Hindemith: The Four Temperaments, Nobilissima Visione Suite (198 torrent

The Four Temperaments, in addition to being a Hippocratic system of personality types, is a 1946 ballet by the renowned George Balanchine. The music was done on commission by German-American composer Paul Hindemith.

The score is built around the concept of the four classical personalities, and is split into five parts. The first, the theme, goes through highs and lows, frantic at times, subdued at others. The four variations follow, replaying the theme through the lens of each of the temperaments; from the contemplative adagio of "Melancholisch" to the forceful vivance of "Cholerisch".

This is a 1986 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra recording of that score as conducted by the late James DePreist, called by the Chicago Tribune "One of the finest conductors this nation has produced," with Carol Rosenberger on piano. In addition, the last 3 tracks are the suite from the earlier Hindemith work Nobilissima Visione, a ballet detailing the life of Saint Francis of Assisi. The ballet premièred in 1938 in London, shortly after Hindemith and his ethnically Jewish wife fled Nazi Germany.

Though the highly resonant Nobilissima Visione is perhaps better known than The Four Temperaments, both are given excellent treatment by all those involved. The RPO (under the direction of DePreist) has rarely sounded better.

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Technical details:
Audio: 320 kb/s
Runtime: 00:51:22

8 files, 118 MB total