[+] Downes, Stephen. "Hans Werner Henze as Post-Mahlerian: Anachronism, Freedom, and the Erotics of Intertextuality." Twentieth-Century Music 1 (September 2004): 179-207.
Beginning in the early 1960s, Hans Werner Henze began to take a special interest in the music of Gustav Mahler, particularly Mahler's exploration of form, his use of earlier music, and his music's connection to personal experience. It was at this time that Henze began to transition away from the Darmstadt school and move towards a more expressive idiom. This can be seen in Henze's Being Beauteous (1963) and The Bassarids (1965), both of which borrow from Mahler's Fifth Symphony. Being Beauteous draws from the Adagietto of Mahler's Fifth Symphony, and The Bassarids draws from the fourth movement. These intertextual connections exemplify both a transition in Henze's music and also a portrait of how Henze conceived of the importance of Mahler's music.
Works: Hans Werner Henze: Being Beauteous (183-98, 203), The Bassarids (198-204).
Sources: Mahler: Symphony No. 5 (185-93, 199-201).
Index Classifications: 1900s
Contributed by: Kerry O'Brien
