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This performance video features Paul Hindemith conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a telecast that took place on April 7, 1963. Hindemith was well-known as a composer; he often conducted concerts of his own music. His own works include operas, concertos, and instrumental pieces. He pioneered Gebrauchsmusik, works written for newsreels and group singouts. His works were banned by the Nazis. Hindemith is seen here conducting some of his own works, as well as compositions by Bruckner and Brahms.