Langgaard's works were largely ignored by the Danish musical establishment, which considered his idiom outdated compared to Carl Nielsen's robust innovations.
Recording & Production
Seven of Langgaard's string quartets, never before printed as sheet music, were produced by the Rued Langgaard Edition in parallel with this recording project.
Composer Biography
Rued Langgaard, an outsider in Danish music, was born in 1893 to two pianists and received his basic musical education from his parents.
Composition History
Langgaard composed eight string quartets within an eleven-year period (1914-1925), with four of them created in just twelve months (1918-1919).
Historical Context
Langgaard's Late Romantic and Symbolist background conflicted with the sober, anti-Romantic art view prevalent in Denmark during the 1920s and 1930s.
Composition History
Five of Langgaard's string quartets are inspired by his 1913 summer stay at 'Rosengården' (The Rose Garden) in Sweden, where he fell in love with a girl named Dora.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Langgaard's string quartets cover a wide stylistic spectrum, incorporating Classicist, Romantic, Neoclassical, Expressionist, and Modernist features, spanning from Mozart to Bartók.
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Echtzeit
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