LANGGAARD; RUED

Langgaard Dacapo 2 C

David Hurwitz

These three symphonies neatly illustrate three major musical strands that Rued Langgaard pursued throughout his checkered and idiosyncratic compositional career. Symphony No. 9, subtitled “From

Rued Langgaard – Symphonies 6,7,8

ClassicsToday

Thomas Dausgaard’s reading of Rued Langgaard’s Symphony No. 6 “Det Himmelrivende” (The Heaven-rending) with the Danish National Radio Symphony brings to four the number of

Nielsen Bridge TEN

David Hurwitz

The remarkable disc, emanating from the 1999 Danish Wave music festival in New York City (which also took in the Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition),

Langgaard Chamber C

Victor Carr Jr

Rued Langgaard (1893-1952) composed in a wide variety of styles and idioms while in his self-created isolation from the contemporary trends in early 20th-century music.

LANGGAARD’S INTERNA

Victor Carr Jr

Rued Langgaard (1893-1952) was a late romantic composer who never was able to gain acceptance in his native Denmark. His visionary, metaphysical, and symbolist compositions