Hans Werner Henze

Short bio Hans Werner Henze

Birthday: 1926 in Gütersloh, Germany

Died: 2012 in Dresden, Germany

Active: 1940s - 2000s

Genre: Classical,Comedy/Spoken,New Age

Period: 20th Century, Contemporary

Full biography Hans Werner Henze

Hans Werner Henze was a German composer who was active during the 20th century. He was born on July 1st, 1926, in Westphalia, Germany. He was raised in a musical family, and he showed an interest in music from an early age. Henze studied composition with a number of renowned composers, including Wolfgang Fortner and René Leibowitz.

Henze's music was diverse, ranging from opera and ballet to chamber music and orchestral works. His style was often characterized by its use of atonality and dissonance, as well as a blending of traditional and modern elements. Some of his most notable works include the opera "The Bassarids," the oratorio "The Raft of the Medusa," and the ballet "Undine."

Throughout his career, Henze was an outspoken advocate for social justice and political activism. He was known for his support of left-wing causes and was a vocal critic of Germany's conservative establishment. In the late 1960s, he moved to Italy, where he continued to compose and champion progressive political causes.

In his later years, Henze received numerous awards and accolades for his contributions to music, including the Goethe Prize, the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, and the Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal. He passed away on October 27th, 2012, at the age of 86.

Overall, Hans Werner Henze was a groundbreaking composer whose music pushed the boundaries of traditional Western classical music. His commitment to social justice and political activism also made him a prominent figure in the cultural and political landscape of 20th century Europe.

Compositions featuring Hans Werner Henze

#	Name	Duration	Genre	Year
1	Ouvertüre zu einem Theater, for orchestra	4:51 min	Orchestral	2012
2	Sebastian im Traum, for orchestra	14:22 min	Orchestral	2003
3	Tristan, preludes for piano	14:46 min	Keyboard	2003
4	L'heure bleue, for 16 instruments	3:47 min	Chamber Music	2001
5	Olly on the Shore, for piano	1:58 min	Keyboard	2001
6	Ein kleines Potpourri, for flute, vibraphone, harp & piano (from the opera "Boulevard Solitude")	9:36 min	Chamber Music	2000
7	Scorribanda sinfonica sopra la tomba di una Maratona, for orchestra	15:20 min	Orchestral	2000
8	Peter Doll zum Abschied, for violin	3:05 min	Chamber Music	1999
9	Trio, for violin, viola & cello	24:11 min	Chamber Music	1998
10	Aristaeus, for voice & orchestra	48:28 min	Vocal Music	1997
11	Gesänge (6) aus dem Arabischen, for tenor & piano	46:20 min	Vocal Music	1997
12	Märchenbilder (3), for guitar (arranged from the opera "Pollicino"; also arranged by J.Ruck for 2 guitars)	4:53 min	Chamber Music	1997
13	Symphony No. 10	38:24 min	Symphony	1997
14	Boleros (7), for orchestra (from opera "Venus und Adonis")	20:16 min	Orchestral	1996
15	Erlkönig, fantasy for orchestra (from balle "Le fils de l'air")	5:42 min	Orchestral	1996
16	New Folksongs and Herdsmen Songs, for bassoon, guitar & string trio (from musical play "Öedipus der Tyrann")	13:46 min	Chamber Music	1996
17	Ode al dodicesimo apostolo, for piano	2:34 min	Keyboard	1996
18	Violin Concerto No. 3	26:02 min	Concerto	1996
19	Symphony No. 9, for chorus & orchestra	53:18 min	Symphony	1995
20	For Reinhold, for piano	1:42 min	Keyboard	1994
21	Toccata mistica, for piano	4:58 min	Keyboard	1994
22	An Brenton, for viola solo	2:54 min	Chamber Music	1993
23	Appasionatamente plus, fantasy for orchestra (from opera "Gogo no eiko")	19:52 min	Orchestral	1993
24	Adagio, adagio, serenade, for violin, cello & piano	3:57 min	Chamber Music	1992
25	Introduction, Theme and Variations, for cello, harp & strings	11:30 min	Orchestral	1992
26	Minette, arranged by A.Pfeifer for descant zither, or by J.Ruck for 2 guitars (from opera "The English Cat")	23:29 min	Chamber Music	1992
27	Symphony No. 8	25:25 min	Symphony	1992
28	La selva incantata, aria & rondo for orchestra (from opera "König Hirsch")	11:27 min	Orchestral	1991
29	Fünf Nachtstücke, for violin & piano	9:04 min	Chamber Music	1990
30	Requiem: sacred concertos (9), for piano, trumpet & orchestra	67:19 min	Concerto	1990
31	For Manfred, for violin solo	2:21 min	Chamber Music	1989
32	La mano sinistra, for piano, left-hand	2:53 min	Keyboard	1988
33	Piece for Peter, for piano	1:12 min	Keyboard	1988
34	Das verratene Meer (The Ocean Betrayed), music drama (aka "Gogo no Eiko")	109:22 min	Opera	1986
35	Serenade for violin solo	3:13 min	Chamber Music	1986
36	Ode an eine Äolsharfe, for large ensemble	11:38 min	Chamber Music	1985
37	L'amour à mort, film score		Film Score	1984
38	Liebeslieder, for cello & orchestra	25:15 min	Concerto	1984
39	Selbst- und Zweigespräche, trio for viola, guitar & keyboard	8:45 min	Chamber Music	1984
40	Un petite phrase, for piano (from film score "Un amour de Swann")	2:55 min	Keyboard	1984
41	Auden Songs (3), for tenor & piano	10:21 min	Vocal Music	1983
42	Sonata for 6 players	14:49 min	Chamber Music	1983
43	Sonata for 8 brass instruments	7:05 min	Chamber Music	1983
44	Symphony No. 7	37:04 min	Symphony	1983
45	The English Cat, story for singers & instrumentalists	125:02 min	Opera	1983
46	Un amour de Swann, film score		Film Score	1983
47	Canzona, for for oboe, piano, harp, 3 violins & cello (on material from opera "The English Cat")	14:47 min	Chamber Music	1982
48	Orpheus Behind the Wire, for chorus	21:39 min	Choral	1981
49	The Miracle of the Rose, for solo clarinet & large ensemble	27:09 min	Concerto	1981
50	Cherubino, miniatures (3) for piano	10:29 min	Keyboard	1980
51	Pieces (6) for Young Pianists, for piano (from opera "Pollicino")		Keyboard	1980
52	Barcarola, for orchestra	21:29 min	Orchestral	1979
53	Epitaph, for cello solo	2:19 min	Chamber Music	1979
54	Pollicino, musical fairy tale opera	87:01 min	Opera	1979
55	Royal Winter Music (Sonata No. 2), for guitar	22:15 min	Chamber Music	1979
56	Sonatina for violin & piano (from the opera "Pollicino")	8:42 min	Chamber Music	1979
57	Toccata senza fuga, for organ (from ballet "Orpheus")	7:17 min	Keyboard	1979
58	Étude Philharmonique, for violin	6:52 min	Chamber Music	1979
59	Margareten-Walzer, for piano	2:55 min	Keyboard	1978
60	Sonata for viola & piano	20:39 min	Chamber Music	1978
61	Funeral Ode for Margaret Geddes, for 6 cellos	8:09 min	Chamber Music	1977
62	Il Vitalino raddoppiato, chaconne for violin & chamber orchestra	33:15 min	Concerto	1977
63	L'autunno, for 5 wind instruments	26:07 min	Chamber Music	1977
64	Ländler, for violin solo (withdrawn by composer)	2:33 min	Chamber Music	1977
65	S. Biagio 9 agosto ore 12.07, for double bass solo	7:56 min	Chamber Music	1977
66	Capriccio for cello	7:57 min	Chamber Music	1976
67	Sonata for violin solo	18:00 min	Chamber Music	1976
68	String Quartet No. 4	35:12 min	Chamber Music	1976
69	String Quartet No. 5	25:28 min	Chamber Music	1976
70	Ragtimes and Habaneras, sinfonia, also various arrangements for band & brass	14:25 min	Band Music	1975
71	Royal Winter Music (Sonata No. 1), for guitar	23:07 min	Chamber Music	1975
72	String Quartet No. 3	19:31 min	Chamber Music	1975
73	Carillon, Récitatif, Masque, for guitar, mandolin & harp	10:36 min	Chamber Music	1974
74	Sonatina for trumpet (also arranged by M.Harvey for trombone)	4:22 min	Chamber Music	1974
75	Voices (Stimmen), 22 songs for mezzo-soprano, tenor & instrumental ensemble	83:22 min	Vocal Music	1973
76	Tristan, preludes for piano, orchestra & tape	44:52 min	Concerto	1972
77	Fragments from a Show, for brass quintet (from opera "Der langwierige Weg in die Wohnung der Natascha Ungeheurer")	7:52 min	Chamber Music	1971
78	Heliogabalus imperator, musical allegory for orchestra	29:10 min	Orchestral	1971
79	The Tedious Way to Natasha Ungeheur's Apartment, musical theatre	58:19 min	Show/Musical	1971
80	Violin Concerto No. 2, for bass-baritone, violin, 33 instruments & tape	35:39 min	Concerto	1971
81	Memorias de "El Cimarrón", for guitar (also arranged for 2 guitars)	18:54 min	Chamber Music	1970
82	Compases para preguntas ensimismadas, for viola & 22 instruments	24:43 min	Concerto	1969
83	El Cimarrón, for baritone, flutes, guitar & percussion	79:20 min	Vocal Music	1969
84	Symphony No. 6, for 2 chamber orchestras	38:40 min	Symphony	1969
85	The Raft of the Medusa, oratorio for soprano, baritone, speaker, chorus, boys' voices & orchestra	74:34 min	Choral	1968
86	Versuch über Schweine, for baritone & orchestra	20:37 min	Vocal Music	1968
87	Moralities, morality plays (3)	24:46 min	Opera	1967
88	Piano Concerto No. 2	49:07 min	Concerto	1967
89	Telemanniana, for orchestra	13:04 min	Orchestral	1967
90	Der junge Törless, for string sextet (arrangement of "Fantasia")	15:45 min	Chamber Music	1966
91	Double Bass Concerto	30:25 min	Concerto	1966
92	Double Concerto, for oboe, harp & strings	29:17 min	Concerto	1966
93	Fantasia, for strings or string sextet (from film "Der junge Törless")	12:19 min	Orchestral	1966
94	Muses of Sicily (Muzen Sizilians), for chorus, 2 pianos, winds & timpani	27:56 min	Choral	1966
95	Adagio, Fugue and Mänadentanz, suite from the opera "The Bassarids"	25:28 min	Orchestral	1965
96	Der junge Lord, comic opera	138:32 min	Opera	1964
97	Lieder von einer Insel, for chamber chorus, trombone, 2 cellos, bass, organ, percussion & timpani	24:33 min	Choral	1964
98	The Bassarids, opera	133:01 min	Opera	1964
99	Ariosi, for soprano, violin & orchestra (or piano, 4 hands)	26:27 min	Vocal Music	1963
100	Being Beauteous, for coloratura soprano, harp & 4 cellos	15:01 min	Vocal Music	1963
101	Cantata della fiaba estrema, for soprano, chamber chorus & 13 instruments	22:30 min	Vocal Music	1963
102	Los caprichos, fantasy for orchestra	16:09 min	Orchestral	1963
103	Lucy Escott Variations, for harpsichord (or piano)	10:38 min	Keyboard	1963
104	Muriel, film score		Show/Musical	1963
105	Novae de infinito laudes, for soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, chorus & ensemble	47:21 min	Choral	1962
106	Symphony No. 5	20:17 min	Symphony	1962
107	A Jewish Chronicle, for 2 speakers, alto, bass, chamber choir & chamber orchestra (collaborative work with 4 other composers)	8:41 min	Choral	1960
108	Antifone, for 11 strings, winds & percussion	16:36 min	Orchestral	1960
109	Elegy for Young Lovers, opera	59:32 min	Opera	1959
110	Piano Sonata	16:04 min	Keyboard	1959
111	Der Prinze von Homburg, opera		Opera	1958
112	Dithyramben (3), for chamber orchestra	18:16 min	Orchestral	1958
113	Fragments (3) of Hölderlin, for tenor & guitar	10:21 min	Vocal Music	1958
114	Kammermusik 1958, for tenor, guitar & 8 solo instruments	47:59 min	Vocal Music	1958
115	Tientos (3), for guitar (from "Kammermusik 1958")	4:49 min	Chamber Music	1958
116	Nachtstücke und Arien, for soprano & orchestra	23:31 min	Vocal Music	1957
117	Sonata for strings	14:55 min	Orchestral	1957
118	Concerto per il Marigny, for 9 instruments (withdrawn by the composer and reworked into "Requiem")	6:34 min	Chamber Music	1956
119	Neapolitan Lieder (5), for baritone & small orchestra	16:30 min	Vocal Music	1956
120	Symphonic Etudes (3), for orchestra	13:40 min	Orchestral	1956
121	Undine, ballet in 3 acts	102:20 min	Ballet	1956
122	Poems (4) for orchestra	10:48 min	Orchestral	1955
123	Symphony No. 4	24:00 min	Symphony	1955
124	Das Ende einer Welt, radio opera (later revised for stage)	37:26 min	Opera	1953
125	Ode on den Westwind, for cello & orchestra	22:38 min	Concerto	1953
126	König Hirsch, opera (revised as "Il re cervo")		Opera	1952
127	Quintet for Winds	10:48 min	Chamber Music	1952
128	String Quartet No. 2	14:54 min	Chamber Music	1952
129	Boulevard Solitude, lyric drama	14:00 min	Opera	1951
130	Ein Landarzt, radio opera (later revised for stage)	25:48 min	Opera	1951
131	Sinfonische Zwischenspiele, for orchestra (from opera "Boulevard Solitude")	15:03 min	Orchestral	1951
132	Das Vokaltuch der Kammersängerin Rosa Silber, ballet	15:12 min	Ballet	1950
133	Piano Concerto No. 1	18:14 min	Concerto	1950
134	Ballet-Variationen, ballet	15:24 min	Ballet	1949
135	Serenade for cello (also arranged by L.Drew for double bass)	7:34 min	Chamber Music	1949
136	Symphony No. 2	19:00 min	Symphony	1949
137	Symphony No. 3	24:00 min	Symphony	1949
138	Variations, for piano, Op. 13	12:03 min	Keyboard	1949
139	Apollo et Hyazinthus, "improvisations" for alto & chamber ensemble	16:59 min	Vocal Music	1948
140	Das Wundertheatre, opera for actors	32:47 min	Opera	1948
141	Kammersonate, for piano trio	13:04 min	Chamber Music	1948
142	Whispers from Heavenly Death, cantata for soprano or tenor & small ensemble	8:32 min	Vocal Music	1948
143	Concertino for piano, winds & percussion	12:50 min	Concerto	1947
144	Madrigals (5) for small chorus & 11 instruments	13:55 min	Choral	1947
145	Sonatina for flute & piano	9:29 min	Chamber Music	1947
146	Sonatina for piano (withdrawn by composer)	9:11 min	Keyboard	1947
147	String Quartet No. 1	18:57 min	Chamber Music	1947
148	Symphony No. 1, for chamber orchestra	18:59 min	Symphony	1947
149	Violin Concerto No. 1	25:18 min	Concerto	1947
150	Kammerkonzert, for piano, flute & strings	13:08 min	Concerto	1946
151	Sonata for violin & piano	15:09 min	Chamber Music	1946
152	Symphonies		Symphony	-

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