Ensemble Midtvest - Hans Abrahamsen: 10 Preludes, Six Pieces, Transcriptions Of Satie & Nielsen

The music of Hans Abrahamsen (b. 1952), dark yet alluringly innocent, exhibits a pure, strong na�vet� that opens up into a genuine magical world of both the bright and the sombre kind. Performing two of his early works � Six Piecesfor horn trio and his first string quartet 10 Preludes � Ensemble MidtVestbrings out Abrahamsen�s characteristic clear, precise tone. The same clarity inhabits his arrangements of Erik Satie�s Trois Gymnop�dies and Carl Nielsen�s Fantasy Pieces, exploring and evoking the original works in a new, unmistakably Abrahamsen-esque way.