Musique de chambre n° 5

The chamber music works are among Hindemith's most successful instrumental works of the 1920s. At the world premiere of 'Chamber Music No. 1', the audience even demanded a repetition of the third and forth movements. But the title of the series of works consisting of seven compositions altogether is misleading: The individual pieces rather have concertante soloistic features. No. 1 is characterized by 'instruments', like a can filled with sand and a siren, as well as the rich use of the percussion; No. 5, on the other hand, even bears the title of 'viola concerts'!
The scores are based on Vol. IV/2 (PHA 402) of the Hindemith Complete Edition, edited by Giselher Schubert.
Instrumentation:
solo-viola, gr. flute, oboe, 2 clarinets (in Eb and B), bassclarinet (in Bb), 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, horn (in F), 2 trumpets (in C), 2 trombones, basstuba, 4 cellos, 4 double basses
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