Cello Concerto (Hindemith, Paul)

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Publisher. Info. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, No.4073, 1940. Plate 36699a.
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Publisher. Info. Paul Hindemith: Sämtliche Werke, Band III,6 (PHA 306):
Konzert für Violoncello und Orchester (1940)
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Mainz: B. Schott’s Söhne, 1984. Plate B.S.S. 43635.
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For Cello and Piano

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Work Title Konzert für Violoncello und Orchester
Alternative. Title Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra ; Cello Concerto No.3
Composer Hindemith, Paul
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IPH 13
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements
1. Mäßig schnell: Allegro moderato, ( = 92)
2. Ruhig bewegt; Sehr Lebhaft; Im früheren langsamen Zeitmaß: Andante con moto, ( = 60)
3. Marsch. Lebhaft: Allegro marciale ( = 112)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1940 June – September, Lenox, Massachusetts
First Performance. 1941-02-07 in Boston, Symphony Hall, Boston Symphony Orchestra
Gregor Piatigorsky (cello), Serge Koussevitzky (conductor);
(possibly preceded a day earlier by a performance by the same forces in Cambridge)
First Publication. 1940 - Mainz: Schott
Average DurationAvg. Duration 28 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Modern
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation Solo: cello
Orchestra: :2 flutes (2nd also piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (A), bass clarinet (B), 2 bassoons
4 horns (F), 2 trumpets (C), 3 trombones, tuba
2 timpani, percussion, celesta, strings
triangle, tambourine, snare drum, small suspended cymbal, wooden drum
cymbals, filed drum, bass drum, glockenspiel
Manuscript Sources Holograph mss, 1940. (D-Hs, M B/2890)
External Links Hindemith Foundation
Cello Concerto -  Scores at Sheet Music Plus
Wikipedia article (Ukrainian)

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3rd Cello Concerto after the Cello Concerto Op.3 and the Cello Concerto from the Kammermusik series. Basically in G (even G major) with a second movement whose central interlude's central scherzo-like interlude, as it returns gradually to the main tempo, allows for an interesting section in which both the tempi and themes of the two sections overlap (something very like this was later done by Eduard Tubin in the central movement of his 7th symphony of 1958.) First original full score copyrighted in 1940 but published in 1943.

  • Hindemith's first attempt at a finale movement was nearly completed in July and August; sketches do not survive.
Paul Hindemith: A Research and Information Guide