It stemmed from the composer's ideology of Gebrauchmusik. It was premiered in Berlin in 1934 with a twenty-minute standing ovation.
It stemmed from the composer's ideology of Gebrauchmusik. It was premiered in Berlin in 1934 with a twenty-minute standing ovation. Composed of three movements, the opening is based on the chorale tune Es sungen drei Engel ein süssen Gesang, better known as Blow the Man Down! The second movement treats the burial of Christ, and the last deals with the life of a saint. The three movements are called Concert of Angels, Entombment, and Temptation of St. Anthony, like the panels of the Isenheim Altarpiece. FTP, identify this symphony used to score an opera of the same title by Paul Hindemith.
It stemmed from the composer's ideology of Gebrauchmusik. It was premiered in Berlin in 1934 with a twenty-minute standing ovation.
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