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Symphony  : Mathis der Maler -LRB- Matthias the Painter -RRB- is among the most famous orchestral works of German composer Paul Hindemith .. Paul Hindemith. Paul Hindemith. Mathis der Maler. Mathis der Maler ( opera ). Music from the symphony was incorporated into , or reworked for , Hindemith 's opera Mathis der Maler , which concerns the painter Matthias Grunewald -LRB- or Neithardt -RRB- .. Mathis der Maler. Mathis der Maler ( opera ). Matthias Grunewald. Matthias Grunewald. Hindemith composed the symphony in 1934 , while plans for the opera were in their preliminary stages .. The conductor Wilhelm Furtwangler asked him at that time for a new work to perform on an upcoming Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra concert tour , and Hindemith decided to compose symphonic movements that could serve as instrumental interludes in the opera , or be drawn upon or elaborated into various scenes .. Wilhelm Furtwangler. Wilhelm Furtwangler. Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Furtwangler and the Berlin Philharmonic gave the first performance on March 12 , 1934 .. The first performance outside Germany was given by the New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra in October 1934 , conducted by Otto Klemperer .. Otto Klemperer. Otto Klemperer. Other performances include the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra in 1936 , conducted by Daniel Sternberg .. Daniel Sternberg. Daniel Sternberg. The symphony was well received at its first performances , but Furtwangler faced severe criticism from the Nazi government for performing the work , given that other Hindemith scores had been denounced by the party as `` degenerate '' and `` Jewish connected . ''. Nazi. Nazi Party. Moreover the opera 's plot , which turned on an artist 's duty to pursue his vision irrespective of political considerations , was anathema to Nazi ideology .. Nazi. Nazi Party. Hindemith completed the full opera by 1935 but , because of the political climate it could not be staged in Germany , and only in 1938 was it at last premiered , in Zurich , Switzerland .. Zurich. Zurich. Switzerland. Switzerland