Langgaard's Lyre

[Karl Henning]

SPF, really. (* nods to Heavy Metal Dave *)

[Karl Henning]

Antikrist, BTW, is über-bitchin'.  But many of you knew that already.

[Mirror Image]

Antikrist, BTW, is über-bitchin'.  But many of you knew that already.

Yes, it's über-bitchin' alright.

[Karl Henning]

I may have coined that. Or maybe it's been done before . . . .

[Mirror Image]

I may have coined that. Or maybe it's been done before . . . .

Whoever coined it is über cool.

[Christo]

Point taken Colin - Brian just persevered in the face of indifference whereas you only have to look at the photo of Langgaard in the Chandos symphonies 4-6 booklet to realise that he was a nutter (I admire him all the more for it).

Chronically short trousers - if I recall correctly. 

[Karl Henning]

We should draw a distinction between off his chump and fashion-challenged.

[cilgwyn]

Got to be crazy to wear short trousers.......especially if you've got knobbly knees!

[cilgwyn]

Perhaps they shrunk in the wash?

[Dundonnell]

Yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh.................

You see to my mind this just demonstrates my point

Langgaard may indeed be an eminently worthy composer, perhaps even a fine composer, with moments of genius interspersed with moments of banal mediocrity BUT we talk about him, and talk about him and on and on it goes........... And some of the talk is occasioned-let's be honest- by the fact of his eccentricity and general oddity.

And because we talk about him people who had never heard of him get interested and go away and buy his music. And the more people who buy the cds etc etc.........

And we have another composer whose life, character, personality has no such colour, nothing to post about on here which is going to get people smiling and intrigued BUT whose music MAY be just as good but because he has not yet found a persuasive advocate: a writer, a conductor, a radio music producer, the adventurous owner of a small record label, he has to languish in relative obscurity until.........when exactly?

From your (friendly) old humourless neighbourhood curmudgeon

[cilgwyn]

Did Peter Racine Fricker wear any funny clothes?
Anyone know?
I'd be VERY interested!!!

If he wore his pants over his trousers it could increase interest in this very worthy composer!

[Wanderer]

And we have another composer whose life, character, personality has no such colour, nothing to post about on here which is going to get people smiling and intrigued BUT whose music MAY be just as good but because he has not yet found a persuasive advocate: a writer, a conductor, a radio music producer, the adventurous owner of a small record label, he has to languish in relative obscurity until.........when exactly?

So true. But I'm also confident that in the (no matter how short or) long run quality will always shine through no matter how many levels of obscurity fate throws at it. 

[TheGSMoeller]

Antikrist, BTW, is über-bitchin'.  But many of you knew that already.

My vote for "Post of the Month" 

[cilgwyn]

Yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh.................

You see to my mind this just demonstrates my point

Langgaard may indeed be an eminently worthy composer, perhaps even a fine composer, with moments of genius interspersed with moments of banal mediocrity BUT we talk about him, and talk about him and on and on it goes........... And some of the talk is occasioned-let's be honest- by the fact of his eccentricity and general oddity.

And because we talk about him people who had never heard of him get interested and go away and buy his music. And the more people who buy the cds etc etc.........

And we have another composer whose life, character, personality has no such colour, nothing to post about on here which is going to get people smiling and intrigued BUT whose music MAY be just as good but because he has not yet found a persuasive advocate: a writer, a conductor, a radio music producer, the adventurous owner of a small record label, he has to languish in relative obscurity until.........when exactly?

From your (friendly) old humourless neighbourhood curmudgeon

You're cheerings us all up here,Dundonnell!!!!

Incidentally,I agree with everything you say in this post!
Sometimes I wish Daniel Jones and Charles Tournemire had a been a bit wierder! There probably would have been a couple of complete symphonic cycle's to choose from,by now!

But then again,than goodness they weren't (wierd!)!!!

Knudage Riisager's another one who might have benefited from being a bit wierder!

[Karl Henning]

 Quote from: Dundonnell on March 02, 2012, 08:39:00 PM

. . . Langgaard may indeed be an eminently worthy composer, perhaps even a fine composer, with moments of genius interspersed with moments of banal mediocrity BUT we talk about him, and talk about him and on and on it goes........... And

some of the talk is occasioned-let's be honest- by the fact of his eccentricity and general oddity.

Well, none of mine. Though that does not disprove your point, old fruit : )

[Sergeant Rock]

Knudage Riisager's another one who might have benefited from being a bit wierder!

Knudage Riisager...with a name like that, does he need to be weirder?

Sarge

[Karl Henning]

If I'd been given a name like that . . . "Lady Ga-Ga" would seem an improvement!

[cilgwyn]

Are you seriously suggesting that there is something strange about the name Knudage Riisager?!!!! If you were living in a small town or city in Denmark I'm sure you'd be very proud to be known and referred to as a Knudage! In fact I'm sure there are towns and villages where Knudage is a very popular name & where you would encounter people addressing each other as Knudage on a regular basis! In fact,if you think about it,the Danish telephone books are probably full of Knudages!
Or should I say,Riisagers?!!!

[cilgwyn]

Are you inferring that Knudage was a Knudage?!!!!!!
By all accounts,Knudage Riisager was a very level headed guy who wouldn't have been seen dead walking around town at three in the morning in too short trousers,even if anyone had been up at that time of the morning to see him wearing them!

[Dundonnell]

Well done for defending the rights of Danes to their names however strange they might seem to people called S.R. and  K.H.-both of whom, I believe, hale from a country full of people with quite extraordinary names