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Hans Werner Henze LP collection. You are bidding on the following:
1) Compasses and 2nd Violin Concerto. 1974 Decca Records. ZAL 12834. NM, includes inserts
2) Compasses and 2nd Violin Concerto. 1974 Decca Records. ZAL 12834. NM, includes inserts. Cover has 2 squares of tape, light ring wear.
3) Compasses and 2nd Violin Concerto. 1974 Decca Records. ZAL 12834. NM, includes inserts. In shrink
4) Concerto #2 for Piano and Orchestra. Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. 2530056. NM.
5 3 Kantaten. Cantata della Fiabi Estrema (1963) and Whispers From a Heavenly Death (1948) Being Beauteous. Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. 139373. NM. in shrink, w/booklet.
6) Double Concerto. Fantasia. Sonata. Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. 139396. NM.
7) Henze: 5 Symphonien. Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. 2707 029. NM. 2 LP set. Cover has library sticker, slight peeling of cellophane/ gloss on the bottom of cover.
8) Sinfonia No. 6 for two Chamber Orchestras. Deutsche Grammophon. 2530 261. NM
9) El Cimarron. Deutsche Grammophon. 2707 050. NM. 2 LPs in lavish gatefold with lyrics (in German and English). Cover is EX, slight dents.
10) Ode to the West Wind. Violin Concerto. Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. 139 382. NM.
11) Ode to the West Wind. Violin Concerto. Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. 139 382. NM.
12) Henze: Violin Concerto No 1. Zimmerman: Violin Concerto. Susanne Lautenbacher, Violin. Candide. CE 31061. NM.
Hans Werner Henze (1 July 1926 – 27 October 2012) was a 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 , , , , and , as well as traditional schools of German composition.
Henze was also known for his political convictions. He left Germany for Italy in 1953 because of a perceived intolerance towards his and . Late in life he lived in the village of in the central Italian region of , and in his final years still travelled extensively, in particular to Britain and Germany, as part of his work. An avowed and member of the , Henze produced compositions honoring and . At the 1968 Hamburg premiere of his for Che Guevara, titled (The Raft of Medusa), the placing of a red flag on the stage sparked a riot and the arrest of several people, including the librettist. Henze spent a year teaching in , though he later became disillusioned with .