Hans Werner Henze (1926-2012)

2. Sinfonie (1949)

for large orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1949
    • Duration: 23 mn
    • Publisher: Schott, nº ED 4402
Detailed formation
  • 3 flutes (also 1 piccolo), 2 oboes, 1 English horn, 2 clarinets, 1 bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 1 contrabassoon, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 tuba, 2 timpani, 3 percussionists, 1 harp, 1 piano, strings

Premiere information

  • Date: 1 December 1949
    Location:

    Stuttgart


    Performers:

    l'orchestre symphonique de la radio Süddeutschen Rundfunk, Hans Müller-Kray : direction.

Table of contents

  • I. Lento. Allegro
  • II. Allegro molto vivace
  • III. Adagio