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Poul Ruders

Poul Ruders has been played on NTS shows including Tafelmusik w/ Francesco Fusaro, with Piano Sonata No. 1 "Dante Sonata" first played on 5 September 2021.

Poul Ruders (born March 27, 1949 in Ringsted) is a Danish composer.

Ruders's early studies in piano and organ led eventually to studies in orchestration with the Danish composer Karl Aage Rasmussen. His first compositions date from the mid-60s. Ruders regards his own compositional development as a gradual one, with his true voice emerging with the chamber concerto, Four Compositions, of 1980. Writing about Ruders, the English critic Stephen Johnson states: "He can be gloriously, explosively extrovert one minute-withdrawn, haunted,…

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Piano Sonata No. 1 "Dante Sonata"
Poul Ruders, Rolf Hind
Dacapo2001
Piano Sonata No. 1 "Dante Sonata"
Poul Ruders, Rolf HindDacapo2001
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