Paul Hindemith – Sonatas For Viola / Piano And Viola Alone (3LP)

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Paul Hindemith
Featuring: Kim Kashkashian, Robert Levin

Name: Paul Hindemith – Sonatas For Viola / Piano And Viola Alone (3LP)
Brand: ECM New Series
SKU: ECM 1330-32, 833 309-1
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Sonatas For Viola / Piano And Viola Alone (3LP)

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*2025 stock* Pianist-composer Vijay Iyer follows his 2021 ECM disc Uneasy — the first to showcase his trio featuring bassist Linda May Han Oh and drummer Tyshawn Sorey — with Compassion, another album in league with these two gifted partners. The New York Times captured the special qualities of this group, pointing to the trio’s flair for playing “with a lithe range of motion and resplendent clarity… while stoking a kind of writhing internal tension. Crucial to that balance is their ability to connect with each other almost telepathically.” Compassion, Iyer’s eighth release as a leader for ECM, continues his drive to explore fresh territory while also referencing his forebears along the way, two of them long associated with the label.

The album includes a lyrical homage to Chick Corea via the late pianist’s valedictory interpretation of Stevie Wonder’s “Overjoyed.” Another tip of the hat comes with “Nonaah,” a whirlwind of a piece by avant-garde sage Roscoe Mitchell, a key mentor for the pianist. Then there are Iyer’s own melodically alluring, rhythmically invigorating compositions, ranging from the pensive title track to the hook-laced highlights “Tempest” and “Ghostrumental.”

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File under: Contemporary Avant-Garde Jazz

Cat. number: ECM 1330-32, 833 309-1

Year: 2024

Format

[inside gatefold]

Publishing:

Sonocentric Publishing (Vijay Iyer)

Jobete Music Co. Inc & Black Bull Music Inc. (Stevie Wonder)

Art Ensemble of Chicago Publishing Co. (Roscoe Mitchell)

Norahs Publishing / SteepleChase Music (John Stubblefield)

Antoinette Music / Pacific Wind Music (Geri Allen)

Recorded May 2022

Oktaven Audio, Mount Vernon, NY

Engineer: Ryan Streber

Mixed July/August 2022

Cover photo: Jan Kricke

Liner photo: Ogata

Design: Sascha Kleis

Produced by Vijay Iyer and Manfred Eicher

[on back of cover]

An ECM Production

Postfach 600331, 81203 München

www.ecmrecords.com

ECM 2760

2-LP

Made in EU

[on disc]

℗ 2024 ECM Records GmbH

Release notes

Digital Recordings Solo sonatas recorded 1985-89, Kirche Seon, Switzerland and Karlshöhe, Ludwigsburg, W.-Germany Sonatas for Viola and Piano recorded 1986, Feste Burg Kirche, Frankfurt, W.-Germany Publ. Schott/Mainz of op. 11/5, op. 25/1 and the 1939 sonata. ℗ © 1988 ECM Records GmbH Printed in W. Germany Made in W. Germany Black paperbound box with 3 LPs and an LP-sized booklet.

Tracklist

Sonate Für Viola Solo Op. 31 Nr. 4 (1924)
A1		Äußerst Lebhaft
A2		Lied - Ruhig, Mit Wenig Ausdruck
A3		Thema Mit Variationen: Schnelle Viertel - Langsam - Ziemlich Lebhaft
Sonate Für Viola Solo Op. 25 Nr. 1 (1922)
B1		Breit
B2		Sehr Frisch Und Straff
B3		Sehr Langsam
B4		Rasendes Zeitmaß. Wild. Tonschönheit Ist Nebensache
B5		Langsam, Mit Viel Ausdruck
Sonate Für Viola Solo (1937)
C1		Lebhafte Halbe
C2		Langsame Viertel - Lebhaft (Pizzicato)
C3		Mäßig Schnelle Viertel
Sonate Für Viola Solo Op. 11 Nr. 5 (1919)
D1		Lebhaft, Aber Nicht Geeilt
D2		Mäßig Schnell, Mit Viel Wärme Vorgetragen
D3		Scherzo
D4		In Form Und Zeitmaß Einer Passacaglia
Sonate Für Viola Und Piano Op. 11 Nr. 4 (1919)
E1		Phantasie
E2		Thema Mit Variationen
E3		Finale Mit Variationen
Sonate Für Viola Und Piano Op. 25 Nr. 4 (1922)
E4		Sehr Lebhaft, Markiert Und Kraftvoll
E5		Sehr Langsame Viertel
E6		Finale, Lebhafte Viertel
Sonate Für Viola Und Piano (1939)
F1		Breit, Mit Kraft
F2		Sehr Lebhaft
F3		Phantasie
F4		Finale