The beautiful wind instrument family features prominently in this collection of works. Two concertos shine a spotlight on often under-appreciated instruments: the piccolo and the bassoon. Paul Hindemith’s colorful symphony “Mathis der Maler, inspired by the paintings of Matthias Grünewald, gives many important melodies to the orchestra’s wind section. Rounding out the program is the second symphony by Romantic American composer – Harvard’s first Professor of Music, John Knowles Paine.
A Flurry of Winds
Judith Le Clair (Photo: New York Philharmonic)
Playlist
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Piccolo, Strings, and Cembalo in C, RV. 444
Mindy Kaufmann, piccolo; Zubin Mehta, conductor
Paul Hindemith: Symphony, “Mathis der Maler”
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Wolfgang Mozart: Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra in B-flat, K. 191
Judith LeClair, bassoon; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
John Knowles Paine: Symphony No. 2 in A, Op. 34, “In Spring”
Zubin Mehta, conductor
