In the podcast, violist Tabea Zimmermann talks to Ulrike Thiele about Hindemith, whose music has accompanied her since early childhood - and of course about the viola concerto "Der Schwanendreher".
What does a dead king have to do with Hindemith's viola concerto "Der Schwanendreher"? And why did Tabea Zimmermann have to invent a special playing technique for this work? Why is Hindemith so important for young violists in particular? And why does the bar line lose its significance in his music? You can find out all this in the new episode of our podcast "Intro".
00:00 Discovering the universal musician Hindemith
01:45 I love his music ...
03:40 Unprejudiced into the concert
04:30 Challenging task for performers
05:30 Pitfalls of instrumentation
06:35 "Aren't you the swan turner?"
08:20 Specific beauties
11:10 As a result of a dead king ...
12:45 The German minstrel in Turkey
14:20 With little expression?
15:30 Without a beat, with inner support
17:00 No rest for the viola
18:25 Hindemith at university
21:15 Minimax at the music school
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