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Henze - Modern Times | Phoenix Edition PE113

Henze - Modern Times

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Label: Phoenix Edition

Cat No: PE113

Barcode: 0811691011134

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 30th June 2008

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Contents

Artists

Claudia Barainsky (soprano)
Gurzenich-Orchester Koln

Conductor

Markus Stenz

Works

Henze, Hans Werner

Adagio, Fugue und Manadentanz
Nachtstucke und Arien for soprano and orchestra
Suite from 'The Bassarides'
Symphony no.8

Artists

Claudia Barainsky (soprano)
Gurzenich-Orchester Koln

Conductor

Markus Stenz

About

Born in Germany in 1926, Hans Werner Henze grew up during the rise of Nazism. This had a major influence on his early musical training. His music incorporates elements of neo-classicism and serialism, influenced by Stravinsky and Hindemith and even some elements of jazz. After he left Germany in 1953 and moved to Italy, where he remained for the rest of his life, his musical style became enfused with the colourful tradition of Italian vocal music.

The works featured on this disc, aptly named 'Modern Times', are a good showcase for the variety of styles Henze adopted during his lifetime. Nachtstücke und Arien (1957) sung by the exceptional German soprano Claudia Barainsky, and his Suite from the opera Die Bassariden (1964-65) are two works written after his move to Italy when his style was subsequently softened and more lyrical.

His Symphony No.8 was written in 1992 when the controvesy that has prevailed in much of his music before has died down. It is a delightful work and reflects the beautiful ambience of Italy where he had lived and worked for much of his life.

This recording includes not only splendid and brilliant works of music, but also the more complex and difficult aspects of the maestro’s oeuvre: “Adagio, Fugue and Dance of the Maenads”.

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