The viola was Hindemith’s instrument, and it would be nice to think that his three viola sonatas offered a glimpse of his innermost artistic personality. Nice, but wrong-headed — when it came to ...

The musical estate of Paul Hindemith is so vast and varied it can be difficult to take its true measure. Russian pianist Alexander Melnikov has been exploring of late some lesser-known precincts of ...

There’s no disputing Martin Perry’s solid musicianship and scrupulous technical preparation. The pianist’s thoughtful phrasing and overall sensitivity serve lyrical movements particularly well. For ...

Sonata for Horn/Alto Horn/Alto Saxophone and Piano Teunis Van der Zwart, Horn Paul Hindemith, Composer Alexander Melnikov, Piano Sonata for Cello and Piano Alexander Melnikov, Piano Alexander Rudin, ...

Few living composers had ever had so much of their music played in one week. Everyone seemed to burst out playing the knotty, dissonant music of Paul Hindemith. Violinist Robert Brink had just put his ...

A trio for viola, piano, and heckelphone. It sounds like the punch line of a joke, or perhaps something out of Dr. Seuss. But the heckelphone is a real instrument (a woodwind, a distant cousin to the ...

No matter what they play, most young musicians at some point study the work of the 20th-century composer Paul Hindemith. "Just about every instrument has a Hindemith sonata," said David Shifrin, a ...

Clarinetist Bruce Yeh and pianist Easley Blackwood play the opening movement from the Sonata for Clarinet and Piano by Paul Hindemith. And more Hindemith is ahead later in the hour, when we join the ...