Hans Abrahamsen
Born: 23rd December 1952, Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality: Danish
Hans Abrahamsen is a Danish composer born in Kongens Lyngby near Copenhagen. His Let me tell you (2013), a song cycle for soprano and orchestra, was ranked by music critics at The Guardian as the finest work of the 21st-century. His opera The Snow Queen was commissioned and premiered by the Royal Danish Theatre in 2019.
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Hans Abrahamsen - Let me tell you
17th Feb 2016
Katherine talks to the Danish composer about his Ophelia-inspired work for soprano and orchestra, written for Barbara Hannigan.
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- Air, for solo accordion (1)
- Bei Anbruch (1)
- Canzone (2)
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (2)
- Flowersongs (2)
- For Arditti Quartet (1)
- In den Wäldern (1)
- Landskaber (1)
- Left, Alone (2)
- Let me tell you (1)
- Liebeslied (1)
- Lied in Fall for cello and 13 instruments (1)
- Marchenbilder (1)
- Nacht und Trompeten (1)
- Pieces for Orchestra (4) (1)
- Preludes (10) (String Quartet No. 1) (4)
- Recompositions of work by J S Bach, Nielsen, Nørgård & Schoenberg (1)
- Schnee (3)
- Six Pieces for horn trio (1984) (1)
- Sonata for solo cello (1)
- Stratifications (1)
- String Quartet No. 2 (2)
- String Quartet No. 3 (1)
- String Quartet No. 4 (1)
- Studies (10) (1)
- Studies (7) (1)
- The Snow Queen (2)
- Three Little Nocturnes, for string quartet & accordion (1)
- Traumlieder (1)
- Universe Birds (1)
- Wald (1)
- Walden (4) (3)
- Wind Quintet No. 2 'Walden' (3)
- Winternacht (2)
- Zur Nacht (1)
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Lapland Chamber Orchestra, John Storgårds
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2022, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Finalist - Contemporary
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Contemporary Music
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Thomas Adès, Per Nørgård & Hans Abrahamsen
Danish String Quartet
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2016, Chamber Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Finalist - Chamber
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Abrahamsen: Let me tell you
Barbara Hannigan (soprano) Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Andris Nelsons
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2016, Editor's Choice
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2016, Winner - Musique Contemporaine
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Winner - Contemporary
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Hans Abrahamsen: The Snow Queen
Barbara Hannigan (Gerda), Rachael Wilson (Kay, Katarina Dalayman (Grandmother / Old Lady / Finn Woman), Peter Rose (Snow Queen / Reindeer / Clock) Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper, Cornelius Meister, Andreas Kriegenburg
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Winner - Contemporary
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Winner - Video: Opera
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