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Andante religioso Besvärjelse (Invocation) Trollflickans dans (Sorceress's Dance) Sommarregn (Summer Rain) Vallflickans dans (Herdmaiden's Dance) ElegyAlbum Summary
Performers- Christina Hogman (Voice)
- Claes-Håkan Ahnsjo (Soprano)
Notes & Reviews:
Hugo Alfvén remains one of the best-loved of Swedish Romantic composers. He was especially drawn to the possibilities of the orchestra, and considered his first four symphonies to be his most important works, though he also described the first movement of the Fifth, with characteristic modesty, as 'the least bad thing I have written'. His music is distinguished by orchestral subtlety and by a painterly exploitation of harmony and timbre. Even the abstract works such as the symphonies are colored by the water and light of the Swedish archipelago, but he also composed a set of Swedish Rhapsodies which are included here. "The orchestral playing under Neeme Järvi is very responsive indeed...this recording is eminently persuasive and beautifully balanced with detail which is perfectly placed and plenty of air round the sound... In the touching "Elegy'' from Gustav II Adolf, perhaps his most affecting and deeply felt piece, Järvi is at his most persuasive and gets marvelously responsive and committed playing from the Stockholm orchestra." - Gramophone
"Licensed from BIS, these performances on balance remain the finest versions of this music available... Alfven wrote some very colorful, enjoyable music, especially the Swedish Rhapsodies and tone poems such as A Legend of the Skerries... you won't find more exciting interpretations of any of these works, and even the derivative early symphonies sound fresh and impulsive in Jarvi's hands. He understands that there's no point in forcing the music to sound more profound that it really is, and the result, paradoxically, is that it succeeds on its own terms better than you might expect. It's good to see these works available at a discount price." -ClassicsToday.com
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Works Details
Hugo Alfvén (1872 - 1960) : Swedish Rhapsody no 2, for orchestra ("Uppsalarapsodi"), Op. 24 - Conductor: Neeme Järvi
- Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Notes: Stockholm Concert Hall, Stockholm, Sweden (02/11/1988-02/13/1988)
- Running Time: 10 min. 9 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Written: 1907
Hugo Alfvén (1872 - 1960) : Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 7, R24 - Conductor: Neeme Järvi
- Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Notes: Stockholm Concert Hall, Stockholm, Sweden (02/11/1988-02/13/1988)
- Running Time: 40 min. 16 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Form: Orchestral
- Written: 1897
Hugo Alfvén (1872 - 1960) : Drapa, for orchestra ("In Memoriam King Oscar II"), Op. 27, R62 - Conductor: Neeme Järvi
- Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Notes: Stockholm Concert Hall, Stockholm, Sweden (02/11/1988-02/13/1988)
- Running Time: 10 min. 40 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Written: 1908
Hugo Alfvén (1872 - 1960) : Revelation, cantata for bass, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 31, R80 :: Andante religioso - Conductor: Neeme Järvi
- Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Notes: Stockholm Concert Hall, Stockholm, Sweden (02/11/1988-02/13/1988)
- Running Time: 4 min. 3 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Form: Cantata/Oratorio
- Written: 1913
Hugo Alfvén (1872 - 1960) : Swedish Rhapsody no 1, for orchestra ("Midsommarvaka"), Op. 19 - Conductor: Neeme Järvi
- Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Notes: Stockholm Concert Hall, Stockholm, Sweden (12/03/1987-12/05/1987)
- Running Time: 13 min. 45 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Written: 1903
Hugo Alfvén (1872 - 1960) : Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 11, R28 - Conductor: Neeme Järvi
- Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Notes: Stockholm Concert Hall, Stockholm, Sweden (12/03/1987-12/05/1987)
- Running Time: 53 min. 7 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Form: Orchestral
- Written: 1897-1898
Hugo Alfvén (1872 - 1960) : Swedish Rhapsody no 3, for orchestra ("Dalarapsodi"), Op. 47 - Conductor: Neeme Järvi
- Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Notes: Stockholm Concert Hall, Stockholm, Sweden (05/25/1989-05/27/1989)
- Running Time: 21 min. 40 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Written: 1931
Hugo Alfvén (1872 - 1960) : Symphony no 3 in E major, Op. 23, R54 - Conductor: Neeme Järvi
- Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Notes: Stockholm Concert Hall, Stockholm, Sweden (05/25/1989-05/27/1989)
- Running Time: 37 min. 18 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Form: Orchestral
- Written: 1905
Hugo Alfvén (1872 - 1960) : Prodigal Son, ballet suite, R214 - Conductor: Neeme Järvi
- Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Notes: Stockholm Concert Hall, Stockholm, Sweden (05/25/1989-05/27/1989)
- Running Time: 18 min. 11 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Form: Ballet
- Written: 1957
Hugo Alfvén (1872 - 1960) : En Skärgårdssägen, for orchestra, Op. 20, R49 - Performers: Christina Hogman (Voice); Claes-Håkan Ahnsjo (Soprano)
- Conductor: Neeme Järvi
- Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Notes: Stockholm Concert Hall, Stockholm, Sweden (10/04/1990-10/06/1990)
- Running Time: 16 min. 35 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Form: Orchestral
- Written: 1903
Hugo Alfvén (1872 - 1960) : Symphony no 4 in C minor ("Fran Havsbandet"), Op. 39, R93 - Performers: Christina Hogman (Voice); Claes-Håkan Ahnsjo (Soprano)
- Conductor: Neeme Järvi
- Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Notes: Stockholm Concert Hall, Stockholm, Sweden (10/04/1990-10/06/1990)
- Running Time: 47 min. 45 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Form: Orchestral
- Written: 1918-1919
Hugo Alfvén (1872 - 1960) : Bergakungen, ballet-pantomime, Op. 37, R99 :: Besvärjelse (Invocation) - Conductor: Neeme Järvi
- Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Notes: Stockholm Concert Hall, Stockholm, Sweden (12/12/1992-12/18/1992)
- Running Time: 4 min. 8 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Form: Ballet
- Written: 1916-1923
Hugo Alfvén (1872 - 1960) : Bergakungen, ballet-pantomime, Op. 37, R99 :: Trollflickans dans (Sorceress's Dance) - Conductor: Neeme Järvi
- Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Notes: Stockholm Concert Hall, Stockholm, Sweden (12/12/1992-12/18/1992)
- Running Time: 4 min. 33 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Form: Ballet
- Written: 1916-1923
Hugo Alfvén (1872 - 1960) : Bergakungen, ballet-pantomime, Op. 37, R99 :: Sommarregn (Summer Rain) - Conductor: Neeme Järvi
- Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Notes: Stockholm Concert Hall, Stockholm, Sweden (12/12/1992-12/18/1992)
- Running Time: 2 min. 20 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Form: Ballet
- Written: 1916-1923
Hugo Alfvén (1872 - 1960) : Bergakungen, ballet-pantomime, Op. 37, R99 :: Vallflickans dans (Herdmaiden's Dance) - Conductor: Neeme Järvi
- Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Notes: Stockholm Concert Hall, Stockholm, Sweden (12/12/1992-12/18/1992)
- Running Time: 4 min. 14 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Form: Ballet
- Written: 1916-1923
Hugo Alfvén (1872 - 1960) : Symphony no 5 in A minor, Op. 54, R209 - Conductor: Neeme Järvi
- Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Notes: Stockholm Concert Hall, Stockholm, Sweden (12/12/1992-12/18/1992)
- Running Time: 47 min. 27 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Form: Orchestral
- Written: 1942-1953
Hugo Alfvén (1872 - 1960) : Gustav Adolf II, suite from the incidental music for orchestra, Op. 49, R121 :: Elegy - Conductor: Neeme Järvi
- Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Notes: Stockholm Concert Hall, Stockholm, Sweden (12/12/1992-12/18/1992)
- Running Time: 4 min. 37 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Written: 1932
