Hindemith Concerto for Woodwinds, Harp & Orchestra (1949), 3rd movt - Stathis Karapanos & friends

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963): Concerto for Woodwinds, Harp and Orchestra (1949): III. Rondo: Rather fast – Pesante

In this video flutis Stathis Karapanos together with accompanying artists, Jörg Widmann (clarinet), Stephan Schweigert (bassoon), Céline Moinet (oboe) and Marie-Pierre Langlamet (harp) together with the Konzerthaus Berlin Chamber Orchestra led by Sayako Kusaka, perform the final movement from Hindemith's concerto.

Writing in the manner of a concerto grosso, Hindemith set four solo woodwinds and the harp in opposition to a little orchestra consisting of five brass instrumentalists and strings and let the instrumental groups vie with each other. Hindemith created a transparent orchestral sound through the use of a reduced number of musicians and with the polyphonic design of the three movements.

The solo clarinet weaves Wedding March from Mendelssohn’s overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 21 into the contrapuntal play of the four solowind instruments in the last movement.

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