Viola Sonata, Op.11 No.4 (Hindemith, Paul)

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Publisher Info. Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Performers Beth Guterman, viola; Matan Porat, piano
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Editor First edition (reissue)
Publisher. Info. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, No.1976, 1922. Plate 30597.
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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, No.1976, 1922. Plate 30597.
Reprinted New York: Associated Music Publishers, 1922. Plate 30597.
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Editor Kurt von Fischer (1913-2003)
Ludwig Finscher (1930-)
Peter Cahn (1927-2016)
Publisher. Info. Paul Hindemith: Sämtliche Werke, Band V,6 (PHA 506):
Streicherkammermusik III (und Solostimmen)
 (pp.45-74 (18-27))

Mainz: B. Schott’s Söhne, 1976. Plate B.S.S. 43589.
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For Flute and Piano (Pinna)

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Arranger Manuele Pinna (b. 1985)
Publisher. Info. Manuele Pinna, 2016.
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Work Title Viola Sonata
Alternative. Title Sonate fĂĽr Bratsche und Klavier
Name Translations Viola Sonata No. 4; Bratschensonate Nr. 4
Name Aliases Violasonate Nr. 4; 4. Violasonate; 4. Bratschensonate; Sonate F-Dur; Viola Sonata, Op. 11; Sonata for viola and piano; Sonata in F major
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; LCCN: n79106940
Composer Hindemith, Paul
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.11 No.4
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IPH 168
Key F major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements (attacca):
  1. Fantasie
  2. Thema mit Variationen
  3. Finale (mit Variationen)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1919-02-27/1919-03-09, Frankfurt
First Performance. 1919-06-02 in Frankfurt am Main
Paul Hindemith (viola), Emma LĂĽbbecke-Job (piano)
First Publication. 1922 – Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne
Average DurationAvg. Duration 16-17 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Modern
Piece Style Modern
Instrumentation viola, piano
External Links Hindemith Foundation
Wikipedia article
All Music Guide

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  • Sketches to the first movements are in a book dated between 1914 and 1916, although it is unlikely that these entries were made before 1919. Occasionally referred to as his viola sonata "No.1" or "in F major" in some older sources, but never by Hindemith himself.
-Paul Hindemith: A Research and Information Guide