Henze: Violin and Viola Works

[Machine Translation] The violin works of the contemporary German composer Henze, who began composing at the age of 12 and was recognized at the age of 21 with his Symphony No. 1, which made him one of the "most talented young composers" in Germany at the time. He continued to change his style, and in his later years, he was a devoted composer of operas, which won him much acclaim until his death in 2012. The sonatas on this album span a long period of time, from the early years of Henze's career to the end of the 20th century, with the Violin Sonata of 1946, a "creative work" written under difficult circumstances immediately after World War II. The Sonata for Violin Sonata unaccompanied is in three parts based on a work by the poet Angelo Poliziani, and each movement is descriptive, as is Henze's love of the theater. The Sonatina Sonatina is a humorous work based on the melody of the children's opera "Policino," in which the violin represents the voice of the grandmother. The Viola Sonata is derived from the ballet Orpheus, and the two pieces are written in memory of his friends.

Note: This is an import edition (manufactured outside of Japan).

ドイツの現代作曲家ヘンツェのヴァイオリン作品集。12歳で作曲を始めたヘンツェは21歳の時に発表した「交響曲第1番」で認められ、当時のドイツにおける"もっとも才能のある若手"の一人に列挙されます。その後は作風を変化させながら、晩年はオペラの作曲を熱心に行い、2012年に亡くなるまで賞賛を集めていました。このアルバムに収録されたソナタは、ヘンツェの活動の初期の時代から、20世紀の終わりまでの長い期間に渡って書かれており、なかでも1946年の「ヴァイオリン・ソナタ」は第二次世界大戦直後の困難な状況の中で書かれた"創造的な作品"として知られています。無伴奏ヴァイオリン・ソナタは詩人アンジェロ・ポリツィアーニの作品に基づく三部構成になっており、演劇を愛したヘンツェらしく、どの楽章も描写的です。「ソナチネ」は子供たちのためのオペラ「ポリチーノ」の旋律を用いたユーモラスな作品で、ヴァイオリンは祖母の声を表現しています。ヴィオラ・ソナタは、バレエ音楽「オルフェウス」から派生し、また2つの小品は、彼の友人への思い出に寄せて書かれています。