Listening Through The Dictionary of Composers and Their Music
Hans Werner Henze (1926-2012)
Bio
Henze was born in Westphalia. He was enrolled in the Hitler Youth and conscripted as a Radio Operator for the Germans in World War II. He spent most of his time in the war in a British POW camp. After the war, he studied at Heidelberg University and began composing. He was known for his use of serialism and twelve-tone composing and found most of his success on the stage in ballet and opera.
Music
Symphony No. 10
Labyrinth
Ondine
Symphony No. 5 for Large Orchestra
Sinfonia 7
Violin Concerto No. 2
Symphony No. 8
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