Sharon Kam explores Hindemith in her third album on the Orfeo label.

Even if some still consider him ‘too modern’ today, Paul Hindemith,
who  was  born  in  Hanau,  Hesse,  is  undoubtedly  one  of  the  most
influential German composers of the generation after Richard Strauss.
Few of his colleagues found their way into the international repertoire
to  the  extent  that  he  did,  or  influenced  subsequent  generations
through his equally extensive educational work.

All three works for clarinet featured on this recording date from years
of extensive travel: the Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano
was written in 1938, around the time of his emigration to Switzerland;
the Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in 1939, during the course of tours of
the USA that immediately followed his emigration; and the Concerto
for  Clarinet  and  Orchestra  (written  for  and  premiered  by  Benny
Goodman) in 1947, when Hindemith interrupted his American exile to
visit Europe again for the first time after the Second World War.
Sharon Kam has teamed up with her long-standing musical partners
Enrico Pace (piano), Antje Weithaas (violin), and Julian Steckel (cello)
for  the  chamber  music  items  on  the  album,  and  with  the  Frankfurt
Radio  Symphony  under  the  musical  direction  of  Daniel  Cohen  for  
the concerto.