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).
Piano symphony A piano symphony is a piece for solo piano in one or more movements. It is a symphonic genre by virtue of imitating orchestral tone colour, texture, and symphonic development.