Who did Paul Hindemith base a symphony about?
Symphony: Mathis der Maler Symphony: Mathis der Maler ("Matthias the Painter") is among the most famous orchestral works of German composer Paul Hindemith. Music from the symphony was incorporated into, or reworked for, Hindemith's opera "Mathis der Maler", which concerns the painter Matthias Grünewald (or Neithardt).
Sculpture (Lindberg) Sculpture is an orchestral composition by the Finnish composer Magnus Lindberg. The music was commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic with support from the Koussevitzky Music Foundation to celebrate the orchestra's inaugural season at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Its world premiere was given by the Los Angeles Philharmonic under the direction of Esa-Pekka Salonen on October 6, 2005.