Thanks to pastrychef1985 for this wonderful music. I'm 79, yet Langgaard is a recent discovery for me, which started with his incredible opera "Antichrist", a unique opera. Since then, I've been listening to everything available here. Marvelous stuff. Shunned because he 'didn't sound like Nielsen' - and a good thing too, for he has his own voice. I would so love to hear this live, in the house!
What an utterly charming and delightfully pompous symphony. I would never have guessed this was by Langgaard. If he was a strange and somewhat difficult person, it certainly does not show (well, sound) here. Many thanks for posting all of his symphonies ! Puzzling that there hasn't been a single commend in over 6 years. Well, at least quite some likes, and no dislikes :)
Today was the very first day of my life I've heard of Langgaard and I'm pretty good at classical music, but I've been feverishly scooping up his material. You are right that it is amazing.
He is a great master of course, no doubt. Why are those fine men of the post-romantic period held down so long? How long? The music at its core has nothing to do with the Nazis, it’s pure music and joy. As a matter of fact I hear lots of influences of Mendelssohn. My favorite.
So I learned that the "memories" are those of the home of Denmark's royal family; the composer however seems not to have recalled very deep memories. The music is "short and sweet" as the saying goes; it is slight and simple, in the style of Saint-Saens, or perhaps Beethoven in its most serious moments. I'm not being critical of it in a negative way though; I actually enjoyed it, even though I may not care to hear it again.
Thanks to pastrychef1985 for this wonderful music. I'm 79, yet Langgaard is a recent discovery for me, which started with his incredible opera "Antichrist", a unique opera. Since then, I've been listening to everything available here. Marvelous stuff. Shunned because he 'didn't sound like Nielsen' - and a good thing too, for he has his own voice. I would so love to hear this live, in the house!
A good thing, I mean, that he did not see fit to change his style to fit 'accepted' views of others.
the concert hall is where his music belongs.
Completely!
What an utterly charming and delightfully pompous symphony. I would never have guessed this was by Langgaard. If he was a strange and somewhat difficult person, it certainly does not show (well, sound) here. Many thanks for posting all of his symphonies ! Puzzling that there hasn't been a single commend in over 6 years. Well, at least quite some likes, and no dislikes :)
Today was the very first day of my life I've heard of Langgaard and I'm pretty good at classical music, but I've been feverishly scooping up his material. You are right that it is amazing.
@@dovtreiman7689 Indeed. And I for one am very grateful for YT and its dedicated uploaders. The amount of music I got to know here is astonishing.
Same here!
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He is a great master of course, no doubt. Why are those fine men of the post-romantic period held down so long? How long? The music at its core has nothing to do with the Nazis, it’s pure music and joy. As a matter of fact I hear lots of influences of Mendelssohn. My favorite.
I do believe that the picture is of an early stage of the new San Francisco / Oakland Bay Bridge.
So I learned that the "memories" are those of the home of Denmark's royal family; the composer however seems not to have recalled very deep memories. The music is "short and sweet" as the saying goes; it is slight and simple, in the style of Saint-Saens, or perhaps Beethoven in its most serious moments. I'm not being critical of it in a negative way though; I actually enjoyed it, even though I may not care to hear it again.