Rudolf Hindemith

Rudolf Hindemith (since 1951 officially Paul Quest , pseudonym Hans Lofer ; born the January 9th 1900 with Frankfurt on the Hand; died in 1974 close to Munich) was a Compositeur and German Leader with roots in Silesia, from where his/her father was originating. It remained most of the time in the shade of his famous brother Paul although it was " redécouvert" recently.

Biography

Childhood and youth of two brothers to the opposite destiny

In the Enfance the two brothers, who had a solid musical education, made the pride of their family; they began together their professional path within the Quatuor Amar, one of the units representative of the Modern music of the Années 1920; Rudolf played there of the Violoncelle. It was detached some however rather quickly, being estimated occulted by his brother, and turned then to the Orchestre of harmony and the Jazz. When Paul emigrated in 1938 in Suisse to flee the Germany Nazi, Rudolf chooses to remain as leader. It directed to Cracow the Symphony orchestra of the “general Government”, which had been created under the impulse of the Gauleiter Hans Frank, which will be hung in 1946 after the Procès of Nuremberg because of its many misdeeds under the Nazism.

Pseudonym after 1945 and redécouverte

After the Second world war Rudolf Hindemith carried out, under various pseudonyms, a life wandering as type-setter, leader and also professor. He died, esseulé, close to Munich in 1974. Its tomb carries the inscription " Hans Lofer".

With Bremen in February 2002 took place a " Festival Rudolf Hindemith" who lasted three days. The local philharmonic Company played some parts for piano and chamber music and created a concerto for piano made up in the years 1960 and that Rudolf Hindemith had entitled " Continuation for piano and orchestre".

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External bonds

Rudolf Hindemith
'' a wandering humorist ''
Lexikonia.de
Cello-Klavier-Konzerte I-IV und VI

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