Rued Langgaard: The Early Recordings 1963-1974 (2CD)

CD 1

Piano and organ music

Sonata No. 1 [BVN 197] (1925-28 rev. 1933)
[ 1 ] Introduzione: Allegro maestoso
[ 2 ] Animato scherzoso
[ 3 ] Romance. Poco allegro espressivo
[ 4 ] Allegro con fuoco e grazioso
Flammekamrene [BVN 221] (1930-33, rev. 1934-37)
[ 5 ] Lento misterioso – More and more wildly agitated – Lento misterioso
Afgrundsmusik Sonata [BVN 169] (1921-24)
[ 6 ] Inflessibile mostruoso ) – Maestoso rigoglioso
[ 7 ] Frenetico, quasi rondo
Medens Sundets Brise summer, 3 Piano Pieces [BVN 302] (1929-1945)
[ 8 ] Allegro vivace
[ 9 ] Molto allegro leggiero
[10] Allegro vivace
[1]-[10] Noël Lee, piano Transferred from FON TF 124 (LP, 1970)

Toccata (“Zum Angedenken Niels W. Gade”) [BVN 51] (1911)
[11] Maestoso
Jørgen Berg at the organ of Radiohuset, Copenhagen Danmarks Radio (DR) Production 6 June 1963

Høstpræludium [BVN 250] (1940)
[12] Poco andante
Som Lynet er Kristi Genkomst [BVN 341] (1948)
[13] Allegro marcato – Chorale tempo
Øde Gader [BVN 373] (1949)
[14] Quickly and glowing
Forbigang (Paaske for Herren) [BVN 403] (1950)
[15] [Introduction] – Slowly
Sonata for Organ [BVN 410] (1950)
[16] Prelude 1. Allegro poco
[17] Prelude 2. Allegro
[12]-[17] Jørgen Ernst Hansen at the organ of Ribe Cathedral, August 1970 Transferred from FON TF 127 (LP, 1971)

CD 2

Vocal music

Symphony No.2 “Vaarbrud” (“Vaarsange”) [BVN 53] (1912-14, rev. 1926-33)
[ 1 ] Allegro ( llegro con fuoco) –
[ 2 ] Notturno – Scherzo –
[ 3 ] Adagio (Elegiaco sostenuto – Sostenuto quasi adagio)
[ 4 ] Moderato con moto (soprano solo) ”Naar jeg hører Lærker synge” (Emil Rittershaus/Rolf Harboe)
Kirsten Hermansen, soprano; Odense Symphony Orchestra conducted by Karol Stryja Danmarks Radio (DR) Production (Odense) 22 ugust 1974

Gefunden (J. W. von Goethe) [BVN 58] (1913-14)
[ 5 ] ”Ich ging im Walde”
Lieder von Goethe [BVN 60] (1913)
[ 6 ] Erinnerung (”Wilst du immer weiter schweifen”)
[ 7 ] Gleich und Gleich (“Ein Blumenglöckchen vom Boden hervor”)
[ 8 ] Blumengruss (”Der Strauss, den ich gepflücket”)
[ 9 ] Vergeblich (”Erinnr’ ich mich doch spät und früh”)
Aus alten Märchen (H. Heine) (BVN 85) (1914)
[10] ” Aus alten Märchen winkt es”
Wer zum ersten Male liebt (H. Heine) [BVN 87] (1914)
[11] “Wer zum ersten Male liebt”
Lyrisches Intermezzo von Heinrich Heine [BVN 101] (1915)
[12] Der Tod das ist die kühle Nacht
[13] Das ist ein Brausen
[14] Mir träumte von einem Königskind
[15] Ein Fichtenbaum
[5]-[15] Bonna Søndberg, soprano, accompanied by Eyvind Møller, piano Danmarks Radio (DR) Studio production 8 June 1968

Sensommer [BVN 127] (1916)
[16] “O hvor hvert Fjed dog er gammeltungt” (Holger Drachmann)
Bonna Søndberg, soprano; Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester conducted by Alf Sjøen Danmarks Radio (DR) Production (Sønderborg) 6 June 1968

Fra Højsangen [BVN 381] (1949)
[17] Broadly swelling – More slowly – Not fast – Slowly, dark – Secretively nocturnal – Allegro glorioso
Bonna Søndberg (Shulamite), soprano, Kurt Westi (Solomon), tenor, members of Filharmonisk Kor, Aalborg (Daughters of Jerusalem); Aalborg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alf Sjøen Danmarks Radio (DR) Production ( Aalborg) 18 February 1969