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Henze: Nachtstucke und Arien / Alsop, VRSO
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Henze: Nachtstucke und Arien / Alsop, VRSO

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Composer
Hans Werner Henze
Artist
Juliane Banse, Narek Hakhnazaryan, Marin Alsop
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Jan 14, 2022
Catalog #
8574181
UPC
747313418176

About

Hans Werner Henze was initially an avant-garde composer but Nachtstücke und Arien symbolised his departure from dodecaphonic writing, to the annoyance of his contemporaries Boulez, Nono and Stockhausen at Darmstadt. With this new direction Henze’s music became highly rhapsodic, as heard in the challenging but lyrical solo cello that suggests the intimate texts of the Englische Liebeslieder. Referring to Goya, Los Caprichos captures the strangeness of this artist’s visions with long-breathed melodic lines and fleeting changes of texture, from military-sounding bustle to moments of profound stillness. Marin Alsop is chief conductor of the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, which she leads at Vienna’s Konzerthaus and Musikverein, and on recordings, broadcasts and tours. Her discography includes acclaimed Naxos recordings of symphonies by Brahms with the London Philharmonic, Dvořák with the Baltimore Symphony, and Prokofiev with the São Paulo Symphony. The first and only conductor to receive a MacArthur Fellowship, Alsop received the World Economic Forum’s Crystal Award and was the first woman to conduct the BBC’s Last Night of the Proms. She is director of graduate conducting at the Peabody Institute and holds honorary doctorates from Yale University and The Juilliard School.

REVIEW:

Hans Werner Henze's rigorously constructed and orchestrated works require careful and well-prepared performances, and that’s just what they get here from conductor Marin Alsop and the Vienna Radio Symphony. This might, in fact, make a good initial Henze album, for it leads the listener into his music in a logical way. All three pieces respond to extramusical models in different ways. He is not everybody’s cup of tea, but this release realizes his ideas exceptionally well.

-- AllMusic.com (James Manheim)

Tracklist 20 tracks

  1. 1 Nachtstück I 05:30
    Track
    1
    Title
    Nachtstück I
    Duration
    05:30
    Composer
    Hans Werner Henze
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  2. 2 Aria I: Wohin wir uns wenden im Gewitter der Rosen 03:55
    Track
    2
    Title
    Aria I: Wohin wir uns wenden im Gewitter der Rosen
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Hans Werner Henze
    Performer
    Juliane Banse
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  3. 3 Nachtstück II 04:28
    Track
    3
    Title
    Nachtstück II
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Hans Werner Henze
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  4. 4 Aria II: Mit schlaftrunkenen Vögeln 06:40
    Track
    4
    Title
    Aria II: Mit schlaftrunkenen Vögeln
    Duration
    06:40
    Composer
    Hans Werner Henze
    Performer
    Juliane Banse
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  5. 5 Nachtstück III 03:58
    Track
    5
    Title
    Nachtstück III
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Hans Werner Henze
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  6. 6 I. Keiner kennt sich selbst - 02:46
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Keiner kennt sich selbst -
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Hans Werner Henze
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  7. 7 II. Gleich und gleich gesellt sich gern - 01:56
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Gleich und gleich gesellt sich gern -
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Hans Werner Henze
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  8. 8 III. Der Schlaf der Vernunft gebiert Ungeheuer 01:44
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Der Schlaf der Vernunft gebiert Ungeheuer
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Hans Werner Henze
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  9. 9 IV. Wer ist mehr ergeben? - 01:20
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Wer ist mehr ergeben? -
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Hans Werner Henze
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  10. 10 V. Sie sagt ja und reicht ihre Hand dem ersten, der kommt - 01:05
    Track
    10
    Title
    V. Sie sagt ja und reicht ihre Hand dem ersten, der kommt -
    Duration
    01:05
    Composer
    Hans Werner Henze
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  11. 11 VI. An welcher Krankheit wird er sterben? - 01:51
    Track
    11
    Title
    VI. An welcher Krankheit wird er sterben? -
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Hans Werner Henze
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  12. 12 VII. Jener Staub 01:10
    Track
    12
    Title
    VII. Jener Staub
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Hans Werner Henze
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  13. 13 VIII. Es gab keinen Ausweg - 02:19
    Track
    13
    Title
    VIII. Es gab keinen Ausweg -
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Hans Werner Henze
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  14. 14 IX. Schöne Herrin! 02:38
    Track
    14
    Title
    IX. Schöne Herrin!
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Hans Werner Henze
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  15. 15 I. Ruhig, verhalten 02:59
    Track
    15
    Title
    I. Ruhig, verhalten
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Hans Werner Henze
    Performer
    Narek Hakhnazaryan
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  16. 16 II. quarter note = 72 04:09
    Track
    16
    Title
    II. quarter note = 72
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Hans Werner Henze
    Performer
    Narek Hakhnazaryan
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  17. 17 III. Bewegt, heftig, stürmisch 06:56
    Track
    17
    Title
    III. Bewegt, heftig, stürmisch
    Duration
    06:56
    Composer
    Hans Werner Henze
    Performer
    Narek Hakhnazaryan
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  18. 18 IV. Ernst, getragen 03:22
    Track
    18
    Title
    IV. Ernst, getragen
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Hans Werner Henze
    Performer
    Narek Hakhnazaryan
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  19. 19 V. Tango 02:16
    Track
    19
    Title
    V. Tango
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Hans Werner Henze
    Performer
    Narek Hakhnazaryan
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  20. 20 VI. Sonett 05:57
    Track
    20
    Title
    VI. Sonett
    Duration
    05:57
    Composer
    Hans Werner Henze
    Performer
    Narek Hakhnazaryan
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop