Requiem

Hans Werner Henze

Composer of our Time

Commissioned by Suntory Hall, Tokyo, and the Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Cologne

Period of composition 1990-92
Duration 70 minutes

In memoriam Michael Vyner

World premiere of the complete work 24. February 1993

Köln

Philharmonie Köln
Ensemble Modern
Piano Ueli Wiget
Trumpet Håkan Hardenberger

Conductor Ingo Metzmacher

hese nine instrumental pieces are concerned with the human fears and needs of our time, with illness and death, love and loneliness, and in particular with the character of Michael Vyner, an extremely lively and passionate man, his life and his death, and my grief at his loss which stands for the loss of so many others who have also tragically departed from our world.

The spirit of this music can be explained by such facts, and by our time by which it seems to me to be strongly influenced, by its horrors and passions, its beauty and dynamics.
Forty years ago, I wrote a short “Concerto” for piano and a group of instruments for the concerts at the Paris Théâtre Marigny organized by Boulez. It was only a fragment. Later, I time and again wanted to get down to picking up the piece and finishing it.
In the “Introitus” of the present “Requiem”, the Marigny music finally reappears, in a different form, to be unfolded, worked out and developed in the following “Spiritual Concertos” in ever new contexts.
The movements of the “Requiem” can be played separately or in any desired combination.

Hans Werner Henze

Organico completo

Tromba concertante

Pianoforte solista

2 Flauti	1° anche Ottavino 2° anche Ottavino e Flauto contralto
1 Oboe
1 Corno inglese
1 Clarinetto	anche Clarinetto piccolo
1 Clarinetto basso	anche Clarinetto contrabbasso
1 Sassofono soprano	anche Sassofono contralto e Sassofono baritono
1 Fagotto	anche Controfagotto

2 Corni
2 Trombe
2 Trombe basse
1 Trombone tenore
1 Trombone basso	anche Trombone contrabbasso

Timpani
Percussione	Triangolo 3 Piatti sospesi Piatti a due 3 Tamtam Tamburo basco Tamburo piccolo 3 Tomtom Cassa rullante Grancassa e piatto Grancassa Lastra dal tuono Wood-block Tescini cinesi Matraca Verga Frusta Guiro Raganella Maracas Castagnette Flessatono Sonagli a mano Crotali Trinidad steel drum Campane tubolari Glockenspiel Vibrafono Marimba [per 3]
Arpa
Celesta

4 Violini
3 Viole
3 Violoncelli
1 Contrabbasso

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The Meaning and Purpose of Quotation and Stylistic Reference In Hans Werner Henze's Requiem:

Nine Sacred Concertos For Piano Solo, Trumpet Concertante, and Large Chamber Orchestra (1990-1992)

Daniel C. Pappas

Henzes Requiem in der Tonhalle Düsseldorf, 30.09.2016

On 30 September, the DoelenEnsemble performs Henze's Requiem together with the notabu.ensemble neue musik at the Tonhalle in Düsseldorf. The soloists are Bassam Mussad (trumpet) and Maaren van Veen (piano), with Mark-Andreas Schlingensiepen conducting. As an introduction, there will be a conversation between the dramaturge of the Tonhalle, Uwe Sommer, and the managing director of the Hans Werner Henze Foundation, Michael Kerstan.

Meeting of Spanish intellectuals and artists with Hans Werner Henze, Madrid 2005

In February 2005, the Spanish National Orchestra and National Choir (OCNE) dedicated their annual festival "Carta Blanca" to Hans Werner Henze.

Publisher: Schott Music, Study score (ED 8198)

Publisher: Schott Music, Download Study score (ED 8198 Q3049)

Publisher: Schott Music, Performance material (LS 2083-01)

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