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Paul Hindemith, Alfred Schnittke, Anna Gourari, Markus Poschner, Orchestra Della Svizzera Italiana Lugano

Paul Hindemith / Alfred Schnittke

Label: ECM Records

Format: CD

Genre: Compositional

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After three acclaimed solo piano programmes for the label, here Anna Gourari widens the instrumental spectrum with the Lugano-based Orchestra della Svizzera italiana under Markus Poschner’s direction in striking performances of Alfred Schnittke’s Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra and Paul Hindemith’s The Four Temperaments. Gourari’s pianistic command is one of “virtuoso polish and with flawless action”, to quote the German daily Süddeutsche Zeitung, and her holistic, wide-reaching grasp of the instrument is on full display in Schnittke’s shape-bending polystylistic concerto.

The orchestra furthermore shines in a powerful interpretation of Hindemith’s Symphony Mathis der Maler. Contrasts emerge not only through the juxtaposition of the three works but from within the pieces, which have fiery temperaments and technically demanding scores in common. Recorded at the Auditorio Stelio Molo in Lugano in December 2021, the album was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Details
Cat. number: ECM 2752, 487 5453, ECM NEW SERIES 2752, ECM New Series 2752
Year: 2024
Notes:
1 Konzert für Klavier und Streichorchester (1979) 2 to 4 Sinfonie »Mathis der Maler« (1934) 5 to 9 Thema mit vier Variationen »Die vier Temperamente« (1940) für Klavier und Streichorchester Recorded December 2021 Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano Tonmeister: [...] (RSI) Mixed January 2023 by [...], [...] A co-production of ECM and RSI Rete Due, Lugano Photos and autograph pages: Courtesy Fondation Hindemith Blonay (Hindemith), and Sikorski Musikverlage, Hamburg (Schnittke) ℗ © 2024 ECM Records GmbH, München [on O-card back; on tray card] ℗ © 2024 ECM Records GmbH [in booklet] ℗ 2024 ECM Records GmbH [on disc] Printed in Germany