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Trauermusik
Composer: Paul Hindemith
Performers: ±«Óãtv Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Performer: Scott Dickinson (Viola)
Conductor: Martyn Brabbins
Date of broadcast: 13 December 2012
Hindemith wrote Trauermusik at a London hotel room on the evening of 20th January 1936, the day George V died. The reflective music makes the choice of viola as soloist perfect. Its lower, richer tone brings a melancholy air to the commemoration intended.
Composer: Paul Hindemith
Performers: ±«Óãtv Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Performer: Scott Dickinson (Viola)
Conductor: Martyn Brabbins
Recording date: 13 December 2012
Date of broadcast: 13 December 2012
