1992
Danacord released all the symphonies plus a number of other
orchestral works on 7 CD's, played by the Polish orchestra, the Artur
Rubinstein Philharmonic, conducted by Ilja Stubel.
This initiative was rapturously received, and Jesper Buhl of Danacord
received an award from the radio magazine, Boleros, for the publication
of these recordings.
1993
The first biography of Langgaard, written by Bendt Viinholt Nielsen,
was published on the 28.7, the 100th anniversary of Langgaard's birth.
The press gave it very positive reviews, and the publication of this
book led to a number of major newspaper articles on the composer.
The first three volumes of a new series of scores, Dansk Musik
fra Det Kongelige Biblioteks Samlinger (Danish Music from the
Collections of the Royal Library), were published by the Society for the
Publication of Danish Music. They contained String Quartets Nos 2 and 6,
as well as Langgaard's Afgrundsmusik (Music of the Abyss) and
Insektarium (The Insectarium)
On 10 September, The Royal Library opened a comprehensive
Langgaard exhibition containing original material from the library's
collections, selected by Bendt Viinholt Nielsen. In 1994 this
exhibition was converted into a travelling library exhibition.
In October, and important essay on Langgaard, written by Jørgen I. Jensen,
was published in Dansk Musik Tidsskrift (No. 2), entitled
Gesandt fra en fjern kirke (Envoy from a Distant Church).
1994
On 22.1, the New York Philharmonic and Neeme Järvi performed
Symphony No. 6 Det Himmelrivende (The Heaven-Rending) for the
first time in the USA. No response of any significance was forthcoming
from the critics.
A new recording of Langgaard's Symphony No. 1 Klippepastoraler
(Cliff Pastorales) was made at Chandos with the Radio Symphony Orchestra
with Leif Segerstam. The August number of the prestigious German periodical,
FonoForum, named it the CD of the month, and the record company
announced large sales of the CD in the USA.
1995
In July, the first scientific symposium about Langgaard
was held at Svanegården on Bornholm under the leadership
of Bendt Viinholt Nielsen. A small group of music researchers from
the Baltic countries, Russia and Scandinavia took part, and in a series
of six concerts Polish and Danish musicians performed a score of
Langgaard's compositions.
The important German journal, Das Orchester (No. 9), published the
first in-depth article about Langgaard in German, written by Lutz Lesle.
Engstrøm & Sødring published two volumes of hitherto unpublished
piano works by Langgaard, including Vanvidsfantasi (Fantasia of Madness),
and Le Béguinage.
1996
On 27.7, Kronborg Castle in Elsinore was the setting for the premiere of a
Royal Theatre performance of a new full-length ballet based on Shakespeare's
Hamlet, choreographed by Peter Schaufuss.
The music consisted of an hour-long excerpt from Langgaard's works (on tape),
and music by the rock group, Sort Sol, specially written for the occasion.
The performance was moved to the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen on 5.9.
1997
Langgaard is presented on the Internet/WWW in the form of a project connected
with Kulturnet Danmark (The Danish Cultural Network - The Ministry of Culture).
The West Jutland School of Music in the person of Jørgen Mortensen took the
initiative, with Bendt Viinholt Nielsen as the author and general editor.
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