Per Nørgård
Per Nørgård (pronounced [ˈpʰɛɐ̯ ˈnɶɐ̯ˌkɒˀ]; 13 July 1932 – 28 May 2025) was a Danish composer and music theorist. Though his style varied considerably throughout his career, his music often included repeatedly evolving melodies, in the vein of Jean Sibelius, and a perspicuous focus on lyricism. He based music on "infinity series" and other mathematical models. He composed large-scale works, eight symphonies including the choral Third, concertos and operas such as Gilgamesh. His chamber music includes ten string quartets and music for guitar. Some later works were inspired by the art of Adolf Wölfli. The composer Julian Anderson called Nørgård's style "one of the most personal in contemporary music". Nørgård received several awards, including the 2016 Ernst von Siemens Music Prize.
Genre: avant-garde, neoclassical
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Top Tracks
- Nørgård: Wie ein Kind, I. Wiigen-lied
- I Ching: IV. Towards Completion: Fire over Water
- I Ching: III. The Gentle, the Penetrating
- I Ching: II. The Taming Power of the Small
- I Ching: I. Thunder repeated: The Image of Shock
- Esperanza
- Spell for piano trio (version for violin, cello and piano)
- Isternia (arr. P. Navarro-Alonso for recorder, saxophone and percussion)
- Heyday's Night (arr. B. Roed, P. Navarro-Alonso and D. Hildebrandt for recorder, saxophone and percussion)
- Libra
- Symphony No. 4: II. Chinese Witch's Lake
- Symphony No. 4: I. Indian Rose Garden
- Symphony No. 5: V. Allegro robusto
- Symphony No. 5: IV. Lento - Quasi una passacaglia
- Symphony No. 5: III. Andante
- Symphony No. 5: II. Allegro feroce
- Symphony No. 5: I. Moderato - Più allegro
- Symphony No. 2 in One Movement
- Symphony No. 6 "At the End of the Day": III. Allegro energico
- Symphony No. 6 "At the End of the Day": II. Lentissimo
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