Composer: Rued Immanuel Langgaard
Performer: Berit Johansen Tange
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Dacapo
Catalogue: 6220565
Release: 2011
Size: 869 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Smaa Sommerminder BVN254 (Little Memories of Summer)
01. No. 1. Engang (One Day): Allegretto leggiero
02. No. 2. Allegretto
03. No. 3.
04. No. 4. Sang (Song): Tranquillo
Afgrundsmusik (Music of the Abyss), BVN169
05. I. Inflessibile mostruoso (Inflexible, monstrous) – Solenne misterioso (Solemn, mysterious) – Ignominioso e lusingando (Shameful and Tempting)
06. II. Frenetico, quasi rondo – Piu animato frenetico – Agitatio con irritazione sempre – Piu frenetico – Piu tranquillo lusingando – Capriccio grazioso – Sempre frenetico
07. Albumsblad (Album Leaf), BVN3
08. Paa en Kirkegaard ved Nat (In a Churchyard at Night), BVN 22
09. Adorazione, BVN223
10. Piano Piece in E major, BVN426
Sommerferie I Blekinge BVN 123 (Summer Holidays in Blekinge)
11. No. 1. Paa Rejse (Travelling)
12. No. 2. Mode (Meeting)
13. No. 3. Sondag paa Kirkebakken (By the Village Church on a Sunday): Agitated
14. No. 4. Kobjaelder i Granskoven (Cowbells in the Pinewood): Piu lento – (Tempo I) – Piu lento – Piu con moto – A tempo I
15. No. 5. Kafferep og Resignation (Kafferep and Resignation): Presto – Lento
16. No. 6. Svensk (Swedish): Lively
17. No. 7. Aeterblomster (Sweet Peas): Piu con moto
18. No. 8. Paa Tur (On Tour): Piu con moto – A tempo
19. No. 9. Afsked (Farewell): Appassionata – Con moto – Appassionata
20. No. 10. Aften med Dans (Evening with Dancing): Allegretto tranquillo
Rued Langgaard (1893-1952) was a dreamer by nature. This solo piano album presents his wondrous world through a handful of significant world premiere recordings, representing a cross-section through Langgaard’s life as a composer – from the little thoughtful childhood piece Album Leaf to his very last piano piece – Piano Piece, E major – from 1951.
Alongside key works like Adorazione and Music of the Abyss, this album also presents the first complete recording of the cycle Summer Holiday in Blekinge which was left unfinished by the composer.