Poul Ruders

New York is the city which fascinates and inspires Ruders. Time and again he goes back there to work. 'Manhattan Abstraction' (1982) subtitles - a symphonic skyline for large orchestra - was conceived...

Thus Saw St. John is a work for Orchestra which was inspired by Chapter 6 of the Book Of Revelation.

The full score of Ruders' first Symphony, subtitled Himmelhoch jauchzend - zum Tode betrübt. Written for large orchestra.

Tundra - A Hommage To Jean Sibelius was commissioned by the Helsinki Philharmonics to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the birth of Jean Sibelius. The work was world premiered in Helsingfors 7th Dec...

Concerto In Pieces was commissioned by the BBC as a celebration of two major events in British history of music: the 1995 tercentenary of the death of Henry Purcell and the 50th anniversary of Benjami...

This short orchestral piece is a tone poem based on a passage from one of Hans Christian Andersen's lesser known fairytales, THE WIND TELLS ABOUT WALDEMAR DAAE AND HIS DAUGHTERS, a mighty allegory abo...

A second Symphony by Ruders, commissioned by the Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress for the New York City based chamber orchestra, Riverside Symphony. The piece is subtitle...

Premiered by The New York Philharmonic, conducted by Lorin Maazel, at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, 10th June 2004. Orchestration 3 Flutes, 3rd dbl. Piccolo 2 Oboes 1 English Horn...

Symphony No. 5 by Poul Ruders. Commissioned by the Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestrafor World Premiere on January 9, 2015.

Programme Note Poul Ruders WIND-DRUMMING WIND-DRUMMING was written in 1979 on a commission from The Danish Percussion Ensemble. The piece is a clash of two kinds of sound-associations; the mystic, exo...

Group Portrait With Smetana by Poul Ruders is a short symphonic entertainment commissioned and written for Bamberger Symphoniker - Bayerische Staatsphilharmonie in 2014.

The name or title alone says it all: a piece of music where courtly elegance embraces soulful melancholy, a world where velvety symphonic twilight and the majestically striding dance of the Baroque, t...

orchestration: 2. 2. 2. 2/4. 2. 3. 1/2perc/hp/pf(cel)/str. Words by Edgar Allen Poe.

This piece is part of a trilogy of compositions from Poul Ruders, all dealing with Latin American rhythms and percussion instruments. The red-thread rhythm of this piece is that of the classic cuban C...

Hailstorm Rising - A drill for thirteen snare Drums by Poul Ruders (2014). Commissioned by and dedicated to Percurama and Gert Mortensen.

Hailstorm Rising - A drill for thirteen snare drums by Poul Ruders (2014). Commissioned by and dedicated to Percurama and Gert Mortensen.

This is the Vocal Score for The Handmaid's Tale, an Opera based on the novel by Margaret Atwood.

Editor's Choice - Nyere Danske Operaer - Danish opera singer Poul Elming has edited this collection of highlights from modern danish operas by Bo Holten, Poul Ruders, Andy Pape and Niels Marthinsen.

Quickstep Rag (2022) komponiert für Poul Ruders

Vocal score / Piano reduction for Mixed choir (SATB) String quartet Percussion Theorbe and Harpsichord. Duration: 15 min.

This is the complete vocal score to Poul Ruders' critically acclaimed opera, in a hardbound edition. Features a piano reduction by the composer.

Men Der Skyder En Kvist was expertly composed in 2013, by Poul Ruders, for SATB choir and Organ. Poul Ruders is a Danish composer, well known for his brilliant creative pieces. His musical contributio...

Sonatas - Six Pieces of Music for Large Wind Ensemble, Percussion, Harp and Piano by Poul Ruders (2011). Preface / Programme Note Normally, when being confronted with theterm ´sonata´, we...

Fanfares And Chorales for Brass Ensemble was composed by Poul Ruders in 2016. Commissioned by the Royal Danish Academy of Music and professor Jesper Juul Windahl in celebration of RDAM's 150th anniver...

Medieval Folk Song for SATB Choir.