Paul Hindemith: Two Pieces for Organ: Organ

for organ and chamber orchestra-The chamber music works are among Hindemith's most successful instrumental works of the 1920s. But the title is misleading: The individual pieces actually have concertante soloistic features instead of submitting to chamber music traditions.Chamber Music No. 7 is centred on the organ. Written for the broadcaster Frankfurter Sender the work took then virulent music recording and broadcasting problems on the radio into account in its instrumentation for chamber music and the elaboration of the musical setting. The scores are based on Vol. IV/3 (PHA 403) of the Hindemith Complete Edition edited by Giselher Schubert.

Since the last movement of this piece, which is perhaps the most beautiful of Hindemith's pieces, is a chorale, a version for string instrument plus organ is the obvious work to publish. Thus, 'Trauermusik' can now be performed in churches as well.Versions of 'Trauermusik' for viola or violin or violoncello with piano have been available for quite some time. Now, organists too can include this famous and moving music in their repertoire. / Alto Et Orgue