Poul Ruders' Symphony No. 4, 'An Organ Symphony,' features the organ in all four movements, playing a soloistic 'organo obligato' role rather than being a concerto.
Recording & Production
This album is a box-set of Poul Ruders' symphonies, with Symphony No. 6 being a premiere recording.
Compositional Technique
Poul Ruders' Symphony No. 2, 'Symphony and Transformation,' explores a personal compositional method he calls 'minimorphosis,' which focuses on subtle transformations.
Instruments
Poul Ruders' Symphony No. 6 includes a percussion section with several types of Oriental gongs and two pianos, one of which is a 'Honky-tonk piano' tuned in quarter-tones.
Composer Biography
Poul Ruders, the composer, decided to write his first symphony at the age of 40, fulfilling an urge to join the North European symphonic tradition.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Poul Ruders pledged that each new symphony he composed must differ significantly from its predecessor in spirit and body.
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