Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
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17 March, 2010
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Question: The conductor on this CD writes in the accompanying booklet that Hindemith’s position was one of the mainsprings of the modern musical landscape in Turkey. So, what was Hindemith’s connection with Turkey?
Answer: At the request of the Turkish government Hindemith helped draw up plans for the reorganization that country's musical education , preparing material for the Education Programme for all music-related institutions in Turkey.
He also had a quantity of his own music published there when it was being condemned and banned by the Nazis regime in his own country.
CD Details:
Borusan Instanbul PO/Sascha Goetzel
Respighi; Hindemith; Schmitt
(Onyx 4048)
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