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Variations on a theme by Hindemith
Composer: William Walton
Performer: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Juanjo Mena
Recording date: 25 July 2014
Date of broadcast: 25 July 2014
In October 1929 Hindemith stepped in to give the first performance of Walton’s 'Viola Concerto', after his intended soloist rejected it. Walton was in Hindemith’s debt, which he repaid with this. The theme is taken from Hindemith’s cello concerto, which Walton develops masterfully weaving in a reference to the banned opera Mathis der Maler for good measure.
Composer: William Walton
Performer: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Juanjo Mena
Recording date: 25 July 2014
Date of broadcast: 25 July 2014
