Musicology Annotation << Back Paul Hindemith’s early chamber sonatas. Interpretation of the cycle Ludmila M. Korchinskaya This article is devoted to the study of chamber music by Paul Hindemith in particular the sonatas for solo instrument and piano op.11. The main content of the research is to try to understand and appreciate what the composer remains true to the tradition, and, in which he acted as an innovator. The article devotes considerable attention to the composer’s style, his interaction with styles from different eras. The article also touched upon the symmetry in creation of Hindemith. The most important role of the symmetry and the variety of artistic solutions, makes to revert to this issue. Consideration of the structural symmetry faces and philosophical meanings suggests that the symmetry is one of the carriers of the idea of the world harmony, so important for the composer throughout his life and was reflected in the early chamber compositions. Keywords: Paul Hindemith, chamber music, chamber sonatas, sonata, cycle, interpretation of sonatas cycle, the form, principal of the symmetry, genre. Contacts: E-mail: Ludak1985@bk.ru , l.korchinskaia@gmail.com Pp. 11-20.