Poul Ruders

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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about Ruders, the English critic Stephen Johnson states: "He can be gloriously, explosively extrovert one minute-withdrawn, haunted, intently inward-looking the next. Super-abundant high spirits alternate with pained, almost expressionistic lyricism; simplicity and directness with astringent irony." Poul Ruders has created a large body of music ranging from opera and orchestral works through chamber, vocal and solo music. In recent years, performances of his work on both sides of the Atlantic and in such distant locals as China, Japan and Russia have taken place with increasing regularity. With the overwhelming success of his second opera, The Handmaid's Tale (1996-98), produced in Copenhagen (2000), Ruders became even more in demand, with commissions coming in rapid succession from The Berlin Philharmonic, The New York Philharmonic, The BBC Symphony Orchestra, and from The Royal Danish Opera. Recent performances include productions of The Handmaid's Tale in Toronto and London, and orchestral premieres and performances in Berlin, New York and London. Poul Ruders's opera, Kafka

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albums

Music Of Poul Ruders, Vol. 6

Ruders: The Handmaid's Tale

Poul Ruders: Nightshade Trilogy

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New Music with Guitar, Vol. 11: Poul Ruders – Occam's Razor

Corpus Cum Figuris - Thus Saw Saint John - Manhattan Abstraktion

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Through the Looking Glass

Ruders, P.: Concerto in Pieces / Violin Concerto No. 1 / Monodrama

Ruders: Solar Trilogy

Poul Ruders: The Thirteenth Child

Ruders: Handmaid's Tale (The)

Solar Trilogy

Ruders: Kafka's Trial (Proces Kafka, Prozess Kafka)

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