Rued Langgaard – The Symphonies – Thomas Dausgaard

Rued Langgaard (1893-1952) - The Symphonies:


CD 1:
Symphony No. 1 “Klippepastoraler” (“Mountain Pastorals”)

CD 2:
Symphony No. 2 "Vårbrud"  (Awakening of Spring) for soprano solo and orchestra *
Symphony No. 3 "Ungdomsbrus - La Melodia" (The Flush of Youth ) for piano solo, orchestra and choir +

Inger Dam-Jensen - soprano *
Per Salo - piano +
Danish National Vocal Ensemble +
Danish National Choir +

CD 3:
Symphony No. 4 “Løvfald”(Fall)
Symphony No. 5 (Version I)
Symphony No. 5 (Version II) “Steppenatur” (“Sommersagnsdrama”) (Steppe Landscape)

CD 4:
Symphony No. 6 “Det Himmelrivende” (The Heaven-Rending)
Symphony No. 7 (version 1926)
Symphony No. 8 “Minder ved Amalienborg” (Memories at Amalienborg)

CD 5:
Symphony No. 9 "Fra Dronning Dagmars By" (From Queen Dagmar’s City)
Symphony No. 10 "Hin Torden-bolig" (Yon Hall of Thunder)
Symphony No. 11 “Ixion”

CD 6:
Symphony No. 12 “Hélsingeborg”
Symphony No. 13 "Undertro" (Belief in Wonders)
Symphony No. 14 “Morgennen" (The Morning)

CD 7:
Drapa (On the Death of Edvard Grieg)
Sfinx, tone painting for orchestra
Hvidbjerg-Drapa, for choir, organ and orchestra
Danmarks Radio (Radio Denmark), fanfares for orchestra
Res absùrda!?, for choir and orchestra
Symphony No. 15 “Søstormen” (“The Sea Storm”), for baritone, male chorus and orchestra
Symphony No. 16 “Syndflod af Sol” (“Sun Deluge”)

Johan Reuter - baritone
Danish National Vocal Ensemble
Danish National Choir
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard - conductor

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