However, she made comparatively few recordings: this account of ‘Ludus tonalis’ is her major legacy but it has never been made available on CD. Her television debut on the BBC, had led to a series of programs back in Stockholm where she lived with her husband at the time, the film director Ingmar Bergman. Having studied with Edwin Fischer, Laretei had performed throughout Europe for the previous two decades, becoming something of a celebrity. Cancel Share Copy this URL to link to this page: Add a review Would you also like to submit a review for this item Cancel Your list has reached the maximum number of items. She recorded ‘ Ludus tonalis’ in a New York studio a few days after presenting it at Carnegie Hall where she had won over the audience, not only with her performance but also a question-and-answer session after the concert. Title: Ludus tonalis Author: Paul Hindemith Bruce Simonds OCLC:7515688 Please verify that you are not a robot. Having been coached by the composer in the cycle a decade earlier, she incorporated his performance suggestions and amendments to the score into her performance. There is a unique authority to this recording, made in October 1965 for the Philips label, by the Estonian-Swedish pianist Käbi Laretei. ![]() It’s a monument of modern keyboard literature whose forbidding reputation is belied by the approachable and highly varied nature of Hindemith’s writing. Live Richter Hindemith - Ludus Tonalis part 1 - YouTube 0:00 / 15:24 Live Richter Hindemith - Ludus Tonalis part 1 45,661 views Hindemith - Ludus Tonalis (1943) part 1 Sviatoslav. The hour-long piano cycle itself, finds refuge from conflict in the reassertion of the time-honoured value of counterpoint, comprising twelve fugues and interludes framed by a prelude and its mirror image as a postlude. Hindemith: Ludus Tonalis & Suite 1922 John McCabe (Artist) Format: Audio CD 18 ratings £799 & FREE Returns See all 4 formats and editions Streaming Unlimited MP3 £8.99 Listen with our Free App Audio CD £7.99 2 Used from £5.72 12 New from £7.99 Includes FREE MP3 version of this album. Hindemith wrote ‘Ludus tonalis’ in 1942 while staying in the US as a refugee from Nazi Germany. A 20th-century counterpart to ‘The Well-Tempered Clavier’ in a landmark recording, long unavailable, newly remastered and transferred to CD from the original tapes for the very first time.
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