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★★★★ “Abrahamsen’s music is having a moment in the spotlight” BBC Music Magazine
Hans Abrahamsen (b. 1952) is a unique voice in Nordic music. On this album, two of his earliest works bear witness to the composer’s strong ideal of a new, simple and objective kind of music. In Landscapes, Abrahamsen rediscovers expressiveness by peeling away superfluous complexity, while the lyricism of Walden rests on minutely controlled minimalism. The recording by Ensemble MidtVest also presents two transcriptions of music by Schumann and Ravel, composers who have inspired Abrahamsen with their naivistic and poetic musical universes.
Hans AbrahamsenLandskaber (Landscapes)1 I. Senza espressivo, ma cantabile e dolce sempre 3:11 2 II. Senza espressivo, ben articolare e poco marcato sempre 2:08 3 III. Tutta la forza, ben marcato sempre 2:03 Hans AbrahamsenWalden4 I. 3:28 5 II. 3:56 6 III. 2:28 7 IV. 1:00 Robert SchumannSchumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 158 I. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen 1:14 9 II. Kuriose Geschichte 0:58 10 III. Hasche-Mann 0:35 11 IV. Bittendes Kind 0:51 12 V. Glückes genug 1:14 13 VI. Wichtige Begebenheit 0:44 14 VII. Träumerei 2:27 15 VIII. Am Kamin 1:00 16 IX. Ritter von Steckenpferd 0:39 17 X. Fast zu ernst 1:49 18 XI. Fürchtenmachen 1:28 19 XII. Kind im Einschlummern 1:57 20 XIII. Der Dichter spricht 2:15 Maurice RavelRavel: Le Tombeau de Couperin21 I. Prelude 3:15 22 II. Forlane 5:20 23 III. Menuet 4:16 24 IV. Rigaudon 3:02 Related recordings
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