Paul Hindemith

Hindemith shaped this three-movement symphony while working on his opera about the painter Matthias Grunewald. The movements correspond to images associated with the Isenheim Altarpiece: an angelic concert, an...

Hindemith composed this independent orchestral symphony in 1940, during his move into American musical life. Unlike his symphonic works derived from operas, it carries a key designation rather than a dramatic title....