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Title: Top Five Favorite Langgaard Works
Post by: Karl Henning on May 05, 2015, 10:52:56 AM
Since the Ruedster has hacked the corresponding Nielsen thread . . . .

Sfærernes Musik
String Quartet № 4 « Sommerdage » (Summer Days)
Symphony № 4 « Løvfald » (Leaf-fall)
Symphony № 13 « Undertro » (Belief in Wonders)
Sinfonia interna

Title: Re: Top Five Favorite Langgaard Works
Post by: Jubal Slate on May 05, 2015, 11:18:52 AM
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Title: Re: Top Five Favorite Langgaard Works
Post by: Mirror Image on May 05, 2015, 11:25:23 AM
I don't really know enough of Langgaard's music to vote but I really like Sfærernes Musik. Great stuff.
Title: Re: Top Five Favorite Langgaard Works
Post by: Rinaldo on May 05, 2015, 11:48:29 AM
Couldn't resist that little jest, hope I didn't offend much (unlike Rued, I have no problem with Nielsen whatsoever).

Anyway, challenge accepted! I'm excluding the obvious #1, Sfærernes Musik, and the symphonies – believe it or not but I've yet to hear them.

https://www.youtube.com/v/jNeQ6dWtHbQ

https://www.youtube.com/v/rr7Pvu_2ew4

https://www.youtube.com/v/070m-wiX3sk

https://www.youtube.com/v/XT3gxPGumO0

https://www.youtube.com/v/rhxz17zP1xM https://www.youtube.com/v/F3H3OcbmS3U
Title: Re: Top Five Favorite Langgaard Works
Post by: Sergeant Rock on May 05, 2015, 12:16:01 PM
Symphony No.1 "Pastorals of the Rocks"
Symphony No.2 "Awakening of Spring"
Symphony No.4 "Fall of a Leaf"
Interdikt "At the Grave of Christopher I in Ribe"
Fra Dybet (From the Deep)
Title: Re: Top Five Favorite Langgaard Works
Post by: vandermolen on May 05, 2015, 12:16:44 PM
Symphony 4
Symphony 6
Symphony 10
Music of the Spheres
'Karl Nielsen Our Great Composer'
Title: Re: Top Five Favorite Langgaard Works
Post by: Wanderer on May 05, 2015, 12:34:39 PM
Symphony No.1
Symphony No.4
String Quartet No.2
Fra Dybet
Antikrist
Title: Re: Top Five Favorite Langgaard Works
Post by: TheGSMoeller on May 05, 2015, 03:14:06 PM
Symphony 14 "Morgenen"
Lenaustemninger, BVN 138
Symphony 9, "From Queen Dagmar's City"
String Quartet No. 2
Music of the Spheres
Title: Re: Top Five Favorite Langgaard Works
Post by: Ken B on May 05, 2015, 03:56:57 PM
Quote from: Rinaldo on May 05, 2015, 11:48:29 AM
Couldn't resist that little jest, hope I didn't offend much (unlike Rued, I have no problem with Nielsen whatsoever).

Anyway, challenge accepted! I'm excluding the obvious #1, Sfærernes Musik, and the symphonies – believe it or not but I've yet to hear them.

https://www.youtube.com/v/jNeQ6dWtHbQ

https://www.youtube.com/v/rr7Pvu_2ew4

https://www.youtube.com/v/070m-wiX3sk

https://www.youtube.com/v/XT3gxPGumO0

https://www.youtube.com/v/rhxz17zP1xM https://www.youtube.com/v/F3H3OcbmS3U

Well I thought the joke was hilarous.
Title: Re: Top Five Favorite Langgaard Works
Post by: Mirror Image on June 16, 2015, 08:54:48 PM
Quote from: vandermolen on May 05, 2015, 12:16:44 PMSymphony 6

I was just listening to The Heaven-Rending tonight and it was absolutely incredible. Good choice here, Jeffrey. 8)
Title: Re: Top Five Favorite Langgaard Works
Post by: vandermolen on June 17, 2015, 08:39:35 AM
Quote from: Mirror Image on June 16, 2015, 08:54:48 PM
I was just listening to The Heaven-Rending tonight and it was absolutely incredible. Good choice here, Jeffrey. 8)
Thanks John - it's a fine work. I have three recordings of it.  ::)
Title: Re: Top Five Favorite Langgaard Works
Post by: Mirror Image on July 07, 2015, 07:22:01 AM
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on May 05, 2015, 12:16:01 PM
Symphony No.1 "Pastorals of the Rocks"
Symphony No.2 "Awakening of Spring"
Symphony No.4 "Fall of a Leaf"
Interdikt "At the Grave of Christopher I in Ribe"
Fra Dybet (From the Deep)

Great choices, Sarge. Hard to believe Langgaard was 16 when he completed his first symphony and, if this weren't astonishing enough, it was premiered by the Berlin Philharmonic. 8)
Title: Re: Top Five Favorite Langgaard Works
Post by: Mirror Image on July 07, 2015, 07:28:35 AM
Quote from: Mirror Image on May 05, 2015, 11:25:23 AM
I don't really know enough of Langgaard's music to vote but I really like Sfærernes Musik. Great stuff.

I'm slowly getting more and more familiar with Langgaard's music that I think I can pick five favorites right now (in no particular order):

Sfærernes Musik
Symphony No. 6 "Det Himmelrivende"
Symphony No. 2 "Vårbrud"
Fra Dybet (From the Deep)
Sinfonia interna
Title: Re: Top Five Favorite Langgaard Works
Post by: Karl Henning on July 07, 2015, 08:02:37 AM
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on May 05, 2015, 12:16:01 PM
Fra Dybet (From the Deep)

Quote from: Wanderer on May 05, 2015, 12:34:39 PM
Fra Dybet

Setting of the Psalm?
Title: Re: Top Five Favorite Langgaard Works
Post by: Sergeant Rock on July 07, 2015, 08:35:41 AM
Quote from: karlhenning on July 07, 2015, 08:02:37 AM
Setting of the Psalm?

No, the Requiem prayer: Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine. Et lux perpetua luceat eis. And a bit of the Dies irae.

Sarge
Title: Re: Top Five Favorite Langgaard Works
Post by: Karl Henning on July 07, 2015, 08:53:14 AM
Thank you!
Title: Re: Top Five Favorite Langgaard Works
Post by: SymphonicAddict on December 03, 2017, 12:29:34 PM
My current list:

Symphony No. 6 Det Himmelrivende
Symphony No. 4 Løvfald
Symphony No. 10
The End of Time
Music of Spheres

I'd include the rapinoso String quartet No. 3, the broadly majestic Symphony No. 1 Klippepastoraler, Fra Dybet, and The Star in the East BVN 180.
Title: Re: Top Five Favorite Langgaard Works
Post by: vandermolen on December 04, 2017, 03:25:12 AM
My new list:

Symphony 4: 'Fall of the Leaf'
Symphony 6: 'Heaven-rending'
The Music of the Spheres
Sinfonia Interna (has one of the most beautiful openings known to me)
Symphony 10

Caesar (SA) and I are pretty much in agreement.
:)
Title: Re: Top Five Favorite Langgaard Works
Post by: amw on December 04, 2017, 03:33:42 AM
String Quartet 2
Vanvidsfantasi
Afgrundsmusik
Insektarium
Sfærenes Musik

....I.....guess. I have no idea how seriously this thread was meant, lol.
Title: Re: Top Five Favorite Langgaard Works
Post by: Christo on December 04, 2017, 04:05:24 AM
Sfærenes Musik
Sinfonia Interna
Symphony No. 4 Løvfald
Symphony No. 5 - First version
Symphony No. 6 Det Himmelrivende

Title: Re: Top Five Favorite Langgaard Works
Post by: Mirror Image on December 04, 2017, 06:24:54 AM
I guess I'll give this another shot since I'm much more familiar with Langgaard's oeuvre since my last posting (in no particular order):

Symphony No. 6, "Det Himmelrivende"
Symphony No. 4 "Løvfald"
Sfærernes Musik
Rosengaardsspil
String Quartet No. 2

Title: Re: Top Five Favorite Langgaard Works
Post by: Karl Henning on December 04, 2017, 06:30:03 AM
Quote from: Mirror Image on December 04, 2017, 06:24:54 AM
I guess I'll give this another shot since I'm much more familiar with Langgaard's oeuvre since my last posting (in no particular order):

Symphony No. 6, "Det Himmelrivende"
Symphony No. 4 "Løvfald"
Sfærernes Musik
Rosengaardsspil
String Quartet No. 2



Nice to see the string quartets represented there!
Title: Re: Top Five Favorite Langgaard Works
Post by: Karl Henning on December 04, 2017, 06:30:51 AM
Quote from: vandermolen on December 04, 2017, 03:25:12 AM
My new list:

Symphony 4: 'Fall of the Leaf'
Symphony 6: 'Heaven-rending'
The Music of the Spheres
Sinfonia Interna (has one of the most beautiful openings known to me)
Symphony 10

Caesar (SA) and I are pretty much in agreement.
:)

Quote from: Christo on December 04, 2017, 04:05:24 AM
Sfærenes Musik
Sinfonia Interna
Symphony No. 4 Løvfald
Symphony No. 5 - First version
Symphony No. 6 Det Himmelrivende



The Sinfonia interna deserves all the love!
Title: Re: Top Five Favorite Langgaard Works
Post by: Mirror Image on December 04, 2017, 06:40:15 AM
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on December 04, 2017, 06:30:03 AM
Nice to see the string quartets represented there!

Indeed. His SQ cycle is outstanding.
Title: Re: Top Five Favorite Langgaard Works
Post by: vandermolen on December 05, 2017, 12:52:32 AM
Quote from: Christo on December 04, 2017, 04:05:24 AM
Sfærenes Musik
Sinfonia Interna
Symphony No. 4 Løvfald
Symphony No. 5 - First version
Symphony No. 6 Det Himmelrivende

The Symphony 5 is, indeed, a fine work.
Title: Re: Top Five Favorite Langgaard Works
Post by: SymphonicAddict on December 05, 2017, 04:57:48 PM
Quote from: vandermolen on December 05, 2017, 12:52:32 AM
The Symphony 5 is, indeed, a fine work.

I know I liked it, but I don't recall it so well. I need to refresh my memory.