Sonata for flute and piano by Paul Hindemith

The Sonata for flute and piano was written in Berlin in December 1936 for a concert in the United States. The first performance took place on April 10th, 1937 in the Library of Congress in Washington, played by Georges Barrere and Jesus Maria Sanroma. When Hindemith met both soloists for the first time a few days before that, he wrote eagerly to his wife that “Barrere claims jokingly to be the best in the world – but he really is the best! The pianist Sanroma is a first-class player, too… The two of them form a wonderful duet, making the piece more beautiful than its original scoring.”