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Paul Hindemith: Ludus Tonalis

Agnieszka Panasiuk

Paul Hindemith: Ludus Tonalis

Paul Hindemith: Ludus Tonalis

Agnieszka Panasiuk

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About

Ludus Tonalis were created during Paul Hindemith's stay in Yale (USA), when his avant-garde period was already over; back then, he was leaning towards Neo-Baroque aesthetics. The piece directly refers to Johann Sebastian Bach's Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, while the tradition of Baroque polyphony is combined with the 20th-century style and the composer's individual musical language. In turn, the cycles share the strict approach to the form of fugue, while the way of shaping the preludes/interludes (which take various forms) is free - in Hindemith's case, apart from preludes, toccatas and fantasies, there are also such forms as siciliana, foxtrot, march or waltz. The piece is unique in terms of piano music, intriguing and inspiring performers since its inception.

It also inspired Agnieszka Panasiuk, a graduate of the London Royal Academy of Music, finalist of the Delius Prize competition.

In her interpretation, one can clearly hear Bach inspirations, and the album is complemented by a bonus - the Sarabande from the French Suite, as a reference point.

Contents and tracklist

No. 1, Praeludium
Track length4:07
No. 2, Fuga prima in C Major
Track length2:50
No. 3, Interludium
Track length1:22
No. 4, Fuga secunda in G Major
Track length1:34
No. 5, Interludium
Track length1:19
No. 6, Fuga tertia in F Major
Track length2:39
No. 7, Interludium
Track length1:17
No. 8, Fuga quarta in A Major
Track length3:34
No. 9, Interludium
Track length1:17
No. 10, Fuga quinta in E Major
Track length1:21
No. 11, Interludium
Track length1:18
No. 12, Fuga sexta in E-Flat Major
Track length2:11
No. 13, Interludium
Track length1:58
No. 14, Fuga septima in A-Flat Major
Track length2:41
No. 15, Interludium
Track length3:08
No. 16, Fuga octava in D Major
Track length1:10
No. 17, Interludium
Track length1:28
No. 18, Fuga nona in B-Flat Major
Track length2:18
No. 19, Interludium
Track length2:33
No. 20, Fuga decima in D-Flat Major
Track length1:40
No. 21, Interludium
Track length2:10
No. 22, Fuga undecima in B Major
Track length2:35
No. 23, Interludium
Track length1:52
No. 24, Fuga duodecima in F-Sharp Major
Track length3:13
No. 25, Postludium
Track length4:06
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