


The first version of the fugue in B is reproduced as an appendix in SW (Sämtliche Werke). Intellectual achievement and sheer delight in playing are shown not to be mutually exclusive. Ludus tonalis, which contains interludes and fugues in all 24 keys, is one of the twentieth centurys principal responses to Bachs Well-Tempered Clavier. Praeludium and Postludium composed simultaneously. Edward Aldwell adresses it a powerful reading, sparkling vision, transcendence, and eloquent expressiveness all the way through. Hindemith - Ludus Tonalis (1943) part 1 Sviatoslav Richter 1985 The spirit of the Well Tempered Clavier is reincarnated in the 20th century in Hindemith's Lu. Twenty-five movements: twelve entitled Fuga (exploiting all the. Ludus Tonalis is a major work that well deserves a close knowledge for many hard music lovers. Paul Hindemith (18951963)Ludus Tonalis (1942)Kontrapunktische, tonale, und Klaviertechnische bungen(Counterpoint, tonal and technical studies for the piano. Hindemith illustrated a copy of the AMP edition for his wife for her birthday in 1950, a facsimile of which was published under the title Ludi leonum: ED 8200 (BSS 48208), 1994. The paradigm of Hindemiths mould of musical thinking was to be the Ludus tonalis, a modern-day equivalent of the Kunstbuch although it would go beyond. Here is Ludus Tonalis, a masterpiece from 1942, the composer in America, teaching at Yale. The Schott edition utilizes the AMP plates, but replaces the English indications with Italian ones. The AMP and Wiener Urtext editions emplay Hindemith's own tempo and dynamic indications, which are largely in English.Studies in Counterpoint, Tonal Organisation & Piano PlayingĢ5 pieces (1 prelude, 12 fugues, 11 interludes, 1 postlude)ġ943 - New York: Associated Music Publishers
