Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
Thème et Variations “Les Quatre Tempéraments” (1940)
for piano and strings
stage work
- General information
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Composition date:
1940
- Duration: 29 mn
- Publisher: Schott
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Composition date:
1940
- Type
- Concertant music [Piano and chamber orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloist: piano
- strings
Premiere information
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Date:
10 March 1943
Location:Suisse, Winterthour
Performers:Rudolf am Bach, piano ; Hermann Scherchen, direction — version de concert
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Date:
20 November 1946
Location:États-Unis, New York, Central High School of Needle Trades
Performers:George Balanchine, chorégraphie ; New York City Ballet — version de ballet
Table of contents
A. Theme
B. First Variation: Melancholic
C. Second Variation: Sanguine
D. Third Variation: Phlegmatic
E. Fourth Variation: Choleric