Hindemith: Wind Sonatas
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PAUL HINDEMITH
Hindemith: Wind Sonatas
Les Vents Français [Emmanuel Pahud (flute) Paul Meyer (clarinet) Francois Leleux (oboe) Gilbert Audin (bassoon) Radovan Vlatković (horn)]
[ Warner Classics / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 2 April 2021
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The pieces by Paul Hindemith on this recording, have a special importance in the history of music. They stand at a crossroads, belonging to an era when progressive and post-Romantic tendencies still existed side by side. These five sonatas represent a deliberate return to a classical form, revealing, in Claude Rostand's words, "a distinctive chromaticism that frees his emerging style from tonal instability and melodious fluidity". It is the classical structures that he restores, "in so doing rejuvenating his very spirit with the most sovereign and daring freedom of thought". Once again, these few words by Claude Rostand, who saw the composer "bearing the arms of Bach or Stravinsky", seem to hit the nail on the head.
"Partnered by the pianist Eric Le Sage, the members of the quintet Les Vents Français, all of them front-rank soloists in their own right, give fabulously fluent performances of pieces that they have probably known since they were students...But it's the four-movement Tenor Horn Sonata that's the real treasure here. Vlatković reveals it to be a work of unexpected beauty and depth." Guardian
'With top-notch sound, Les Vents Français, with Le Sage's masterly accompaniments, are the pick of the crop: Vive Les Vents' Hindemith!' Gramophone Editor's Choice June 2021
Tracks:
Sonata for Flute & Piano
Sonata for Oboe and Piano in G
Sonata for Clarinet & Piano in B flat major
Sonata for Bassoon and Piano
Althorn Sonata
