Hans Werner Henze
Guitar music Vol.1
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Often described as one of Europe's foremost living composers, Hans Werner Henze could perhaps more accurately be described as Europe's greatest living composer. Born in 1926, Henze's career spans sixty years, his style encompasses everything from neo-classicism to post-modernism, his works include everything from grand operas to intimate quartets, and his music embraces everything from ecstatic lyricism to agonizing expressionism. In this disc devoted to his music for guitar, Henze's intimate, lyrical, neo-classical side is brilliantly on display from the achingly lovely Drei Tentos (Three Attempts) and Drei Fragmente nach Hölderlin (Three Fragments from Hölderlin) both from 1958 through the intensely dramatic Royal Winter Music from 1979 to the wildly eclectic Selbst- und Zweigespräche (Monologues and Dialogues) from 1985 and Neue Volkslieder und Hirtengesänge (New Folk Songs and Shepherd's Melodies) from 1986. Only the Drei Tentos and the Royal Winter Music are for guitar alone while.
Details
Cat. number: 8557344
Year: 2006
Release notes
Recorded in November 24–25, 2003, and January 19–20, 2004 Made in Canada Composition dates Royal Winter Music, 1979 Drei Fragmente nach Hölderlin, 1958 Drei Tentos, 1958 Selbst- und Zwiegespräche, 1984-85 Neue Volkslieder und Hirtengesänge, 1983-86
Tracklist
| Royal Winter Music: Second Sonata On Shakespearean Characters For Guitar | |||
| 1 | Sir Andrew Aguecheek | 5:49 | |
| 2 | Bottom’s Dream | 4:26 | |
| 3 | Mad Lady Macbeth | 8:38 | |
| Drei Fragmente Nach Hölderlin = Three Fragments From Hölderlin (For Voice And Guitar) | |||
| 4 | I. In Lieblicher Bläue | 4:07 | |
| 5 | II. Möcht Ich Ein Komet Sein? | 3:26 | |
| 6 | III. Wenn Einer In Den Spiegel Sieht | 2:50 | |
| Drei Tentos = Three Attempts (For Guitar) | |||
| 7 | I. Tranquillamente | 2:10 | |
| 8 | II. Allegro Rubato | 1:17 | |
| 9 | III. Lento | 2:07 | |
| Selbst- Und Zwiegespräche = Monologues And Dialogues (Trio For Viola, Guitar And Piano) | |||
| 10 | Andante Cantabile | 12:22 | |
| Neue Volkslieder Und Hirtengesänge = New Folk Songs And Shepherd’s Melodies (For Bassoon, Guitar And String Trio) | |||
| 11 | Pastorale | 2:32 | |
| 12 | Morgenlied | 0:54 | |
| 13 | Ballade | 2:43 | |
| 14 | Tanz | 1:14 | |
| 15 | Rezitativ | 0:44 | |
| 16 | Abendlied | 3:06 | |
| 17 | Ausklang | 1:29 | |
Credits
- Hans Werner Henze
- Composed By
- Ulrich Osterloh
- Cover
- Peter Urban
- Engineer
- Franz Halász
- Guitar
- David Truslove
- Liner Notes
- Dagmar Birwe
- Producer, Editor
