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Hans Werner Henze

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Hans Werner Henze (born in Gütersloh, Westphalia, 1 July 1926, died in Dresden, 27 October 2012) was a German composer of prodigious output best known for "his consistent cultivation of music for the theatre throughout his life". His music is extremely varied in style, having been influenced by serialism, atonality, Stravinsky, Italian music, Arabic music and jazz, as well as traditional schools of German composition. Henze was also known for his political convictions.

Top songs

  1. II. Bottom’s Dream: Adagietto, con comodo – Adagio
  2. No. 3. Lento
  3. Fantasia for Strings: 4. Allegro moderato - Meno mosso
  4. No. 2. Allegro rubato
  5. No. 3. Hirtenlied I (Shepherd's Song I)
  6. II. Morgenlied
  7. No. 1. Tranquillamente
  8. I. Tranquillamente
  9. No. 4. Hirtenlied II (Shepherd's Song II)
  10. V. Rezitativ
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  1. No. 2. Capriccio
  2. Fantasia for Strings
  3. No. 1. Elegie
  4. III. Rudi S.: Andante - Piu mosso
  5. 5 Night-Pieces: No. 1. Elegie
  6. Scenes From "Elegy For Young Lovers" - German Version By L. Landgraf With The Collaboration Of W. Schachteli & H.W. Henze: Ah! Schnee fällt aufs Blütenmeer
  7. Tristan: I. Prologue
  8. II. Vivacissimo
  9. Double Concerto For Oboe, Harp And Strings (1966): Andante ( = 80)
  10. Adagio adagio
  11. VII. Ausklang
  12. Tristan: II. Lament
  13. III. Andante con moto
  14. VI. Abendlied
  15. Drei Tentos (from "Kammermusik"): Du schönes Bächlein / You Beautiful Stream
  16. No. 5. Ode
  17. No. 1. In lieblicher Blaue
  18. Serenade: I. Adagio rubato
  19. I. Sir Andrew Aguecheek: Marcia, non troppo funebre – Sempre incalzando
  20. Fantasia For Strings: 1. Adagio
  21. Tristan: III. Preludes and Variations
  22. Carillon, Récitatif and Masque for Mandolin, Guitar, Harp: II. Récitatif. Adagio
  23. Being Beauteous (1963) Cantata From "Illuminations" (1872/73)
  24. Fantasia For Strings: 2. Tempo eines Trauermarsches
  25. Sonatina for Solo Trumpet (1974): I. Toccata
  26. Serenade: IX. Menuett
  27. Sonata for strings: 1. Allegro
  28. Sinfonie Nr. 1 (1947) (New Version For Chamber Orchestra, 1963: 1. Allegretto, con grazia
  29. S. Biagio 9 agosto ore 12.07
  30. Sonatina (for Solo Trumpet): 3. Segnali
  31. Sonatina for Solo Trumpet (1974): II. Canzona
  32. Symphony No. 7: IV. Ruhig, verhalten
  33. Fantasia For Strings: 3. Espressivo
  34. Für Manfred
  35. Serenade: II. Poco allegretto
  36. Fantasia For Strings: 5. Air - Pastorale - Air
  37. Tristan: IV. Tristan's Folly
  38. Drei Tentos (from "Kammermusik"): Es findet das Aug' oft (Allegro rubato)
  39. Fantasia For Strings: 6. Vivace - Epilogo. Adagio
  40. Serenade: III. Pastorale
  41. Undine: 1. Lento
  42. Serenade: V. Vivace
  43. Double Concerto For Oboe, Harp And Strings (1966): = c.112 -
  44. Prison Song
  45. Sonata for strings: 2. 32 Variazioni
  46. Tristan: V. Adagio - Burla I - Burla II - Ricercare I - Burla III - Ricercare II
  47. Sinfonie Nr. 1 (1947) (New Version For Chamber Orchestra, 1963: 2. Notturno: Lento
  48. Henze: Symphony No. 8: II. Allegramente con comodo tenerezza e ballabilita (Excerpt)
  49. Sonatina for Solo Trumpet (1974): III. Segnali
  50. Drei Tentos (from "Kammermusik"): Sohn Laios (Lento)
  51. Double Concerto For Oboe, Harp And Strings (1966): Andante ( = 50) -
  52. Sinfonie Nr.5 (1962) For Large Orchestra: 1. Movimentato
  53. II. Das Kind Echo: Adagio - Tempo giusto
  54. Tristan: VI. Epilogue
  55. Sonatina (for Solo Trumpet): 1. Toccata
  56. Sinfonie Nr. 1 (1947) (New Version For Chamber Orchestra, 1963: 3. Allegro con moto
  57. Serenade: VI. Tango
  58. Carillon, Récitatif and Masque for Mandolin, Guitar, Harp: III. Masque
  59. Sonatina (for Solo Trumpet): 2. Canzona
  60. Double Concerto For Oboe, Harp And Strings (1966): = 80 -
  61. The Tedious Way To Natasha Ungeheuer's Apartment Show For 17 Performers: 1. Planimetry
  62. Undine: 2 b. Andante
  63. Undine: 2 a. Allegretto
  64. I. Pastorale
  65. Sinfonie Nr.5 (1962) For Large Orchestra: 2. Adagio
  66. Concerto For Double Bass (1966): 1. Moderato cantabile
  67. Carillon, Récitatif and Masque for Mandolin, Guitar, Harp: I. Carillon. Allegretto
  68. Symphony No. 7: I. Tanz. Lebhaft und beseelt
  69. Sinfonie Nr.5 (1962) For Large Orchestra: 3. Moto perpetuo
  70. Sinfonie Nr. 6 (1969) For Two Chamber Orchestras / Part 1: crotchet = 92
  71. Undine: 2 c. Vivace
  72. Sinfonie Nr. 6 (1969) For Two Chamber Orchestras / Part 1: un poco meno mosso
  73. Being Beauteous
  74. Lucy Escott Variations
  75. III. Ballade
  76. Serenade: VIII. Allegretto
  77. Sinfonie Nr. 6 (1969) For Two Chamber Orchestras / Part 1: meno mosso
  78. Undine: 3. Moderato
  79. Undine: 4 a. Adagio
  80. Toccata mistica
  81. Englische Liebeslieder: VI. Sonett
  82. Undine: 4 b. Adagio
  83. Sinfonie Nr. 6 (1969) For Two Chamber Orchestras / Part 1: Corona
  84. IV. Allegro molto vivace
  85. Symphony No. 7: II. Ruhig bewegt
  86. Sinfonie Nr. 6 (1969) For Two Chamber Orchestras / Part 2: Song to Freedom
  87. Sinfonie Nr. 6 (1969) For Two Chamber Orchestras / Part 1: meno mosso del tempo I
  88. Undine: 7. Vivace assai
  89. Undine: 6 a. Adagio
  90. Undine: 5. Andante con moto

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