Ed Zubrow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I haven't been able to hear that much of Henze's music yet
> (and would welcome recommendations).=A0

His style has varied greatly over the years.  Also, even within a
single work, one can find a wide range of styles.  A list of my favorities
includes, from his early period, the ballet Ondine.  As I recall, it is
in the second act where there is an extended passage which sounds like
a paraphrase of the opening of the Stravinsky Symphony in 3 movement.
Other early works of interest include the Ballet Variations and Das
vokaltuch der kammersangerin rosa silber.  I am fond of all?  9 of the
Symphonies except Number six.  The slow movement of the Second is haunting
and the drive of the finale of the Third never fails to impress me.  I
find the Second Piano Concerto quite profound and the Cantate della fiaba
estrema to be a work of great beauty.  The Musen Siziliens, with parts
of it sounding like Poulenc, is a delight.

Keep in mind that much of the above is non-tonal, as one would find in
the music of that other German master, Karl Amadeus Hartmann.

I should add that there are works I find contrived: Tristan, Natascha
Ungeheuer, El Cimarron, Das Floss der Medusa, Versuch uber Schweine,etc.

Of the operas, I prefer the Young Lord and the Bassarides.

Hope this helps.

Karl

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