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Radio 3's Fifty Modern Classics

Hans Abrahamsen's Winternacht

Duration: 11 minutes

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Author Paul Griffiths singles out this early work for ensemble by Danish composer Hans Abrahamsen, a sonic evocation of nature which takes its name from a poem by Georg Trakl; Gillian Moore highlights some of the other influences at work, including the pictures of M.C. Escher, one of the piece’s dedicatees. Show less

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