"It reminds me of something I've never heard." "Det minder mig om noget jeg aldrig har hørt."
ReviewsAnmeldelser
Critical voices on the music — from Arne Nordheim and The New York Times to Karl Aage Rasmussen. Kritiske stemmer om musikken — fra Arne Nordheim og The New York Times til Karl Aage Rasmussen.
"A creator of works of hushed drama, full of sliding, drooping, flickering motifs that conjure ghostly, nocturnal worlds of disintegration and melancholy."
"The recipient of this year's Grawemeyer Award — one of the most prestigious awards given for composition — is Danish composer Bent Sørensen."
"Perhaps Bent Sørensen's most singular talent is his ability to give voice to this indistinctness, to render it distinct and clear." "Måske er Bent Sørensens mest enestående talent hans evne til at give stemme til denne ubestemthed, til at gøre den tydelig og klar."
"Bent Sørensen is without doubt the leading Danish composer of his generation." "Bent Sørensen er uden tvivl den førende danske komponist i sin generation."
"I always thought of decay as a very beautiful thing. I never felt like a composer of Gothic, churchyard Romanticism." "Jeg har altid syntes, at forfald var noget meget smukt. Jeg har aldrig følt mig som en komponist af gotisk, kirkegårds-romantik."