Sinfonia N. 9
for mixed chorus and orchestra
Sinfonia N. 9
for mixed chorus and orchestra
Composer Hans Werner Henze
Berliner Philharmoniker
Rundfunkchor Berlin
(Director Gerd Müller-Lorenz)
Conductor Ingo Metzmacher
The "Ninth", premiered in 1997, is Henze's anti-fascist symphony of confession.
In seven pictures, based on Anna Seghers' novel "The Seventh Cross", images of National Socialist horror and scenes of German resistance are evoked.
see also
List of Works