Poster Danish composer Rued Langgaard
Danish composer Rued Langgaard
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Rued Langgaard

Composer and organist Rued Langgaard felt at odds with his Danish contemporaries... and he didn't keep it a secret. Langgaard was a prolific composer, but his dissonant personality separated him from the Danish musical establishment. His work wasn't truly recognized until after his death. Tune in for more about Rued Langgaard's life and music on Tuesday's Performance Today.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Jacques Ibert: Divertissement: Movement 2 Cortege
Dallas Symphony; Eduardo Mata, conductor
Chausson Symphony, Ibert Escales & Divertissement
Dorian 90181

Jacques Ibert: Concerto for Cello and Wind Instruments
Kevin Kunkel, cello; Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra; Norman Huynh, conductor
Spoleto Festival USA, St Matthew's Lutheran Church, Charleston, SC

Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115: Movements 2-4
Erin Keefe, violin: Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin; Rebecca Albers, viola; Atticus Mellor-Goldman, cello; Osmo Vanska, clarinet
Fabian Concert Series, McDuffie Center for Strings, Mercer University, Neva Langley Fickling Hall, Macon, GA

Pierre Jalbert: Music of Air and Fire
Houston Symphony; Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor
Jones Hall, Houston, TX

Hour 2

Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 "Serioso": Movement 4
Emerson String Quartet
Beethoven: Complete String Quartets
DG 453811

Enrique Granados (arr. Pepe Romero): Danza No. 2 Oriental
Lito and Celino Romero, guitars
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, UGA Performing Arts Center, Athens, GA

Angel Barrios Fernandez: Arroyos de la Alhambra, Evocacion, Tonadilla
Pepe Romero, guitar
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, UGA Performing Arts Center, Athens, GA

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57, "Appassionata"
Jonathan Biss, piano
Union College Concert Series, Union College - Memorial Chapel, Schenectady, NY

Rued Langgaard: Symphony No. 5 "Summer Legend Drama"
Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra; Ilan Volkov, conductor
Philharmonie, Luxembourg

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