Composer
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963); DEU/USA

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Stage Works
142 tracks
- Cardillac, opera, Op.39
22 tracks
- Das Nusch-Nuschi, ballet opera for marionettes in 1 act, Op.20
1 track
- Der Dämon (The Demon), dance-pantomime, Op.28
23 tracks
- Hin und zurück, Op.45a (Singspiel)
1 track
- Mathis der Maler (opera)
10 tracks
- Sancta Susanna, opera in 1 act, Op.21
1 track
- The 4 Temperaments, for piano and strings (ballet)
40 tracks
- Tuttifäntchen, Christmas fairy tale in 3 scenes
42 tracks
- Herodiade (version without words), ballet
1 track
- Hérodiade (version with recitation of the text)
1 track
- Cardillac, opera, Op.39
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Orchestral Works
542 tracks
- Symphonies
136 tracks
- Die Harmonie der Welt (The Music of the Spheres)
18 tracks
- Pittsburgh Symphony
6 tracks
- Symphonia Serena
18 tracks
- Symphony in Bb, for concert band
22 tracks
- Symphony in Eb
16 tracks
- Symphony Mathis der Maler (Mathias the Painter)
40 tracks
- Symphony in Bb
12 tracks
- Symphonische Tanze
4 tracks
- Die Harmonie der Welt (The Music of the Spheres)
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Concertos
166 tracks
- Cello Concerto, Op.3
12 tracks
- Clarinet Concerto
12 tracks
- Concerto for Orchestra, Op.38
15 tracks
- Concerto, for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, harp, and orchestra
6 tracks
- Concerto, for trumpet, bassoon, and string orchestra
12 tracks
- Der Schwanendreher, concerto for viola and small orchestra
12 tracks
- Horn Concerto
3 tracks
- Kammermusik No.5, for viola and orchestra, Op.36, No.4
8 tracks
- Kammermusik No.6, for viola d'amore and chamber orchestra, Op.46, No.1
8 tracks
- Kammermusik No.7, for organ and orchestra, Op.46, No.2
7 tracks
- Organ Concerto
4 tracks
- Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, Op.29
8 tracks
- Piano Concerto
9 tracks
- Trauermusik, for viola and strings
20 tracks
- Tuttifäntchen (suite from the incidental music), for violin and orchestra
12 tracks
- Violin Concerto
18 tracks
- Cello Concerto, Op.3
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Other Orchestral Works
240 tracks
- Amor and Psyche (overture) for chamber orchestra
2 tracks
- In Sturm und Eis, film score
1 track
- Konzertmusik for brass and strings, Op.50
24 tracks
- Konzertmusik for wind orchestra, Op.41
9 tracks
- Lustige Sinfonietta, for small orchestra, Op.4
3 tracks
- Marsch über den alten 'Schwizerton', for orchestra
1 track
- Neues vom Tage (overture from the opera; with concert ending)
2 tracks
- Nobilissima visione (ballet suite)
45 tracks
- Philharmonic Concerto: Variations for Orchestra, theme and 6 variations for orchestra
12 tracks
- Rag Time, for orchestra (or piano 4 hands), Op.20
3 tracks
- Sinfonietta in E, for orchestra
4 tracks
- 5 Stücke, for String orchestra, Op.44
25 tracks
- Symphonic Dances
20 tracks
- Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
82 tracks
- The Lilacs Requiem, prelude for orchestra
1 track
- Theme and Variations for piano and orchestra, 'The 4 Temperaments'
6 tracks
- Amor and Psyche (overture) for chamber orchestra
- Symphonies
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Chamber Works
835 tracks
- Chamber Sonatas
486 tracks
- Althorn Sonata
9 tracks
- Bassoon Sonata
10 tracks
- Cello (Solo) Sonata, Op.25, No.3
60 tracks
- Cello Sonata in E
12 tracks
- Cello Sonata, Op.11, No.3
10 tracks
- Clarinet Sonata in Bb
32 tracks
- Double Bass Sonata
3 tracks
- English Horn Sonata
12 tracks
- Flute Sonata
18 tracks
- Harp Sonata
24 tracks
- Horn Sonata (1943, also for saxophone)
14 tracks
- Horn Sonata in F
9 tracks
- Kleine Sonata, Op.25, No.2
8 tracks
- Oboe Sonata
10 tracks
- Sonata for 4 Horns
3 tracks
- Trombone Sonata
24 tracks
- Trumpet Sonata in Bb
37 tracks
- Tuba Sonata (1943)
3 tracks
- Tuba Sonata (1955)
12 tracks
- Viola (Solo) Sonata, Op.25, No.1
28 tracks
- Viola Sonata in C
12 tracks
- Viola Sonata in F, Op.11, No.4
34 tracks
- Viola Sonata, Op.11, No.5
8 tracks
- Viola Sonata, Op.25, No.4
3 tracks
- Viola Sonata
3 tracks
- Violin Sonata in C
12 tracks
- Violin Sonata in D, Op.11, No.2
9 tracks
- Violin Sonata in E
8 tracks
- Violin Sonata in Eb, Op.11, No.1
11 tracks
- Violin Sonata, Op.31, No.1
10 tracks
- Violin Sonata, Op.31, No.2 ('Es ist so schönes Wetter draussen')
33 tracks
- Violin Sonata, Op.31, No.4
3 tracks
- Violin Sonata
2 tracks
- Althorn Sonata
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Other Chamber Works
349 tracks
- Duet (Scherzo) for Viola and Cello
3 tracks
- Duet for Violin and Clarinet
4 tracks
- Duettsatz, for viola and cello
1 track
- 3 Easy Pieces, for cello and piano
3 tracks
- Kammermusik No.1, for 12 instruments, Op.24, No.1
8 tracks
- Kammermusik No.2, for piano and 12 instruments, Op.36, No.1
12 tracks
- Kammermusik No.3, for cello and 10 instruments, Op.36, No.2
8 tracks
- Kleine Kammermusik, for wind quintet, Op.24, No.2
30 tracks
- Konzertmusik for piano, 10 brass instruments, and 2 harps, Op.49
30 tracks
- Konzertstück, for 2 alto saxophones
2 tracks
- Meditation, for violin (or viola or cello) and piano (from 'Nobilissma visione')
1 track
- Morgenmusik, for brass ensemble (from 'Plöner Musiktag')
31 tracks
- Octet, for clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, 2 violas, cello, and bass
10 tracks
- 3 Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op.8
3 tracks
- 8 Pieces, for flute
17 tracks
- Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano
15 tracks
- Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet, Op.30
20 tracks
- Septet, for flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, horn, and trumpet
15 tracks
- Sing und Spielmusic für Liebhaber und Musikfreunde ('Music for Use') for voices and instruments, Op.45
1 track
- String Quartet No.1 in C, Op.2
8 tracks
- String Quartet No.2 in F-, Op.10
3 tracks
- String Quartet No.3 in C, Op.16
3 tracks
- String Quartet No.4, Op.22
20 tracks
- String Quartet No.5, Op.32
8 tracks
- String Quartet No.6 in Eb
4 tracks
- String Quartet No.7 in Eb
4 tracks
- String Trio No.1, Op.34
8 tracks
- String Trio No.2
12 tracks
- Suite franzõsischer tänze, for chamber ensemble
7 tracks
- Trio for Heckelphone (or Tenor Saxophone), Viola, and Piano, Op.47
16 tracks
- Trio for Recorders
6 tracks
- 8 Stucke, for flute
8 tracks
- A frog he went a-courting, for cello and piano
2 tracks
- 3 Pieces for 5 Instruments (3 Anecdotes), for clarinet, trumpet, violin, bass and piano
3 tracks
- Ludus minor, 5 pieces for clarinet and cello
5 tracks
- Trauermusik, for viola (or violin or cello) and string orchestra
8 tracks
- Viola Sonata
4 tracks
- Harp Sonata
3 tracks
- 3 Stucke, for cello, Op.8
3 tracks
- Duet (Scherzo) for Viola and Cello
- Chamber Sonatas
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Keyboard Works
311 tracks
- Keyboard Sonatas
133 tracks
- Organ Sonata No.1
28 tracks
- Organ Sonata No.2
21 tracks
- Organ Sonata No.3 ('On Old Folksongs')
18 tracks
- Piano Sonata No.1 in A ('Der Main')
15 tracks
- Piano Sonata No.2 in G
15 tracks
- Piano Sonata No.3 in Bb
21 tracks
- Piano Sonata, 4 hands
3 tracks
- Piano Sonata, Op.17 (2 movements. Lost, except: Stretta of the final movement, preserved in a reconstruction by Bernhard Billeter)
2 tracks
- Sonata for 2 Pianos
10 tracks
- Organ Sonata No.1
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Other Piano Works
178 tracks
- Berceuse
1 track
- 5 Dance Pieces, Op.19
10 tracks
- In einer Nacht (Dreams and Experiences), 14 short pieces, Op.15
14 tracks
- Klaviermusik, Op.37
21 tracks
- Lied
1 track
- 2 Little Pieces
2 tracks
- Ludus tonalis, cycle of 25 pieces for piano
80 tracks
- Suite '1922', Op.26
27 tracks
- Variations for Piano
1 track
- 2 Stucke fur Orgel
2 tracks
- Ludus tonalis: 11 Interludes (arr. J. Dorfmuller for organ)
11 tracks
- Eight Waltzes, Op.6
8 tracks
- Berceuse
- Keyboard Sonatas
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Vocal Works
159 tracks
- Choral Works
57 tracks
- 6 Chansons on Poems by Rilke
12 tracks
- Apparebit repentina dies, for chorus and 10 brass instruments
8 tracks
- Der Tod: Er erschreckte uns, unser Retter
1 track
- Mass, for male and female chorus
18 tracks
- 12 Madrigals, for chorus
12 tracks
- Lieder nach alten Texten, for chorus, Op.33
6 tracks
- 6 Chansons on Poems by Rilke
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Solo Vocal Works
102 tracks
- Das Marienleben, song cycle for soprano and piano, Op.27
56 tracks
- Der Gutzgauch auf dem Zaune saá
1 track
- Die Junge Magd, song cycle for alto, flute, clarinet, and string quartet, Op.23b
6 tracks
- 3 Hymns of Walt Whitman, for baritone and piano, Op.14
3 tracks
- 7 Merry Songs in the Aargau Dialect, for voice and piano, Op.5
7 tracks
- Melancholie, 4 songs for soprano and string quartet, Op.13
4 tracks
- Sing on There in the Swamp, for voice and piano
1 track
- 2 Songs after texts by Oscar Cox for voice and piano
2 tracks
- 25 Songs, for soprano and piano
1 track
- 8 Songs, for soprano voice and piano, Op.18
8 tracks
- 3 Songs for soprano and orchestra, Op.9
3 tracks
- 2 Songs on Texts of Brentano, for voice and piano
1 track
- 2 Songs on Texts of Nietzsche, for voice and piano
1 track
- 4 Songs on Texts of Novalis, for voice and piano
4 tracks
- 4 Songs on Texts of Rückert, for voice and piano (3 lost)
1 track
- Des Todes Tod, Op.23a
3 tracks
- Das Marienleben, song cycle for soprano and piano, Op.27
- Choral Works
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Stage Works
1 track
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Chamber Works
24 tracks
- Chamber Sonatas
21 tracks
- Cello (Solo) Sonata, Op.25, No.3
10 tracks
- Cello Sonata in E
3 tracks
- Clarinet Sonata in Bb
4 tracks
- Viola (Solo) Sonata, Op.25, No.1
4 tracks
- Cello (Solo) Sonata, Op.25, No.3
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Other Chamber Works
3 tracks
- 3 Easy Pieces, for cello and piano
3 tracks
- 3 Easy Pieces, for cello and piano
- Chamber Sonatas
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Keyboard Works
1 track
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Other Piano Works
1 track
- Suite '1922', Op.26
1 track
- Suite '1922', Op.26
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Other Piano Works
Below are works by P.Hindemith that every music lover should explore:
- Orchestral Works
- Symphonic Dances
20 tracks
- Notable Movement: 3.Sehr langsam
- Symphonic Dances