Paul Hindemith: Symphony in E flat / Nobilissima Visione, Orchestral Suite / Neues vom Tage Overture
True to his German roots, Hindemith was a very serious guy, so he probably wouldn't be  pleased to be told that the opening of the Symphony in E-flat sounds like theStar WarsorSupermafilm scores. But the music does have a truly heroic quality, and each of it's four  movements is packed full of memorable material. The second movement is a funeral march of truly  impressive grandeur. In short, anyone who cares about good modern symphonies really ought to  hear this, and the couplings--a spicy opera overture and the magnificent ballet suiteNobilissima  Visione--complement the major work perfectly.--David Hurwitz