Work Information
| Work Notes |
Second piano concerto |
Publisher |
Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen |
| Category |
Soloist(s) and Orchestra |
Year Composed |
2009 |
| Duration |
23 Minutes |
Solo Instrument(s) |
pf |
| Orchestration |
1(pic).2.0.2/2000/str |
Availability |
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Reviews
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Sorensen's voice stands out by virtue of the fact that his goal is a these days unusual quality: beauty.
Michael Church, The Independent, 30/08/2010
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Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes and the orchestra guided the audience into a supreme coloured world of sound, initially as a dim atmosphere in the morning, and later on wandering through imaginary (Nordic?) landscapes, which offered again and again delightful surprises, e.g. a hummed Bach choral or the clicking of wooden sticks. A strong piece!
Markus Stäbler, Hamburger Abendblatt, 27/08/2010
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...striking...
Martin Kettle, Guardian, 26/08/2010
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This is a score whose dreamlike material doesn't yield all its secrets on a first hearing.
Bruce Dessau, London Evening Standard, 26/08/2010
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Bent Sørensen is a master of moods.
***** (5 stars out of 6)
Jakob Wivel, Børsen, 07/06/2010
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A Danish masterpiece. The word is ”breathtaking”.
****** (6 stars)
Søren Schauser, Berlingske Tidende, 05/06/2010
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Once again Sørensen has managed to carefully, however radically, challenge the most classical forms in a way few other Danish composers can do – while still communicating his ideas in the form of deeply poetic and entirely accesible music.
***** (5 stars out of 6)
Henrik Friis, Politiken, 05/06/2010
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One of those musical encounters where the music remains in the body long after the applause has died.
Brita Skogly Kraglund, Vårt land, tue, 13/10/2009
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Bent Sørensen’s tonal universe is truly original.
Tori Skrede, VG, 12/10/2009
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