Rued Langgaard

Symphonies 6-8

Danish National Choir
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard, conductor

Rued Langgaard, composer

About:
Rued Langgaard (1893-1952) was an odd, lonely figure in Danish music. His 16 symphonies make up a thought-provoking, original contribution to the history of the symphony - on the borderline between Romantic idealism and beauty on the one hand and the doubt, frag-mentation and absuridty of the modern world on the other. The works on this CD show the sudden rupture in Langgaard's music between Sympony No. 6, a major Expressionistic work in Danish music, and its two extremely retrospective successors, which are the composer's demonstrative counterblast to the Neoclassical trend of the 1920s.

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Symphony no. 6 "Det himmelrivende" (The Heaven-Rending), BVN 165 (1919-20, rev. 1928-30)

1

Thema (Versione I) -

3:15

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2

Thema (Versione II) -

1:47

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3

Var. I (Introduzione) -

1:44

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4

Var. II (Fuga) -

2:18

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5

Var. III (Toccata) -

2:29

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6

Var. IV (Sonata) -

6:22

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7

Var. V (Coda)

3:47

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Symphony No. 7 (version 1926), BVN 188 (1925-26)

8

I Maestoso fiero

2:35

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9

II Allegro moderato maestoso

6:45

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10

III Scherzoso grazioso

3:04

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11

IV Fastoso allegro

3:59

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Symphony No. 8 "Minder ved Amalienborg", BVN 193 (1926-28, rev. 1929-34)
For chorus with tenor solo and orchestra

12

I Maestoso pomposo

4:32

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13

II Molto vivace

3:59

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14

III Molto elegiaco - Allegro maestoso serioso (tenor solo: Lars Pedersen)

4:14

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15

IV Finale: Moderato sostenuto - Allegro moderato festivo

6:02

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Total playing time 15 minutes

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Recorded at the Danish Radio House 18 and 21-22 August 1998 (No. 6), 7-10 April 2000 (No. 7), and 21-23 June and 15 August 2000 (No. 8)

Recording producers: Michael Petersen and Chris Hazell (No. 8, 1st and 4th movement)
Sound engineer: Jørn Jacobsen
Editing engineer: Preben Iwan

Publishers: Edition Samfundet (Nos. 6 and 8); Edition Wilhelm Hansen (No. 7)
The musical material from the Langgaard Edition was used for the recording of Symphony No. 8

Cover picture: J.F. Willumsen: "Sol over sydens bjerge" (1902). Thielska Galleriet, Stockholm

This CD has been recorded in cooperation with Danmarks Radio

Physical Format: Compact Disc

Catalogue Number: 8.224180

Barcode: 730099988025

Release Date: May 2001

Genre: Late Romantic

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Reviews

Thomas Dausgaard's disc of the Sixth, Seventh and Eight Symphonies is probably the most succesful Langgaard recording yet made ... Dausgaard gets fantastic sound from Dacapo, and Bendt Viinholt Nielsen, the man who knows more about Langgaard than all the rest of us put togehter, adds excellent notes (International Record Review)

I can’t imagine any partnership more likely to convince you in these strange pieces than Dausgaard and the fine Danish Radio Orchestra, which plays with enthusiasm and commitment. Expertly balanced and lifelike sound.
(***** BBC Music Magazine)

Gramophone Critics' Choice

Overall this collection satisfies for an extremely fine version of the Sixth Symphony - the best so far
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Outstanding performances
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Dirigenten Dausgaard og Radiosymfoniorkestret og - kor yder en fortræggelig indsats
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