Langgaard's Lyre

[Karl Henning]

One-syllable names would never fly in Wales . . . .

[cilgwyn]

This funny name thing is getting to me! I just (inadvertantly) put flippin' Hale Boggs into the search engine!

[Karl Henning]

Hideo Gump would be proud!

[Dundonnell]

When I read that name, I thought: he had to be from Mississippi or Louisiana. Funny how that works 

Sarge

Quite

I also like the name (though not the personality) of the former Mississippi Senator, Theodore G. Bilbo   Then there was Senator Wall Doxey and, of course, in more modern times, Trent Lott. All Mississippians

[not edward]

Theodore G. Bilbo

... who really should have just been sent back to the Shire on an iron barge ...

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

 

[cilgwyn]

Ixion would be a better name for a town,come to think of it!

Q: So where are you from?
A: I'm from IXION!

And probably wearing a cape,tights & the letter 'I' emblazoned on my chest!

I am wondering whether to take Schubert off and put 'Ixion' ON again? Maybe not!
Maybe Langgaard should have called it,'IXIOFF!'

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

Quote from: cilgwyn on Today at 12:37:42

I am wondering whether to take Schubert off and put 'Ixion' ON again? Maybe not!
Maybe Langgaard should have called it,'IXIOFF!'

[cilgwyn]

This reminds me of the anecdote about the woman who said of Ravel's Bolero, "This is trash!", to which he replied, "But of course - that's the point."

(^ - A very approximate rendering of the story from memory.)

I've just read somewhere that Langgaard's Eleventh symphony 'Ixion',which,judging by the comments on this thread,evokes quite a heated debate for a six minute work ,is to be performed at the Proms!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope this wasn't an April Fool!
Or maybe,depending on you're point of view here,I should be hoping it is!!!!

This won't use up too much of a D90 cassette tape!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cilgwyn]

I might even summon up the courage to put it on,today. This evening,I mean!
IXION!

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

Brave man! (I don't hate the work myself. It doesn't amount to much, but it's fun)

[Karl Henning]

Wow, was courage required, there?

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

It will be played in this year's Proms...

[Karl Henning]

It will be played in this year's Proms...

Groovy!

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/whats-on/2012/july-28/14326

[cilgwyn]

You're making me feel like the Lion in the old 'Wizard of Oz' movie!
"All,I need is courage........COURAGE (bitter?)".

Six minutes of Langgaard. Worth a trip on a plane,Johan?!!!

[cilgwyn]

Five minutes! Even more value for you're plane flight money!

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

Quote from: cilgwyn on Today at 21:14:57

You're making me feel like the Lion in the old 'Wizard of Oz' movie!
"All,I need is courage........COURAGE (bitter?)".

Six minutes of Langgaard. Worth a trip on a plane,Johan?!!!



I think I'll skip that one... 


Btw, I had a short conversation online with Andrew Mellor from the Gramophone magazine, on Facebook. We're both members of the Langgaard group. He wrote today: "More Langgaard on the BBC! James Jolly will play the Eleventh Symphony this Sunday morning on Radio 3 as a taster for the upcoming Proms performance." I reacted: " ‎'Gift horse' and all that, but I wish they had chosen the preceding symphony. 'Ixion' is fun, but Langgaard can do so much better." To which he replied: "I agree Johan - perhaps it's because we are getting it live here in the summer, and because it's short! James Jolly is fast becoming a true Langgaardian so we can hope for more."

[Karl Henning]

There's a Langgaard group on Facebook?  (Wouldn't it be scary to find that I am already a member, and didn't realize it? . . .)

[cilgwyn]

You're not taking 3 am strolls or wearing 'too- short' trousers,I hope?
No signs of religious mania?
Overpowering feeling of jealous rage towards a fellow musician or composer?