Hans Werner Henze

German composer (1926–2012)

Born: 1 July 1926
Gütersloh
Died: 27 October 2012
Dresden
Country: Germany
Record labels: Deutsche Grammophon
Discography: 50 albums

Biography

Hans Werner Henze was a jazz musician who played piano. Hans Werner Henze was born on 1 July 1926 in Gütersloh and died on 27 October 2012 in Dresden. The music is usually filed under classical music, opera and vocal music. Record labels: Deutsche Grammophon. The discography here lists 50 albums, from “Szenen aus »Elegie für junge Liebende«” (1964) to “Reinventions: Arrangements of Mozart, C.P.E. Bach & Vitali” (2023). Honours include Berliner Kunstpreis (1958), Bach Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (1983) and Ernst von Siemens Music Prize (1990).

Hans Werner Henze (1 July 1926 – 27 October 2012) was a German composer. His large oeuvre is extremely varied in style, having been influenced by serialism, atonality, Neoclassicism, 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.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Szenen aus »Elegie für junge Liebende« 1964 · Deutsche Grammophon Der langwierige Weg in die Wohnung der Natascha Ungeheuer 1972 · Deutsche Grammophon

Swann in Love 1984 · Varèse Sarabande

Kammermusik 1958 über die Hymne "In lieblicher Bläue" von Hölderlin für Tenor, Gitarre und acht Soloinstrumente 1988 · Koch Schwann Musica mundi Compases / Violin Concerto No. 2 / Apollo et Hyazinthus 1991 · Decca Records The Bassarids 1991 · KOCH International Symphonie Nr. 7 / Barcarola per grande orchestra 1993 · EMI Classics

Voices 1993

Requiem 1994 · Live · Sony Classical Elegie für junge Liebende 1995 · Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin Das floß der Medusa 1996 · Deutsche Grammophon Der junge Lord 1996 · Deutsche Grammophon El Cimarrón 1996 · Deutsche Grammophon Klavierwerke 1996 · Wergo Streichquartette 1-5 1996 · Wergo The Henze Collection, Doppio concerto / Sonata per Archi / Fantasia für Streicher 1996 · Deutsche Grammophon Undine 1997 · Deutsche Grammophon Sinfonia n. 9 1998 · EMI Classics Chamber Music, Vol. 1 1999 · Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm Piano Quintets 1999 · Philips Classics Sechs Gesänge aus dem Arabischen / Three Auden Songs 2001 · EMI Classics Symphony no. 7 / Ariosi su poesie di Torquato Tasso 2001 · Hänssler Classic Die Bassariden 2003 · Orfeo Complete Violin Concertos 2005 · Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm Symphonie No. 10 / La Selva incantata / Quattro poemi 2005 · Accord Chamber Music, Vol. 2 2006 · Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm El Cimarrón 2006 · Stradivarius Guitar Music, Vol. 1 2006 · Naxos Violin Concertos nos. 1 and 3 / Fünf Nachtstücke 2006 · Naxos Voices 2006 · Explore Records Symphonie no. 8 / Nachtstücke und Arien / Die Bassariden 2007 · Capriccio Musica da Camera 2008 · Mode Symphonies 7 & 8 2008 · Wergo Gogo no Eiko 2009 · Orfeo L’Upupa und der Triumph der Sohnesliebe 2009 · Live · KUG Piano Works 2009 · col legno Guitar Music, Vol. 2 2010 · Naxos In lieblicher Bläue / Musik für Ensemble 2012 · Wergo Konzerte for Flute & Harp 2014 · ARS Produktion Complete Music for Solo Guitar 2016 · Brilliant Classics Lieder von einer Insel / Orpheus Behind the Wire / Fünf Madrigäle 2017 · SWR Classic Royal Winter Music 2017 · Alba Violin and Viola Works 2018 · Naxos Heliogabalus imperator / Works for orchestra 2019 · Wergo Der Prinz von Homburg 2020 · Capriccio Nachtstücke und Arien / Los caprichos / Englische Liebeslieder 2022 · Naxos Das Floß der Medusa 2023 · Capriccio Reinventions: Arrangements of Mozart, C.P.E. Bach & Vitali 2023 · Brilliant Classics Das Floß der Medusa · SWR Classic

König Stag

Awards

1958 Berliner Kunstpreis
1983 Bach Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
1990 Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
1995 Musikpreis der Stadt Duisburg
1997 Hans von Bülow Medal
1998 Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
2000 Praemium Imperiale
2000 Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Chamber-Scale Composition)
2008 Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
2010 honorary doctor of the Royal College of Music
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards
Deutscher Tanzpreis

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Hans Werner Henze play?

Hans Werner Henze is known for playing piano.

When and where was Hans Werner Henze born?

Hans Werner Henze was born 1 July 1926 in Gütersloh.

What are Hans Werner Henze's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Szenen aus »Elegie für junge Liebende« (1964), Der langwierige Weg in die Wohnung der Natascha Ungeheuer (1972), Kammermusik 1958 über die Hymne "In lieblicher Bläue" von Hölderlin für Tenor, Gitarre und acht Soloinstrumente (1988), Compases / Violin Concerto No. 2 / Apollo et Hyazinthus (1991) and The Bassarids (1991).

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