Hindemith's "Ludus tonalis" which is presented on this CD was composed in the American exile. It is not only the composer's last work for piano solo, but also one of the most important works of piano compositions of the 20th century. To show what music and composition are: This is what Hindmith tried to undertake in his "Ludus tonalis". The basis for harmonic practice and tonal structure presented in "The Craft of Musical Composition" finds direct application in the final concept of the "Ludus tonalis". Heinrich Strobel, musicologist and Hindemith's first biographer called "Ludus tonalis" the "Well-Tempered Piano" of the 20th century. Composer Fritz von Borries said: "What has here become music is not a mathematical problem or experiment, but a deep spiritual triumph, in which ultimate reason and ultimate being are revealed. How can the meaning of Praeludium and Postludium be more clearly represented than by letting that which began in the beginning appear in the end and run it's course in reverse direction and vertically inverted? And what wonderful music it is both times."

Tracklist:

Ludus Tonalis - Praeludium
Ludus Tonalis - Fuga Prima In C
Ludus Tonalis - Interludium 1
Ludus Tonalis - Fuga Secunda In G
Ludus Tonalis - Interludium 2
Ludus Tonalis - Fuga Tertia In F
Ludus Tonalis - Interludium 3
Ludus Tonalis - Fuga Quarta In A
Ludus Tonalis - Interludium 4
Ludus Tonalis - Fuga Quinta In E
Ludus Tonalis - Interludium 5
Ludus Tonalis - Fuga Sexta In Es
Ludus Tonalis - Interludium 6
Ludus Tonalis - Fuga Septima In As
Ludus Tonalis - Interludium 7
Ludus Tonalis - Fuga Octava In D
Ludus Tonalis - Interludium 8
Ludus Tonalis - Fuga Nona In B
Ludus Tonalis - Interludium 9
Ludus Tonalis - Fuga Decima In Des
Ludus Tonalis - Interludium 10
Track_1_22ludus Tonalis - Fuga Undecima In H (Canon)
Ludus Tonalis - Interludium 11
Ludus Tonalis - Fuga Duodecima In Fis
Ludus Tonalis - Postludium
Ludus Tonalis - Erste Fassung Der Fuge In H

UPC: 4010228625028
Label: Wergo Germany
Release Date: 10.1.94
Format: CD

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