Hans Werner Henze (b 1926)
Donald Macleod with Hans Werner Henze
1967 and After
Wednesday 22 June 2005 12:00-13:00 (Radio 3)
Repeated: Wednesday 29 June 2005 0:00-1:00 (Radio 3)
Henze became deeply involved in the unrest of the late sixties, his music also becoming politically radical. His search for answers to how music could be truly revolutionary took him to Cuba, and led him to dedicate his oratorio Raft of the Medusa to Che Guevara. Donald Macleod explores this tumultuous period in the composer's life and work.
Playlist
Voices: 'The distant drum'
Gudrun Pelker (mezzo)/ Musikfabrik NRW/ Johannes Kalitzke (cond)
Cpo 999 192-2 tr 4
Raft of the Medusa (Extract: finale)
Edda Moser (sop)/ Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bar)/ NDR Chorus/ RIAS Chamber Choir/ Members of the St Nikolai Boy's Choir/ NDR Symphony Orch, Hamburg
DG Henze Collection 449 871 tr 17
Memories from Cimarrón
Leo Brouwer (guitar)
DG 471 589-2 tr 2
Voices: Para aconsejar a una dama (Padilla)
Gudrun Pelker (mezzo)/ Musikfabrik NRW/ Johannes Kalitzke (cond)
Cpo 999 192-2 tr 14
Orpheus behind the Wire
BBC Singers/ John Alldis
BBC recording
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