hans werner henze radio symphonie orchester berlin gerd albrecht the bassarids 2xcd Uruguay Questa Bella Incognita 3:19

Questa Bella Incognita 3:19

Abdominal Fire 3:13

and the theatrical magic of the romantic stage

Monte Santo 4:18

Gloria (Love) 2:20

hans werner henze radio symphonie orchester berlin gerd albrecht the bassarids 2xcd Uruguay Questa Bella Incognita 3:19Hans Werner Henze was a 20th century German composer of restless ambition, blending serialism with lyricism. "The Bassarids" is his 1966 opera based on Euripides' Bacchaea confrontation between civilization and primal chaos, rendered through Henze's complex, sometimes violent musical language. This isn't straightforward opera; it's theatrical modernism that demands attention. Gerd Albrecht and the Berlin Radio Symphony conduct this 1991 recording with