Hans Werner Henze: Partituras medio

In den Jahren 1995/96 komponierte Hans Werner Henze das Ballett Le fils de l'air ou L'enfant changé en jeune homme. Nach der - zauberischen - Verwandlung durch die Künste der Gaukler, in deren Welt si...

When Henze, after nearly half a century, revisited some of his earlier musical material the result was this sophisti-cated little suite of intricate chamber pieces.

I. Frösche wünschen sich einen König. Sie mißverstehen die Warnung Jupiters vor diesem dummen Wunsch, darauf schickt er ihnen einen Kranich, der sie frißt. II. Früher konnten die Krähen wunderschön si...

Hans Werner Henze, adhering to his intentions äs a composer and teacher, had already made provision for participation by a ,banda' of amateur musicians in the original version of his arrangement of Gi...

A good means for amateur orchestras to approach New Music!Henze's enchanting fairytale opera Pollicino was written for the school children of the little hiltop vollage, Montpulciano, in Tuscany where...

Written originally for the Russian Piano teacher Wladimir Horbowski, the manuscript for this piece has been missing from Henze's archives for any years before being rediscovered in 2003. The piece is...

Composer's Notes: This piece, written during the winter months of 2000-2001, consists of one movement, Allegro con fuoco, in which an old score is revisited, raided and ravished by its composer. The e...

I. Frogs want a king. They misunderstand Jupiter's warning against this stupid wish, whereupon he sends them a crane to eat them. II. In the past, the crows could sing beautifully. But when they try t...

gemischter Chor (SATB) mit Soli (AB), Sprecher und kleines Orchester oder 2 Klaviere und Schlagzeug

Hans Werner Henze, adhering to his intentions äs a composer and teacher, had already made provision for participation by a ,banda' of amateur musicians in the original version of his arrangement of Gi...