Louis Glass (1864-1936)

[Balapoel]

I see Philip Glass, but no Louis Glass 

Chamber

7   Violin Sonata in Eb   1888
5   Cello Sonata in F (1889, rev 1914)   1889 (16')
10   String Quartet No. 1 in F   1891
15   String Sextet in d minor, 1892 (32')
19   Piano Trio in e minor   1893
22   Piano Quintet in C, 1896 (38')
18   String Quartet No. 2 in Eb (lost)   1896
23   String Quartet No. 3 in a minor (1896, rev 1929) (33')
29   Violin Sonata in C   
31   Forårssang (Andante molto espressivo - cello and klaver) (5')    
31   Forårssang (version for fagot, cello, klarinet, fløjte, horn and obo)   
33   Nocturne (kontabas and klaver)   
36   String Quartet No. 4 in f# minor, 1907 (45')
75   Romance for cello and klaver (ca. 1934)   1934 (7')
76   Trio for violin, viola and guitar (1934)   1934
77   Trio for oboe, clarinet, and bassoon (lost)   1935

Opera

49    Melodrama

Orchestral

1   Festival March   
2   Orchestral Suite (only 4th movement has survived), 1884
3   Symphonic Conc, ob, orch, op.3 (lost);    
13   Festmarch (orkester)   
17   Symphony No. 1 in E   , 1894
   Largo funebre (from String Quartet in Eb) arranged for String Orchestra   
28   Symphony No. 2 in c minor, 1899
27   Sommerliv [Summer Life], op.27 (1901)
   Romance for violin and orchestra (based on Violin Sonata in C, Op. 29)   
30   Symphony No. 3 in D (Forest Symphony)   1901
34   ov., 'En Folkefjende' [An Enemy of the People], op.34, 1902/1923;    1902
37   ov., 'Danmark', op.37;    
43   Symphony No. 4 in e minor   1910
47   Fantasy, pf, orch, op.47, 1913;    1913
50   Artemis, ballet, op.50, 1914–15, suite pubd (1939);    1915
50   Symfoniske Fragmenter af 'Artemis' [Symphonic Fragments from 'Artemis'], op.50, c1917
51   Livets Dans [The Dance of Life], op.51;    
57   Symphony No. 5 in C (Sinfonia svastika)   1919
54   Havets Sang [The Song of the Sea], op.54, 1920;
60   Symphony No. 6 (Skjoldungeæt 1926)
64   Drømmen: Koldinghus [The Dream: Koldinghus], op.64, 1928;    1928
61   Blade af Aarets Billedbog [Pages from the Picture Book of the Year], op.62, 1926;    1929
65   Conc, vn, orch, op 65, 1930;   1930
69   Romantisk Ouverture, op.69, 1932   1932
68   Når Storstaden vågner [When the City Awakes], op.68, c1932;    1932
67   Episoder fra H.C. Andersens Eventyr 'Elverhøj' [Episodes from H.C. Andersen's Fairy-Tale 'The Elf Hill'], op.67, 1932   1932
   Artemis, Suite for orchestra from the ballet   1939
   Flugten fra Clausholm [The Flight from Clausholm], ballet   
   2 Festmarches   
   Sørgemarch i Anledning af Christian den Niendes død (March in honor of King Christian's IX death)   

Piano

4   6 Fantasy-pieces   
6   Piano Sonata No. 1 in E, 1889
8   Polonaise   
9   Foraarsstemning [Spring mood], op.9;    
11   Romance and caprice for piano left hand   
21   Skitser [Sketches] op.21 (1896); 1894
25   Piano Sonata No. 2 in Ab, 1897
24   Til børnene (For Children) (11 klaverstykker 1897)
20   I det Fri [In the Open Air], op.20; 1898
26   6 Lyriske Bagateller (klaver 1899)
32   Piano pieces   
35   Fantasy, op.35 (1904);
39   Små tonebilleder (klaver ? 1907) (Small tone picture)
41   Variatoner over danske Viser og Sange [Variations on Danish Ballads and Songs], op.41 (1911)
45   Stemningsbilleder (klaver 1912)
48   Landlige Billeder [Rural Pictures] op.48 (1915);
52   Impromptu et Capriccio, op.52 (1919);
58   Aquareller, op.58 (1921);
55   Sange, op.55 (1925);
66   3 Klaverstykker, op.66 (1931)   
66   Klaverstykker   1931

Vocal

   Sommerliv [Summer life], 1v, pf, op.13, 1892
38   5 Lieder, 1v, pf, op.38 (1907);
42   Songs, male vv, op.42 (1910), op.73
44   Songs   1912
46   sange (bl.a. "Det nye Foraar") (New Springtime)   1918
59   sange (bl.a. Midienat)   1922
56   5 sange (sang and klaver)   1925
70   Dannevang [Denmark], op.70, with unison male vv, 1934
12   Songs   
15   Songs   
16   Songs (J.P. Jacobsen), 1v, pf, op.16;    
40   Efterårssang (Autumn song)   
   December (sang)   
73   Songs   

Unknown Opp: 53, 71-72, 74

[britishcomposer]

Balapoel, Louis Glass' op 67 is available from Dacapo, Music inspired by H. C. Andersen:
http://www.dacapo-records.dk/en/recording-music-inspired-by-hans-christian-andersen.aspx

[EdwardHan]

The Noctune, Op. 33 for Doublebass & Piano is available on this Danacord CD:

http://www.danacord.dk/frmsets/records/593-r.html

Op. 21 is available here

http://www.danacord.dk/frmsets/records/434-435-r.html

And Op. 24 here

http://www.dacapo-records.dk/en/recording-billedbogen--the-picture-book.aspx

[Balapoel]

Thanks.

[Dundonnell]

My apologies...I should have checked

My contribution-

LOUIS GLASS: A CATALOGUE OF THE ORCHESTRAL MUSIC

1884:      Orchestral Suite, op.2
1894:      Symphony No.1 in E major, op.17: 43 minutes    + (Marco Polo and Danacord cds)
1899:      "Summer Life" for orchestra, op.27: 20 minutes
                 Symphony No.2 in C minor for chorus and orchestra, op.28: 48 minutes     + (Marco Polo and Danacord cds)
1900-01:Symphony No.3 in D major "Wood Symphony", op.30: 36 minutes      +  (Marco Polo and Danacord cds)
1902:      Tone Poem "Ein Folkefjende", op.34
1903:      "Fruhlingslied" for Cello and Orchestra, op.31: 4 minutes
1906:      Funeral March on the Death of King Christian IX
1910-11:Symphony No.4 in E minor, op.43: 60 minutes   +  (Marco Polo and Danacord cds)
1913:      Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra, op.47: 22 minutes  +  (Danacord cd)
1915:      Ballet "Artemis" (and Symphonic Fragments from "Artemis" for orchestra)
1917:      Fantasy Suite "Livets dans" for orchestra, op.51
1919-20:Symphony No.5 in C major "Sinfonia Svastica", op.57: 41 minutes     + (Marco Polo and Danacord cds)
1920:      "Havets Sang" for orchestra, op.54
1924:      Symphony No.6 "Birth of Seyldings", op.60: 35 minutes  +  (Marco Polo and Danacord cds)
1929:      Suite "Blade af Aarets billedbog" for small orchestra
                 Suite "Koldinghus" for orchestra
1930:      Violin Concerto, op.65
1931:      Suite "Elverhoj" for orchestra, op.67: 16 minutes   +  (Dacapo cd)
1932:      Tone Poem "Naar Storstaden vaagner", op.68
                Romantic Overture, op.69

and

Festival March for orchestra, op.1
Symphonic Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra, op.3
Festival March for orchestra, op.13
Romance for Violin and Orchestra
Overture "Denmark", op.37

[Miles R.]

Posted in another thread (on Hans Eklund):

Dacapo did in fact record the Glass symphonies in the 90's with Aarhus Symphony Orchestra under (I think) Barry Wordsworth. The recordings were played on Danish radio and announced as forthcoming CD releases. But for some reason they never came out, and I have never been able to find out what happened to them. A pity, because they were (as I remember) a good deal better than the Danacord versions.

To think that recordings of the Glass symphonies have been made with a good orchestra and then just left in the can and never released drives me crazy! I have bought the Danacord recordings because they are the only ones available, and listening to them gives me almost as much pain as pleasure. I appreciate the fact that some guy in Bulgaria would take the trouble to perform and record these symphonies, but the Plovdiv Philharmonic makes ugly, ugly sounds in this beautiful music.

[regriba]

Yes, it is rather strange. I have tried to google the recordings from time to time, but they seem to have vanished completely. But I am quite positive they were made back then. I even began taping them, but stopped after the first broadcast (of symphony no 3) when I found out they were going to be issued on CD. I only had a very small cassette recorder so the sound quality of my tapes left a lot to be desired. But of course I regretted that when the CDs never showed up. And unfortunately the tape I did make of symphony no 3 disappeared when we moved.

As to why the recordings were never issued I can only guess. But Dacapo got in rather serious financial trouble at about the time when the recordings were made because (if I remember correctly) their American distributors insisted that they took back a vast number of CDs which they believed they had sold. And when they began operating at a normal level of business again, the Plovdiv recordings had been issued, so perhaps they thought there was room for only one Glass cycle on the market.

[Miles R.]

As to why the recordings were never issued I can only guess. But Dacapo got in rather serious financial trouble at about the time when the recordings were made because (if I remember correctly) their American distributors insisted that they took back a vast number of CDs which they believed they had sold. And when they began operating at a normal level of business again, the Plovdiv recordings had been issued, so perhaps they thought there was room for only one Glass cycle on the market.

Thanks for the further information. I have never written to a CD company before, and I don't know if Dacapo would be much moved by the fact that a few people on this site have expressed interest in those unreleased recordings, but I may try sending them a note.

[Mark Thomas]

It won't do any harm.

[FBerwald]

Is the Violin Concerto Lost/ manuscript?

[eschiss1]

... good question, no idea.

A search of Worldcat does reveal some chamber music by him I'd never heard of, like a trio with guitar recently edited and published ca.1994. Hrm... Ah, that's in the list at the top, though.

Ah. Ok. The ms. of the violin concerto is at the Royal Danish Library. One manuscript score dated July 1930 dedicated to Julius Thornberg; one ms. piano/violin reduction; one set of ms. parts. Easily enough found using their REX catalog. (The same library has the ms of the oboe concerto, though I don't see an opus number attached.)

[Miles R.]

Message re-edited at 10.57 EDT, 20 Feb. 2013: See explanation at end.

I sent an e-mail message to Dacapo (through an address given on their Web site) yesterday evening inquiring about the recordings of the Glass symphonies. By the next morning I had a reply from Mr. Henrik Rørdam, who, after thanking me for my interest, wrote as follows:

We did start what was planned to be a complete symphony cycle in the mid 1990s, but for various unfortunate reasons . . . we decided to cancel the recordings.

We have tried to restart the project several times, but it is very hard to find an orchestra willing to dedicate the time needed for such a project. However, your email, and the correspondence you referred to, gives us an opportunity to look into this repertoire again.

Added in editing: Oops! I initially posted this message before getting an answer from Mr. Rørdam to my request for permission to quote him. When I did get a reply, he asked that I omit the remarks in parentheses that I previously included! So I apologize for the error. Anyone who is curious about the omitted words can write to me directly.

[JimL]

... good question, no idea.

A search of Worldcat does reveal some chamber music by him I'd never heard of, like a trio with guitar recently edited and published ca.1994. Hrm... Ah, that's in the list at the top, though.

Ah. Ok. The ms. of the violin concerto is at the Royal Danish Library. One manuscript score dated July 1930 dedicated to Julius Thornberg; one ms. piano/violin reduction; one set of ms. parts. Easily enough found using their REX catalog. (The same library has the ms of the oboe concerto, though I don't see an opus number attached.)

Looks like there's enough there to attempt a resurrection!

[jerfilm]

His response reminds me of something I've maintained for over 50 years - go ahead and write your letter or email or whatever.  You never when it will be Your letter that makes them stop and say, "Gee, maybe we SHOULD do this......"  I know, because that happened to me several times over the years......

Jerry

[petershott@btinternet.com]

Dacapo obviously doesn't commit itself....but it is an encouraging response (far better than I've ever received from a record company!) Well done, Miles R!