Hindemith: Overture to the Flying Dutchman

The joke of Wagner and military music full of wrong notes quickly wears thin, but it’s played in a nicely deadpan way. And there’s real seriousness in the approach to the darker music in Op. 22.
Martin Cotton

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Published: January 20, 2012 at 4:21 pm

COMPOSERS: Hindemith
LABELS: Praga Digitals
WORKS: Overture to the Flying Dutchman; Militärminimax; Quartet, Op. 22


PERFORMER: Kocian Quartet
CATALOGUE NO: PRD 350036

The joke of Wagner and military music full of wrong notes quickly wears thin, but it’s played in a nicely deadpan way. And there’s real seriousness in the approach to the darker music in Op. 22.

Martin Cotton

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