Paul Hindemith’s piano sonatas span his whole creative life, and may be seen as a cycle of creative and emotional development.

Hindemith’s musical language is based on the 19th century classics, and is imbued with his highly personal use of elements from the Baroque, polytonality and jazz. Pianistically highly challenging and virtuoso, they are true masterworks, and deserve to be played more in concerts.

Italian pianist Maurizio Paciariello, schooled by Aldo Ciccolini and Paul Badura‐Skoda and Prize winner of the ARD Competition, is a champion of rare repertoire and specialist on period instruments.

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