Upcoming Performances & Anniversaries
Hans Werner Henze
Born: July 1st, 1926
Country of origin: Germany
Upcoming:
1. Sinfonie
Conductor: Christoph König
February 23rd, 2012 | Real Filharmonia de Galicia, Auditorio - Santiago de Compostela - Spain
1. Sinfonie
Conductor: Christoph König
February 24th, 2012 | Palacio de la Opera - A Coruna - Spain
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News
12/23/2011
schott aktuell - the journal 1/2012 online
For Schott it is with particular pride that we look forward to the world’s celebrations of Wagner’s bicentenary in 2013. In anticipation of this event, we have been busy adding to our Richard Wagner Complete Edition: new urtext-vocal scores based to the Complete Edition of The Flying Dutchman in ...
10/24/2011
schott aktuell - the journal 6/2011 online
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA As orchestras continue to focus on innovation in the concert hall, chamber orchestra repertoire is increasingly becoming a fixture in concert programming. Perhaps one reason for this is clear: a smaller, more nimble ensemble opens up endless possibilities for alternative ...
08/15/2011
Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik
Henze and Helms - Quarterly German Record Critics’ Award - Award for WERGO-CDs - Two WERGO-CDs has been awarded the quarterly German Record Critics’ Award: The legendary speech artwork "Fa:m' Ahniesgwow" of Hans G Helms performed by the SpeechArt Trio sprechbohrer ...
06/28/2011
Hans Werner Henze - 85th Birthday, New Publications
On behalf of the entire staff of Schott Music, we offer Hans Werner Henze our congratulations on the occasion of his 85th birthday on 1 July 2011. The Schott publishing house has accompanied him and his music for almost 60 years. During these six decades, he has created a unique oeuvre which ...
06/21/2011
schott aktuell - the journal 4/2011 online
MUSIC IN BLOOM Flowers and Gardens: although we all use the same words, their meaning and significance can be completely different depending on our cultural background. Some of you may bring to mind roses or snowdrops; our ancestors, however, used the word for cherry or plum blossoms. I agree ...
06/20/2011
Work of the Week - Hans Werner Henze: The English Cat
The members of the R.S.P.R., the Royal Society for the Protection of Rats, a society of cats dedicated to vegetarianism, meet in the living room of Mrs Halifax, a wealthy lady... This is the curious opening of Henze’s opera The English Cat that will delight an audience in Münster ...
05/02/2011
Hans Werner Henze's Compositions between Symphony and Musical Theatre
Hans Werner Henze: Symphonies 3–5 In his essay Über Instrumentalkomposition of 1963 Hans Werner Henze states: „Everything moves toward the theatre and comes back from there. (…) In the orchestral pieces it is visibly close, although the typical of certain traditions of symphonic music is ...
04/21/2011
schott aktuell - the journal 3/2011 online
21ST CENTURY CELLO CONCERTOS If you ask cellists about the special character of their instrument, they will above all enthuse about the cello’s extensive range and wide dynamic spectrum, taking in the sonorous ’masculine’ tone of the bass and the luminously bright timbre in the highest parts ...
04/15/2011
German Music Authors' Award for Henze and Reimann
Two of our composers have been honoured with the receipt of the coveted German Music Authors Award. The German collecting society GEMA awards this prize annually in ten categories "from composers to composers". Hans Werner Henze (top image) received the award for his lifetime achievement. ...
03/24/2011
German Music Authors' Award 2011 for Hans Werner Henze
The German Music Authors' 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award has been won by Hans Werner Henze. The award, decided 'by authors for authors', has been given by GEMA for the third time. The jury consists of composers and songwriters of both serious and light music. Hans Werner Henze will accept the award ...
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