Langgaard's Lyre

[Karl Henning]

If Karl's ever wondered why I didn't reply to his post,it's because I'm still trying to draw a diagram!

Hah!

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

I'm referring to the HB thread,of course. Ahoy,there Rued!!

(The Landlord of the HB thread finished Part 1 of his ambitious novel on 9 June 2016, but is now a columnist for an engineering weekly and doing a lot of other things, too.)


Hej, Rued!

[Karl Henning]

Hej, Rued!

♫ . . . don't be afraid . . .

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

♫ . . . don't be afraid . . .

It's a great song.

[SurprisedByBeauty]

It is that;  and I've really enjoyed the Violin Sonatas vol. 2 CD you brought to our attention 

Glad to hear that. It's what turned me on to Langgaard in the first place, actually!

[Karl Henning]

Très cool!

[vandermolen]

Langgaard is a new discovery for me. I've been streaming his works tonight and am really impressed with the Sinfonia Internal. On one hand he is an inventive and unorthodox composer, on the other his symphonies are harmonically similar to Strauss--rooted in late 1800s tonality (excluding his Music of the Spheres and a few others) His late symphonies sound far less modern than his early works. I love his String Quartet #6.  Is there a specific symphonic work that combines sounds like Sinfonia Internal?

Symphonies 4,6 and 10 are all excellent in my view.

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

I'm also very fond of symphonies 2 & 3 in the Stupel recording, very fiery and colourful pieces.

[Zeus]

Just listened to Ixion for the first time on Dacapo.  Wow - that was different!  We need a new recording with better sound though.

Surprised no one has mentioned The Time of the End, BVN 243. That's my favorite work of his at the moment. But then again I have yet to try the Sinfonia Interna.

Funny enough, here's what Danacord says about Langgaard on their website:

Rued Langgaard was described as "a white duckling who became an ugly swan". His first symphony (composed when he was only 14 years old) caused a sensation when it was performed by Max Fiedler in Berlin and the next three symphonies quickly established Langgaard as one of the most brilliant composers in Denmark. Strongly influenced by his anachronistic parents and a strong believer in the musical tradition of the past, Langgaard lost the connection to the musical life before he was even 30. The symphonies following number four became rhapsodic and romantic in a way where they found little less than laughter among the audience. Forgotten and without any influence in Danish music, he died in 1952 shortly after finishing his 16th symphony.

Kinda sad.  Here's the link:
http://www.danacord.dk/collections/langgaard.html

[Rinaldo]

Surprised no one has mentioned The Time of the End, BVN 243. That's my favorite work at the moment.

One of his masterpieces.

Langgaard lost the connection to the musical life before he was even 30.

From what I'd gathered, he was not an easy person and his strong-mindedness gradually led to him being ostracized from the mainstream.

[Contemporaryclassical]

Aide from Music of the Spheres, what other remarkable scores did Langgaard compose?

[ComposerOfAvantGarde]

Aide from Music of the Spheres, what other remarkable scores did Langgaard compose?

That's the one

I do think his first symphony is quite good but I found many of the later ones underwhelming.

[Karl Henning]

That's the one

I do think his first symphony is quite good but I found many of the later ones underwhelming.

Gosh.

We can still be mates 

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[Mirror Image]

Aide from Music of the Spheres, what other remarkable scores did Langgaard compose?

Check out Antikrist, the SQs, Sinfonia Interna, Fra dybet (From the Abyss) and, of his numbered symphonies, Symphony No. 6.

[Turner]

Aide from Music of the Spheres, what other remarkable scores did Langgaard compose?

For innovative instrumental writing, for example the piano works "Insektarium" (playing on the strings and the wooden lid) & "Le Beguinage Sonata" (telling the pianist to attack the piano destructively with his playing);

for some captivating orchestral works, symphonies 4, 6, 10, 11.

For some traditional, Romantic works - Drapa IM Edvard Grieg, Symphonies 1, 2 (with soprano), 3 (with piano), 5.
The late-Lisztian "The Fire Chambers" and many other piano works, some of them very lyrical, such as the more Schumannesque Flower Vignettes, and the Gijantali Hymns. 

[SurprisedByBeauty]

Latest on Forbes about one of my favorite composers:


Classical CD Of The Week: Rued Langgaard, A Danish Lark

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jenslaurson/2017/05/11/classical-cd-of-the-week-rued-langgaard-a-danish-lark/#5d447da5addf

[Mirror Image]

Latest on Forbes about one of my favorite composers:


Classical CD Of The Week: Rued Langgaard, A Danish Lark

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jenslaurson/2017/05/11/classical-cd-of-the-week-rued-langgaard-a-danish-lark/#5d447da5addf

All of those Langgaard SQ recordings on Dacapo are exquisite.

[SurprisedByBeauty]

All of those Langgaard SQ recordings on Dacapo are exquisite.

Indeed they are, the Kontra Quartet's included... except they are only available digitally now.

[Mirror Image]

Indeed they are, the Kontra Quartet's included... except they are only available digitally now.

I haven't heard the Kontra's Langgaard, but, after hearing the Nightingale Quartet's performances, I'm afraid I don't really have any desire to. They're that good.

[SurprisedByBeauty]

I haven't heard the Kontra's Langgaard, but, after hearing the Nightingale Quartet's performances, I'm afraid I don't really have any desire to. They're that good.

I thought you really meant all the Dacapo recordings. And yes, there's not a great need to have those, too... because the Nightingales are every bit as good and better as far as a qualitative standard is concerned. More a question whether one likes these works so much that one wants to have more than one interpretation. This tends to be the GMG habit. :-) Few are content with just the Takacs set of the Beethoven Quartets, although it is so excellent.