Hans Werner Henze
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Hans Werner Henze (1 July 1926 â 27 October 2012) was a German composer. His large oeuvre of works is extremely varied in style, having been influenced by serialism, atonality, Stravinsky, Italian music, Arabic music and jazz, as well as traditional schools of German composition. In particular, his stage works reflect "his consistent cultivation of music for the theatre throughout his life".
Henze was also known for his political convictions. He left Germany for Italy in 1953 because of a perceived intolerance towards his leftist politics and homosexuality. Late in life he lived in the village of Marino in the central Italian region of Lazio, and in his final years still travelled extensively, in particular to Britain and Germany, as part of his work. An avowed Marxist and member of the Italian Communist Party, Henze produced compositions honoring Ho Chi Minh and Che Guevara. At the 1968 Hamburg premiere of his requiem for Che Guevara, titled Das Floà der Medusa (The Raft of Medusa), the placing of a red flag on the stage sparked a riot and the arrest of several people, including the librettist. Henze spent a year from 1969 to 1970 teaching in Cuba.
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- Henze: Essay On Pigs (1968) Based On A Poem By Gastón Salvatore - langer exkurs für entenlockflöte "einmal hieà es von ihm" featuring Hans Werner Henze
- Henze: Essay On Pigs (1968) Based On A Poem By Gastón Salvatore - (versuch über schweine) "deine versuche sind" featuring Hans Werner Henze
- Sinfonie Nr. 6 (1969) For Two Chamber Orchestras: crotchet = 92 by Hans Werner Henze
- Henze: Essay On Pigs (1968) Based On A Poem By Gastón Salvatore - feststellung "besser ist es" featuring Hans Werner Henze
- Henze: Essay On Pigs (1968) Based On A Poem By Gastón Salvatore - abschiedsformeln "es ist nicht strafbar" featuring Hans Werner Henze
- Henze: Whispers From Heavenly Death (1948) - 4. "Till when the ties loosen" (Allegro)
- Henze: Whispers From Heavenly Death (1948) - 3. "I know it not, o soul" (Adagio)
- Henze: Being Beauteous (1963) Cantata from "Illuminations" (1872/73) by RIAS Kammerchor
- Sinfonie Nr. 1 (1947) by Hans Werner Henze
- Henze: Whispers From Heavenly Death (1948) - 5. "Then we burst forth" (Allegro molto)
- Henze: Whispers From Heavenly Death (1948) - 2. "No map there" (Tranquillo)
- Henze: Whispers From Heavenly Death (1948) - 1. "Darest thou now, o soul" (Moderato)
- Henze: Sinfonie Nr. 1 (1947) (New Version For Chamber Orchestra, 1963 - 3. Allegro con moto by Hans Werner Henze
- Henze: Das Floà der Medusa / Part 2 - Die neunte Nacht und der Morgen - 16. Finale featuring Hans Werner Henze
- Henze: Sinfonie Nr. 1 (1947) (New Version For Chamber Orchestra, 1963 - 2. Notturno: Lento by Hans Werner Henze
- Sinfonie Nr.5 (1962) for large orchestra: 1. Movimentato by Hans Werner Henze
- Henze: The Tedious Way To Natasha Ungeheuer's Apartment Show For 17 Performers - 9. Geodesy featuring Stomu Yamash'ta
- Henze: Das Floà der Medusa / Part 2 - Die neunte Nacht und der Morgen - 13. Die Rechnung zum Tode featuring Hans Werner Henze
- Henze: Das Floà der Medusa / Part 2 - Die neunte Nacht und der Morgen - 12. Appell unter dem Mond featuring Hans Werner Henze
- Henze: Sinfonie Nr. 1 (1947) (New Version For Chamber Orchestra, 1963 - 1. Allegretto, con grazia by Hans Werner Henze
- Henze: Das Floà der Medusa / Part 2 - Die neunte Nacht und der Morgen - 15. Fuge der Ãberlebenden und Ankündigung der Rettung featuring Hans Werner Henze
- Henze: Das Floà der Medusa / Part 2 - Die neunte Nacht und der Morgen - 14. Die Ballade vom Mann auf dem Floà featuring Hans Werner Henze
- Henze: Das Floà der Medusa / Part 1 - Die Einschiffung zum Untergang - 9. Anweisungen für den zweiten Tag featuring Hans Werner Henze
- Henze: Das Floà der Medusa / Part 1 - Die Einschiffung zum Untergang - 8. Gesang mit neun Stimmen featuring Hans Werner Henze
