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Music in the Great War

Piano concertos for the left hand by Korngold and Hindemith commissioned by Paul Wittgenstein, who was injured on the Eastern Front during World War I.

After sustaining an injury on the Eastern Front during the First World War, the Austrian concert pianist Paul Wittgenstein subsequently re-learned to play the piano with his left hand alone. He commissioned a number of new works, including these pieces by Korngold and Hindemith, as well as the more famous concerto by Ravel.

Korngold: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Howard Shelley (piano)
大象传媒 Philharmonic
conductor Matthias Bamert

Hindemith: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand Op.29
Leon Fleisher (piano)
Symphony Orchestra of the Curtis Institute
conductor Christoph Eschenbach.

55 minutes

Last on

Sun 6 Jul 2014 23:35
大象传媒 Radio 3

Music Played

  • Paul Hindemith

    Hindemith: Piano concerto Op.29 for Left Hand

    Performer: Leon Fleisher. Orchestra: Curtis Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach.
    • ONDINE.

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    Korngold: Piano concerto in C sharp for the Left Hand

    Performer: Marc-Andr茅 Hamelin. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Osmo V盲nsk盲.
    • HYPERION.

Broadcast

  • Sun 6 Jul 2014 23:35
    大象传媒 Radio 3