Rued Immanuel Langgaard: Chamber Music (Da Capo Audio CD)

RUED LANGGAARD
Chamber Music
Søren Bagger, clarinet
Solveig Boye, clarinet
Morten Eriksen, french horn
Henrik Husum, cor anglais
Hans Jørgen Ilum, french horn
Esben Kjær, viola
Jette Kristensen, oboe
Sindre Lindal, percussion
Aksel Nielsen, cello
Bjarne Stange Nielsen, violin
Charlotte Norholt, flute
Bodil Rørbech, violin
Annette L. Simonsen, mezzo soprano

Rued Langgaard, composer

Randers Chamber Orchestra

Rued Langgaard was an odd, lonely figure in the history of music, but at the same time one of the greatest musical genuies Denmark has ever known. His music encompasses the whole range from the Romantic to the Mordernist style, and is by turns monumental, expressive, and visionary. This disc gives examples of some of the chamber music he wrote between 1915 and 1923.


Reviews
"Dacapo's recording is excellent for the wind pieces" (Classics Today)

"A lovely disc" (Classical Music on the Web)

"The recording sound is fine ... there's plenty of fascinating material to explore here" (International Record Review)

"Eine spannende und musikalisch bezwingend realisierte Aufnahme" (Klassik Heute)

Credits
Recorded at Musik- og Teaterhuset Værket, Randers on 14, 15 and 16 May 1999

Recording producer: David Riddell
Sound engineer: Claus Byrith

Cover picture: Harald Slott-Møller: "Foråret" (1896), Den Hirschsprungske Samling