Hans Zender (1936 - 2019)

[soulpope]

Composer and conductor extraordinaire .... R.I.P ....

[T.D.]

R.I.P. Outstanding advocate of contemporary music. The "Hans Zender Series" of recordings on cpo introduced me to composers Feldman, Scelsi and B. A. Zimmermann; indeed to "postwar classical music" in general.

Edited 23 Oct 2019 by T.D.

[Gheorghe]

must admit I never heard the name.

[T.D.]

To conclude the thread on a positive note, I've owned the following Zender recordings for a long time:

 

 

 

 (featured on just 1 of the latter's 8 discs)

Edited 29 Oct 2019 by T.D.