Scharoun Ensemble Berlin - Henze: Neue Volkslieder und Hirtengesange

Kammermusik 1958': for tenor, guitar and eight solo instruments, on the hymn 'In lovely blueness' by Friedrich H�lderlin, is one of Hans Werner Henze�s most scintillating creations. Featuring a wide-ranging tenor part, a virtuosic solo guitar and brilliant contributions by the instruments Schubert chose for his great Octet, this masterpiece imaginatively confronts the mannered style of the Darmstadt school. (Hans Werner Henze)