Hans Werner Henze (b 1926)
Donald Macleod with Hans Werner Henze
Ideals of Beauty, Visible from a Great Distance
Henze has refused to reject the music of the past - instead he has drawn on it, whether reworking a Monteverdi opera for a modern audience, or revisiting traditional models in his operas and symphonies. Donald Macleod looks at three works in which Henze confronts his musical heritage.
Playlist
Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (Excerpt)
Alejandro Ramirez (tenor)/ Thomas Allen (baritone)/ BBCSO/ Henze (cond)
BBC recording (Proms 1988)
The English Cat (Extract: 2nd scene)
Louisa Kennedy (Minette)/ Ian Platt (Tom)/ Julian Pike (Peter)/ Parnassus Orchestra London/ Markus Stenz (cond)
WER 6204-2 tr 9-12
7th symphony
CBSO/ Simon Rattle (cond)
EMI 7 54762 2 tr 2-5
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