Mathis Der Maler
Amazon.com This is Paul Hindemith's great opera, from which he has extracted his famous symphony. Mathis der Maler , or Mathis the Painter (1939), is a work that's languished in the wake of the post-WWII generation's disapproval of Hindemith's music theories in general and his music in particular. But this generation has the better sense to recognize good music despite a composer's ethnicity. This is a clear operatic masterpiece, but it's not constructed in the grand manner of Italian or German operas. It's rather a set of tableaus that have the power of oratorio. Excellent beyond description. --Paul Cook
Paul Hindemith  (Composer),     James King  (Performer),     Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau  (Performer),     Rafael Kubelik  (Conductor)    &                   1                  more   Format: Audio CD
{"Is Discontinued By Manufacturer": "No", "Package Dimensions": "5.55 x 4.97 x 0.54 inches; 2.88 Ounces", "Manufacturer": "EMI Classics", "Date First Available": "March 21, 2010", "Label": "EMI Classics", "Number of discs": "3"}