Symphony: Mathis der Maler

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Symphony: Mathis der Maler is a 1934 orchestral work by Paul Hindemith, derived from his opera of the same name and renowned for its vivid, programmatic depiction of the life and struggles of painter Matthias Grünewald.

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instanceOf symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Mathis der Maler Symphony ⓘ
approximateDuration 25–30 minutes ⓘ
associatedComposerRole Paul Hindemith as both librettist and composer of related opera ⓘ
basedOn opera Mathis der Maler ⓘ
catalogueNumber Hindemith WWV 1933 symphony Mathis der Maler ⓘ
composer Paul Hindemith ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
dedicatedTo none (not specifically dedicated) ⓘ
depicts life of Matthias Grünewald ⓘ
spiritual struggles of an artist ⓘ
genre 20th-century classical music ⓘ
program music ⓘ
hasOpusNumber no official opus number ⓘ
historicalContext Nazi Germany ⓘ
influencedBy German Renaissance art ⓘ
Lutheran chorale tradition ⓘ
inspiredBy Isenheim Altarpiece ⓘ
keyCharacteristic polyphonic textures ⓘ
use of chorale-like themes ⓘ
language German ⓘ
movement Engelkonzert ⓘ
Grablegung ⓘ
Versuchung des heiligen Antonius ⓘ
movementEnglishTitle Angelic Concert ⓘ
Entombment ⓘ
The Temptation of Saint Anthony ⓘ
notableFeature programmatic depiction of an artist’s inner conflict ⓘ
vivid orchestration ⓘ
numberOfMovements 3 ⓘ
orchestration large orchestra ⓘ
period modern era ⓘ
placeOfPremiere Berlin ⓘ
premiereCity Berlin ⓘ
premiereConductor Wilhelm Furtwängler ⓘ
premiereDate 1934-03-12 ⓘ
premiereOrchestra Berlin Philharmonic ⓘ
relatedWork opera Mathis der Maler ⓘ
style neoclassical ⓘ
subject Matthias Grünewald ⓘ
title Mathis der Maler ⓘ
yearComposed 1933 ⓘ
yearPremiered 1934 ⓘ

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Mathis der Maler → relatedWork → Mathis der Maler Symphony ⓘ
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Mathis der Maler → sharesMaterialWith → Mathis der Maler Symphony ⓘ
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Symphony: Mathis der Maler → catalogueNumber → Hindemith WWV 1933 symphony Mathis der Maler ⓘ
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Symphony: Mathis der Maler → alsoKnownAs → Mathis der Maler Symphony ⓘ
linked to: Symphony: Mathis der Maler