Hans Abrahamsen

composer

1952

Marianne Grøndahl

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 at a very young age he showed a remarkable talent for composition.

Hans Abrahamsen

10 Preludes, Six Pieces, Transcriptions of Satie & Nielsen

New recordings of early works show Abrahamsen’s crystalline magic
Hans Abrahamsen

Works for Wind Quintet

Early chamber works by a unique Nordic composer
Per Nørgård, Poul Ruders, Hans Abrahamsen, Bent Sørensen

Through the Looking Glass

Superior deployment of artistic freedom from the trio Alpha, who reinterpret modern works by among others Per Nørgård and Bent Sørensen
Per Nørgård, Hans Abrahamsen, Bent Sørensen

Phantasmagoria - Danish Piano Trios

Three masterworks by Per Nørgård, Hans Abrahamsen and Bent Sørensen. Profound, sensual music with Nordic cool
Hans Abrahamsen, Ib Nørholm, Ole Buck, Leif Kayser, Morten Nyord, Hans Henrik Brandt

Woodworks

Danish recorder works from the past 50 years played by an outstanding trio
Poul Ruders, Karl Aage Rasmussen, Andy Pape, Niels Rosing-Schow, Svend Nielsen, Per Nørgård, Hans Abrahamsen, Vagn Holmboe

L'Homme Armé - Works for Solo Cello

Monumental collection of new works for solo cello – virtuosic and powerful!
Hans Abrahamsen

Orchestral Works

Major works by the enigmatic master of contemporary Danish music
Hans Abrahamsen, Poul Ruders, Tage Nielsen, Steen Pade

Works for Piano

Four central piano works by contemporary Danish composers
Hans Abrahamsen

Chamber Music

Three of Hans Abrahamsen’s most important works, including the wind quintet Walden
Hans Abrahamsen

Works for Sinfonietta

The London Sinfonietta plays four of Abrahamsen’s most exquisite works from the 1980s
Carl Nielsen, Vagn Holmboe, Per Nørgård, Hans Abrahamsen

Wind Quintets

Carl Nielsen’s masterpiece and more recent quintets by Abrahamsen, Holmboe and Nørgård
Hans Abrahamsen, Poul Ruders

String Quartets

Hans Abrahamsen’s breakthrough work Ten Preludes and other innovative pieces from the 1970s

Hans Abrahamsen

10 Preludes, Six Pieces, Transcriptions of Satie & Nielsen

Works for Wind Quintet

Through the Looking Glass

Phantasmagoria - Danish Piano Trios

Woodworks

L'Homme Armé - Works for Solo Cello

Orchestral Works

Works for Piano

Chamber Music

Works for Sinfonietta

Wind Quintets

String Quartets