik No. 5 for Viola and Large Chamber Orchestra, Op. 36/4.

Description: The Konzertmusik, premiered by Furtwängler and the composer in 1930, originally existed in a six-movement form. Later Hindemith cut the fourth movement and wrote a different finale. The latter is the five-movement version which has been performed ever since, so what you're getting here are two entirely new movements, never before recorded and never performed since the work's premiere. Tabea Zimmermann (viola), Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Hans Graf.