Der Schwanendreher
Paul Hindemith's Der Schwanendreher (literally, "The Swan Turner") is a concerto for viola and orchestra. Der Schwanendreher occupies a place at the core of the viola concerto repertoire, along with the concertos by Walton and Bartók. It was composed in 1935 and premiered by the composer himself at a performance in Amsterdam on 14 November 1935. Each movement is based on a separate medieval German folk song, thus, it is sometimes referred to as the "Concerto from Old Folk Songs".
Movements
- "Zwischen Berg und tiefem Tal". Langsam
- "Nun laube, Lindlein, laube!". Sehr ruhig
- Variationen "Seid ihr nicht der Schwanendreher?". Mässig schnell