🇩🇪Paul Hindemith ： Ludus Tonalis Fugue No.12 in Fis-Dur

Fugue No. 12 from Hindemith’s Ludus Tonalis is built around a contrapuntal texture in which several voices pass the subject from one to another, creating a tightly organized interplay of individual lines and overall motion. Listening for the subject’s returns and the overlapping voices reveals how the layers of sound continually change. In performance, each voice should be articulated clearly without allowing the individual lines to become fragmented; maintaining the direction of the phrases and a steady sense of meter is essential. Careful control of the resonance and balance between voices brings out the contrapuntal interest and the three-dimensional movement of the writing on the piano. Rather than treating the notes mechanically, an awareness of the progression between tension and release helps clarify the structure.