Youthful First Symphonies

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springrite

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October 05, 2011, 11:32:02 AM
Langguaard's first is a very interest case. It is by far his longest symphony. You may not say that his later symphonies are necessarily more mature, or that he had yet found his voice in #1. But it seems that he tried to put everything he could think of and every trick he knew into his first symphony. Such is the enthusiasm, athleticism and follies of youth! But even with all its faults, what a wonderful thing it turned out to be!
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snyprrr

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October 05, 2011, 08:09:34 PM
Quote from: springrite on October 05, 2011, 11:32:02 AM
Langguaard's first is a very interest case. It is by far his longest symphony. You may not say that his later symphonies are necessarily more mature, or that he had yet found his voice in #1. But it seems that he tried to put everything he could think of and every trick he knew into his first symphony. Such is the enthusiasm, athleticism and follies of youth! But even with all its faults, what a wonderful thing it turned out to be!

That sounds exactly like what I'm talking about. These things tend to be sprawling. They do put all their ideas into it, and it ends up being lovable.

Mirror Image

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October 05, 2011, 08:17:30 PM
Quote from: springrite on October 05, 2011, 11:32:02 AM
Langguaard's first is a very interest case. It is by far his longest symphony. You may not say that his later symphonies are necessarily more mature, or that he had yet found his voice in #1. But it seems that he tried to put everything he could think of and every trick he knew into his first symphony. Such is the enthusiasm, athleticism and follies of youth! But even with all its faults, what a wonderful thing it turned out to be!

Langgaard was 16 years old when he composed his Symphony No. 1, which, to me, is truly remarkable. I remember when I first heard this work, I couldn't believe how mature the composition actually is. Does it have everything but the kitchen sink in it? Absolutely, but this is apart of its appeal. For such a youthful work, it signaled that there's a brilliant mind at work here. Unfortunately, the work didn't garner all that much recognition. It was premiered by the Berlin Philharmonic, but while it had an enthusiastic response, when the symphony was played at home in Copenhagen, the Danish audience weren't thrilled at all. This began a slow decline into obscurity. Langgaard never fully recovered and his nemesis, Carl Nielsen, was hailed as Denmark's greatest composer.

Lisztianwagner

#23
October 06, 2011, 06:04:23 AM
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on October 03, 2011, 12:53:01 PM
Beethoven, Mahler and Rachmaninov No.1  :)

Ilaria

Both R. Strauss' No.1 and Wagner's Symphony in C major are remarkable as well.
"You cannot expect the Form before the Idea, for they will come into being together." - Arnold Schönberg

DavidRoss

#24
October 06, 2011, 06:10:07 AM
Mahler 1, Sibelius 1, Ives 1, Prokofiev 1.
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Popov

#25
October 06, 2011, 07:05:46 AM
Glazunov's 1st was composed at 16. I listened to it just a couple times years ago so it's a vague memory, but I liked it. I should listen it again.

I love Tishchenko's 1st, which is a rather youthful work at 22. It's a lot of fun.

http://www.youtube.com/v/Eozz2g5emIg


Conor71

#26
October 08, 2011, 01:04:00 AM
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 1 :)
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