Langgaard: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 6 / Komsi, Oramo, Vienna Philharmonic

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Label
Dacapo Classical
Release Date
September 7, 2018
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      GADE LANGGAARD
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Vienna Philharmonic
    • PERFORMER
      Komsi, Oramo
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 07, 2018
    • UPC
      747313165360
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      6220653
    • LABEL
      Dacapo Classical
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro con anima - Lento - Con moto - Tempo primo - Maestoso festivo alla marcia

      Composer: Rued Langgaard

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Conductor: Sakari Oramo

    2. II. Lento religioso quasi adagio

      Composer: Rued Langgaard

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Conductor: Sakari Oramo

    3. III. Molto con moto

      Composer: Rued Langgaard

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Anu Komsi

      Conductor: Sakari Oramo

    4. Thema: Versione I -

      Composer: Rued Langgaard

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Conductor: Sakari Oramo

    5. Thema: Versione II -

      Composer: Rued Langgaard

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Conductor: Sakari Oramo

    6. Variation 1: Introduzione -

      Composer: Rued Langgaard

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Conductor: Sakari Oramo

    7. Variation 2: Fuga -

      Composer: Rued Langgaard

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Conductor: Sakari Oramo

    8. Variation 3: Toccata -

      Composer: Rued Langgaard

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Conductor: Sakari Oramo

    9. Variation 4: Sonata - Magnificamente -

      Composer: Rued Langgaard

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Conductor: Sakari Oramo

    10. Variation 5: Coda

      Composer: Rued Langgaard

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Conductor: Sakari Oramo

    11. Symphony No. 14, BVN 336, "Morgenen" (The Morning): II. Upaaagtede morgenstjerner (Unnoticed morning stars)

      Composer: Rued Langgaard

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Conductor: Sakari Oramo

    12. Tango Jalousie

      Composer: Jacob Gade

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Sakari Oramo

      Conductor: Sakari Oramo




Rued Langgaard (1893–1952) was a major Danish late-Romantic composer who did not gain recognition in his mother country. His greatest successes took place in Germany and Austria, where his Symphonies Nos. 2 and 6 were met with considerable acclaim. Back home, he never received that kind of backing and praise. He died a careworn and despairing individual. On this recording with one of the world’s leading orchestras, the tradition-conscious Vienna Philharmonic, one is therefore able to hear Langgaard's music 'return home' to a central European musical culture. At the same time things were going swimmingly for his colleague Jacob Gade (1879–1963) whose ‘Tango Jalousie’ has become the absolutely most frequently played piece of Danish music for almost a century. The two pieces are juxtaposed here to create a delightful programme.

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REVIEW:

Oramo and the Vienna Philharmonic [take] on two contrasted works by Rued Langgaard that illuminate this composer in all his stylistic diversity and recklessness. Such an idiom should be in this orchestra’s blood and the VPO do not disappoint – whether in the lyrically effulgent initial movement, with its discreetly modified sonata form, or the lithe finale. A mandatory purchase for its interpretative insights, committed playing and tangibly realistic sound.

– Gramophone