Hans Abrahamsen (Born 1952)

composer

As a pupil of Per Nørgård and Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Hans Abrahamsen has continued to develop the "New Simplicity" with which his teachers worked in the 1960s. With Abrahamsen this has led to a small but concentrated output of very original works. His music exhibits imagination, moving lyricism and spirituality.Hans Abrahamsen has almost exclusively composed instrumental music, and among his orchestral works Nacht und Trompeten has achieved international success. Abrahamsen started by playing the French horn, but even at a very young age he showed a remarkable talent for composition. In recent years Abrahamsen has mainly made arrangements of other composers' works.

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Live Dates

03/11/2005 Politiken

L'Homme Armé - Works for Solo Cello
5/6 Hjerter

"Her modelleres og modificeres meningsfuldt og sammenhængsskabende, ofte med et skarpt blik for det dramatiske potentiale. Og så er der i øvrigt tale om rigtig smukt cellospil med stort teknisk overskud”
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13/01/2005 Politiken

Hans Abrahamsen: Orchestral Works
6/6 Stars

”Få danske komponister fortjener mere end Hans Abrahamsen en orkester-cd, men hans lige så sparsomme som udsøgte produktion gør det svært at fylde den ud. Det er her smukt løst ved at supplere med de raffineret personlige bearbejdelser af andres musik”
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15/09/1994 International Record Review

Blæserkvintetter
"The most immediately striking about this release is how wonderful it sounds...The playing is delightful."
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15/09/1994 American Record Review

Wind Quintets
"The Scandinavian Woodwind Quintet is a wonderful group that has one of the smoothest, best-blend sounds I have heard."
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15/09/1994 BBC Music Magazine

Wind Quintets
5 Stars

15/07/1992 BBC Radio

Hans Abrahamsen and Poul Ruders: String Quartets
"The Kontra Quartet capture both the brusque quirkiness and the delicate pathos of these works."
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Photo: Marianne Grøndahl

Discography

	Woodworks Abrahamsen, Nørholm, Kayser, Buch etc. CD 8.226541 (2007) Danish recorder works from the past 50 years played by an outstanding trio
	L'Homme Armé - Works for Solo Cello CD 8.226007 (2005) Monumental collection of new works for solo cello – virtuosic and powerful!
	Orchestral Works Hans Abrahamsen CD 8.226010 (2004) Major works by the enigmatic master of contemporary Danish music
	Works for Piano CD 8.224019 (2004)
	Chamber Music Hans Abrahamsen CD 8.224155 (2001) Three of Hans Abrahamsen’s most important works, including the wind quintet Walden
	Works for Sinfonietta Hans Abrahamsen CD 8.224080 (1997) The London Sinfonietta plays four of Abrahamsen’s most exquisite works from the 1980s
	Wind Quintets CD 8.224001 (1994) Carl Nielsen’s masterpiece and more recent quintets by Abrahamsen, Holmboe and Nørgård
	String Quartets Hans Abrahamsen and Poul Ruders DCCD 9006 (1992)

Hans Abrahamsen (Born 1952)

composer

Live Dates

Discography

Abrahamsen, Nørholm, Kayser, Buch etc.

Hans Abrahamsen

Hans Abrahamsen

Hans Abrahamsen

Hans Abrahamsen and Poul Ruders