Paul Hindemith - Symphonic Metamorphosis (1943)

Paul Hindemith (16 November 1895 – 28 December 1963) was a prolific German composer, violist, violinist, teacher and conductor. Notable compositions include his song cycle Das Marienleben (1923), Der Schwanendreher for viola and orchestra (1935), and opera Mathis der Maler (1938). Hindemith’s most popular work, both on record and in the concert hall, is likely the Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber, written in 1943. Please support my channel: Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes (1943) 1. Allegro 2. Scherzo (Turandot): Moderato – Lively 3. Andantino 4. Marsch San Francisco Symphony Orchestra conducted by Herbert Blomstedt The Weber themes are taken from incidental music which Weber wrote for a play by Carlo Gozzi, based on the same Turandot legend, that later inspired Giacomo Puccini and others. Hindemith and his wife would play Weber’s music for piano four-hands, and Hindemith used some of these littl