HENZE El Cimarrón / Henze

Hans Werner HENZE (1926–2012)

El Cimarrón
Text by Miguel Barnet
Translated to German & adapted for Music by Hans Magnus Enzensberger
The Biography of the runaway slave, Esteban Montejo. Recital for four musicians.

William Pearson (baritone),
Karlheinz Zoeller (flute),
Leo Brouwer (guitar),
Stomu Yamash’ta (percussion),
Hans Werner Henze (director)

I. Teil
1 1. Die Welt (The World, Le Monde) 6:47
2 2. Der Cimarrón 4:18
3 3. Die Sklaverei (Slavery, L’Esclavage) 4:28
4 4. Die Flucht (Flight, La Fuite) 4:22
5 5. Der Wald (The Forest, La Forêt) 8:13
6 6. Die Geister (The Spirits, Les Fantômes) 6:42
7 7. Die Falsche Freiheit (False Freedom, La Fausse Liberté) 3:11

II. Teil
8 8. Die Frauen (Women, Les Femmes) 3:04
9 9. Die Maschinen (The Machines, Les Machines) 5:44
10 10. Die Pfarrer (The Clergy, Les Curés) 4:48
11 11. Der Aufstand (The Uprising, Le Soulèvement) 4:13
12 12. Die Schlacht Von Mal Tiempo (The Battle Of Mal Tiempo, La Bataille De Mal Tiempo) 6:01
13 13. Der Schlechte Sieg (Evil Victory, La Mauvaise Victoire) 5:09
14 14. Die Freundlichkeit (Friendliness, L’Amabilité) 5:24
15 15. Das Messer (The Knife, Le Couteau) 2:52

Recorded: 1970-07-10
Recording Venue: RCA-Studio, Rome

Label: Deutsche Grammophon – 00289 479 1516 GTC
Barcode: 028947915164
Series: 20C
Format: CD, Album, Repress, Stereo
Country: Europe
Released: 2013
Genre: Classical
Style: Contemporary

Gate-fold sleeve with enclosed 10-page booklet ADD
A Universal Music Company Original Recording issued in 1971 on the DGG label.