Langgaard: Symphony No. 1 "Cliffside Pastorals" / Oramo, Berlin Philharmonic
Despite being eccentric and at odds with his fellow human beings for most of his life, Danish composer Rued Langgaard was convinced that his time would come ā and so it did. In Langgaardās Symphony No. 1, we find its teenage composer celebrating his love of beauty and harmony in the most hedonistic terms. With this recording the symphony sees it return home, performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker, the first orchestra that understood what a masterpiece perhaps the greatest talent that had ever been seen in Danish music had created.
REVIEWS:
Unjustly misunderstood, and at times even ridiculed or dismissed as anĀ eccentric kookĀ by critics of his day, Danish organist and composerĀ Rued LanggaardĀ (1893-1952) deserves to be ranked alongside Wagner, Richard Strauss, Bruckner, Mahler and the like.
Brilliantly orchestrated for large orchestra, with motivic and thematic development on par with the music of Gustav Mahler [the First Symphony's] final movement alone is a revelry of ideas brought together to great effect. Seriously, if the five or so minutes near the end don't capture your full attention, and the final minute doesn't leave you slack-jawed in amazement, maybe you should check your pulse. In this live recording of the world premiere recording of the 2010 critical edition by Bendt Viinholt Nielsen, conductorĀ Sakari OramoĀ and the members of theĀ Berlin PhilharmonicĀ certainly seem to be having the time of their lives.
-- Classical Music Sentinel
Despite being eccentric and at odds with his fellow human beings for most of his life, Danish composer Rued Langgaard was convinced that his time would come ā and so it did. In Langgaardās Symphony No. 1, we find its teenage composer celebrating his love of beauty and harmony in the most hedonistic terms. With this recording the symphony sees it return home, performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker, the first orchestra that understood what a masterpiece perhaps the greatest talent that had ever been seen in Danish music had created.
REVIEWS:
Unjustly misunderstood, and at times even ridiculed or dismissed as anĀ eccentric kookĀ by critics of his day, Danish organist and composerĀ Rued LanggaardĀ (1893-1952) deserves to be ranked alongside Wagner, Richard Strauss, Bruckner, Mahler and the like.
Brilliantly orchestrated for large orchestra, with motivic and thematic development on par with the music of Gustav Mahler [the First Symphony's] final movement alone is a revelry of ideas brought together to great effect. Seriously, if the five or so minutes near the end don't capture your full attention, and the final minute doesn't leave you slack-jawed in amazement, maybe you should check your pulse. In this live recording of the world premiere recording of the 2010 critical edition by Bendt Viinholt Nielsen, conductorĀ Sakari OramoĀ and the members of theĀ Berlin PhilharmonicĀ certainly seem to be having the time of their lives.
-- Classical Music Sentinel
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Despite being eccentric and at odds with his fellow human beings for most of his life, Danish composer Rued Langgaard was convinced that his time would come ā and so it did. In Langgaardās Symphony No. 1, we find its teenage composer celebrating his love of beauty and harmony in the most hedonistic terms. With this recording the symphony sees it return home, performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker, the first orchestra that understood what a masterpiece perhaps the greatest talent that had ever been seen in Danish music had created.
REVIEWS:
Unjustly misunderstood, and at times even ridiculed or dismissed as anĀ eccentric kookĀ by critics of his day, Danish organist and composerĀ Rued LanggaardĀ (1893-1952) deserves to be ranked alongside Wagner, Richard Strauss, Bruckner, Mahler and the like.
Brilliantly orchestrated for large orchestra, with motivic and thematic development on par with the music of Gustav Mahler [the First Symphony's] final movement alone is a revelry of ideas brought together to great effect. Seriously, if the five or so minutes near the end don't capture your full attention, and the final minute doesn't leave you slack-jawed in amazement, maybe you should check your pulse. In this live recording of the world premiere recording of the 2010 critical edition by Bendt Viinholt Nielsen, conductorĀ Sakari OramoĀ and the members of theĀ Berlin PhilharmonicĀ certainly seem to be having the time of their lives.
-- Classical Music Sentinel
