Alfvén, Hugo

Golden Age of Light Music: Strings afire / Frederick Fennell, Percy Faith, Robert Faron et al.

1 CD / Guild / 2012-10-09

Works: Herman Clebanoff: Strings Afire, for pops orchestra; George Gershwin: 'S Wonderful, song (from Funny Face, musical); Antonio Carlos Jobim: Adieu tristesse (Felicidade); Herman Hupfeld: As Time Goes B...
Performers: Williams, Roger [Piano]
Conductors: Clebanoff, Herman; Fennell, Frederick; Zacharias, Helmut; Williams, Roger [Piano]; Stapleton, Cyril; King, Pete; van der Linden, Dolf; Arlt, Hans-Georg; Rose, David; Ornadel, Cyril; Hayman, Richard; ...

Nordic Sounds 2 / Swedish Radio Choir

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Jan Sandström: Sloabbme-njunnje, for chorus; Biegga Njunnjí, for chorus & percussion; Bieggá luohte, for yoik, ceremonial drum & chorus; David Wikander: Kung Liljekonvalje, for cho...
Performers: Björsund, Per; Enstrom, Love; Niklasson, Sofia; Olsson, Andreas; Pejler, Johan; Sjöblom, Ulla; Thimander, Conny
Conductors: Dijkstra, Peter
Ensemble: ; Swedish Radio Choir

Following on the success of their 2011 release Nordic Sounds, Peter Dijkstra and the Swedish Radio Choir return with a second volume in the series,...continue...
Recording information: Musikaliska, Stockholm (06/2011)....continue...

Sångare till glädje 2012 / 8 different vocalists sing Grandert, Simon, Grieg, Ellington, Dowland, Sibelius, Bach and more

1 CD / Nosag / 2012-06-26

Works: Johnny Grandert: Vandring (Wandering), song; Marionetterna (The Marionettes), song; Fruset fotspår (Frozen Footprints), song; När isen bryter upp (When the Ice Dissolves), song; Paul Simon:...
Performers: Baraula, Andre; Baraula, Desiree; Bjorling, Raymond; Bromme, Rolf; Geiland, Stefan; Geissendorf, Wanda; Lindgren, Stefan; Lindkvist, Anna; Linse, Carolina; Mukherjee, Anouchka; Neumuller, Maria; Pett...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Foreningen Ideell Musik

The 2012 version of the FIM/nosag charity CD contains a selection of 8 fine Swedish singers from varied genres including lied, musical, chanson, opera, and...continue...

Bravo! The No. 1 Albums of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir

4 CD / Mormon Tabernacle / 2012-05-29

Works: William Moore: Brethren, We Have Met to Worship; Philip Paul Bliss: Brightly Beams Our Father's Mercy, for chorus & organ; Benjamin Franklin White: The Morning Trumpet; Henry George Ley: Fight the go...
Performers: Boye, Alex; Bradford, Daron; Brainerd, Clayton; Caan, Peggy; Campbell, Meredith; Christiansen, Clay; Elliott, Richard [Organ]; Foster, David; Goeckeritz, Jeannine; Gruppman, Igor; Hancock, Cheri; Key...
Conductors: Wilberg, Mack [Composer]
Ensemble: ; Bells on Temple Square; Orchestra at Temple Square; Wasatch & District Pipe Band

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square present Bravo!, a breathtaking 4-disc set featuring a trio of #1 Billboard Charting albums - Come,...continue...
Recording information: Conference Center, Salt Lake City, UT (05/17/2005-05/20/2005); Salt Lake Tabernacle (05/17/2005-05/20/2005); Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah (05/17/2005-05/20/2005); Conferen...continue...

Serenade: Songs of Night and Love, Romantic partsongs for male choir

1 CD / Genuin / 2012-03-27

Works: Franz Schubert: Nachtgesang im Wald, D 913/Op. 139; Die Nacht, D 983c/Op. 17 no 4; Leise, leise lasst uns singen, D 635; Widerspruch, D 865a/Op. 105 no 1; Die Einsiedelei, D 337; Grab und Mond, D 893...
Performers: Aretz, Christian; Armbruster, Richard; Browner, Alison; Frese, Andreas; Kunz, Sebastian; Nyvall, Martin; Prégardien, Christoph; Richter-Sonnen, Zia; Seidenberg, Samuel; Sonnen, Thomas
Conductors: Schumacher, Jan
Ensemble: ; Camerata Musica Limburg

This is Camerata Limburg's third release on the Genuin label. This new recording of Romantic vocal repertoire features works by Schubert, Vaughan Williams and Sjöberg....continue...
Recording information: St. Jakobus Kirche Limburg-Lindenholzhausen / St. Kilia (2011-06-18_2011-06-19&2011-)....continue...

Barcarolles: works by Alfven, Chopin, Delafosse, Elgar, Fauré, Heller, Liszt et al. / Jean Dubé, piano

2 CD / Syrius / 2012-03-13

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60; Felix Mendelssohn: Songs (6), Op. 57; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Les saisons, Op. 37b; Gabriel Fauré: Barcarolle f...
Performers: Dube, Jean

The Barcarolle is a song evoking the sea and water and, more to the point, the Venetian gondoliers: "Barcarolo" in Italian means "gondolier." Its characteristic...continue...
Recording information: Studio Acoustique, Passavant (05/2011)....continue...

The Golden Age of Light Music: Bright & Breezy

1 CD / Guild / 2011-12-13

Works: Peter Dennis: Bright and Breezy, for pops orchestra; Charles Williams: Theme ("The Jealous Lover") from the film "The Apartment"; Bob Russell: Carnival; Frederick Loewe: They Call the Wind Maria, son...
Performers: Chauncey, Sir; Landauer, Walter; Manuel & the Music of the Mountains; Rawicz, Marjan
Conductors: Vaughn, Billy; Baxter, Les; Farnon, Robert; Melachrino, George; Andez, Phillipo; ; Verlag, Josef Weinberger; Green, Philip; Ornadel, Cyril; Owen, Reg; Morley, Angela; Granville, Hugh; Luypaerts, Guy;...
Ensemble: ; Knightsbridge Strings

An international line-up of composers and orchestras are featured for this latest installment of the Guild Light Music Series....continue...
Bright and Breezy is an installment in the Guild label's exhaustive survey of the genre known as light music in Britain and (since the 1960s) easy listening in North America. The Guild series is a sup...continue...

The Nordic Experience: works by Grieg, Sinding, Gade, Sibelius and Melartin

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 1, Op. 46; Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55; Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Christian Sinding: Rustle of Spring (Frühlingsrauchen), for piano, Op. 32/3; Niel...
Performers: Aadland, Harald; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Hanslip, Chloe [Violin]; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Rautavaara, Einojuhani; Sonstebo, Jon Wien; Sponberg, Atle; Tateno, Izumi
Conductors: Rasilainen, Ari; Oramo, Sakari; Mann, Paul; Sato, Shuntaro; Pekkanen, Pertti; Guschlbauer, Theodor; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka

Two and a half hours of cool and timeless classics from the North....continue...

Hugo Alfvén: Symphonies Nos. 1-5; Swedish Rhapsodies [Box Set]

5 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Hugo Alfvén: Swedish Rhapsody no 2, for orchestra ("Uppsalarapsodi"), Op. 24; Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 7, R24; Drapa, for orchestra ("In Memoriam King Oscar II"), Op. 27, R62; Revelation, c...
Performers: Ahnsjo, Claes-Hakan; Hogman, Christina
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

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...continue...

Mantovani's Greatest Hits

2 CD / ZYX Records Import / 2011-07-19

Works: Lew Pollack: Charmaine, song; English Traditional: Greensleeves, folk song; Jacob Gade: Jalousie (Jealousy), tango for orchestra; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Jacques Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann; ...
Conductors: Mantovani

Sa Tag Mit Hjerte: Songs by Nielsen, Strauss, Schubert / Kiberg, soprano, Lonskov, piano

1 CD / Danacord / 2011-07-12

Works: Enriqué Granados: El majo timido, song for soprano & piano (Tonadillas al estilo antiguo, no 5), H. 136/5; Colección de tonadillas; La Maja Dolorosa (Coleccion de Tonadillas); Colecci&#...
Performers: Kiberg, Tina; Lonskov, Tove

Notes are in Danish only. English translation not provided....continue...
Recording information: Bagsværd kirke (06/19/2010-06/21/2010)....continue...

Tribute To The Northern Winds

1 CD / Simax / 2011-06-28

Works: Egil Hovland: Fanfare and Choral, for wind band, Op. 54B; Festival Overture, for wind band, Op. 39; Aulis Sallinen: The Palace Rhapsody (Palatsirapsodia), for winds, percussion, harp & piano, Op. 72;...
Performers: Helseth, Tine Thing
Conductors: Ruud, Ole Kristian

The Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces is among the foremost military orchestras, with international acclaim for its high musical level. A Tribute to...continue...
Recording information: Ridehuset, Akershus Festning, Oslo....continue...

Made in Sweden / Music for Winds

1 CD / Caprice Records / 2011-04-12

Works: Viktor Widquist: Under Blue and Yellow Banners; August Söderman: Swedish Festival Music, for orchestra; Hugo Alfvén: The Prodigal Son; Bernhard Henrik Crusell: Polonaise for solo keyed bu...
Performers: Lindberg, Christian; Lindeborg, Jonas; Persson, Olle; Tilly, Ulf
Conductors: Lindberg, Christian; Åkesson, Hans
Ensemble: Swedish Wind Ensemble

Recording information: Nacka Aula, Stockholm, Sweden (01/18/2008-01/20/2008)....continue...

Sibelius: Finlandia; Valse Triste; The Swan of Tuonela / Ormandy

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-04-05

Works: Jean Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26; Kuolema; Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22; En saga, Op. 9; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Hugo Alfvén: Swedish Rhapsody no 1, for orchestra ("Midsommarvaka"), Op. 19
Performers: Rosenblatt, Louis
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene

Recording information: Broadwood Hotel, Philadelphia, USA....continue...

Fritz Busch conducts Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Wagner, Alfven, Schubert

1 CD / Guild / 2011-01-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Das Märchen von der schönen Melusine (The Beautiful Melusine) Op. 32; Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20 (Orchestral version); Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont, Op. 84; Fritz Busc...
Conductors: Busch, Fritz

Fritz Busch's travels after the Second World War took him halfway around the world. This recording features his performances with three different orchestras (U.S., Sweden...continue...

Men of the Mormon Tabernacle: A Joyous Sound

1 CD / Mormon Tabernacle / 2011-01-11

Works: William Moore: Brethren, We Have Met to Worship; Philip Paul Bliss: Brightly Beams Our Father's Mercy, for chorus & organ; Benjamin Franklin White: The Morning Trumpet; Henry George Ley: Fight the go...
Performers: Brainerd, Clayton
Conductors: Wilberg, Mack [Composer]

Personnel: John Windt (electronics).

Recording information: Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah (05/18/2010-05/22/2010)....continue...

Christmas with the Bands

2 CD / Spectrum Import / 2010-09-07

Works: James P. Carrell: Amazing Grace (Tune; William Henry Monk: Abide with me; Terry Brien: Yuletide Fanfare, for band; Christmas Traditional: Christmas Festival; Medley; Christmas Medley; We Wish You a M...
Conductors: Jones, Aled

Mantovani: His Greatest Melodies

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2010-06-01

Works: Lew Pollack: Charmaine, song; English Traditional: Greensleeves, folk song; Jacob Gade: Jalousie (Jealousy), tango for orchestra; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Jacques Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann; ...
Performers: Mantovani, The Orchestra
Conductors: Mantovani

The Golden Age of Light Music: European Tour

1 CD / Guild / 2010-04-13

Works: Charles Williams: The Voice of London; Robert Farnon: From the Highlands; Mai Jones: Rhondda Rhapsody (Rhapsody of Love); Victor Herbert: The Irish Have a Great Day Tonight, song (from "Eileen"); Cli...
Performers: Smith, Ethel
Conductors: Williams, Charles; Farnon, Robert; Melachrino, George; Mantovani; Muller, Werner; Chacksfield, Frank; Rose, David; Osborne, Tony; Rosbaud, Hans; Carroll, David; Stapleton, Cyril; Leahy, Joe; Green, P...

Once again it's time to take another musical tour around Europe, prompted by so many appealing works created by talented composers from near and far....continue...
Few are liable to turn down a tour of Europe, whether it is a complicated affair led by an expert guide or a single ride on the Orient Express. Guild's The Golden Age of Light Music series offers a mu...continue...

Icon: Nicolai Gedda

11 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 189, "Meine Seele rühmt und priest" (by Melchior Hoffmann), BWV 189; Cantata no 55, "Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht," BWV 55; Cantata no 160, "Ich weis...
Performers: Blanc, Ernest; Callas, Maria; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Clark, Raymond; Downes, Ralph; Dupré, Desmond; Eyron, Jan; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Halverson, Alan [Organ]; Malcolm, George; Mall...
Conductors: ; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Klemperer, Otto; Wangenheim, Volker; Heger, Robert; Bender, Heinrich; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Galliera, Alceo; Froment, Louis de; Dervaux, Pierre...
Ensemble: ; Balalaika-Ensemble Tschaika; Schola Cantorum Basiliensis Orchestra

Swedish tenor Nicolai Gedda was a famous opera singer and recitalist. Having made some two hundred recordings, Gedda is said to be the most widely...continue...

Encores - Alfvén, etc / Kroumata Percussion Ensemble

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) Import / 2010-03-23

Works: Leif Karlsson: Tango, for percussion ensemble; Un Sens de Cirque Gigante, for percussion ensemble & darabucka; George Hamilton Green: Chromatic Fox-Trot; Jovial Jasper; The Humming Bird; Felix Arndt:...
Performers: Anterot, Joakim; Aytekin, Ziya; Barnsess, Erik; Frodin, Kerstin; Hagegard, Hakan; Lagstrom, Jesper; Lindberg, Tomas [Vocals]; Lindstedt, Erik; Nilsson, Erik; Ohman, Erika; Olsson, Magnus; Parsai, Sac...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Kroumata Percussion Ensemble

Import Hybrid-SACD pressing....continue...

Mantovani's Golden Hits/More Mantovani Golden Hits

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2010-03-09

Works: Lew Pollack: Charmaine, song; Diane, song; Henry Mancini: Breakfast at Tiffany's; Georges Auric: Moulin Rouge; Alessandro Cicognini: Summertime In Venice, song (from the film Summertime); Ernest Gold...
Conductors: Mantovani; Mantovani, Annuncio Paulo

This two-fer from Dutton Vocalion features a pair of out of print LPs by easy listening artist Mantovani: Mantovani's Golden Hits and More Mantovani Golden Hits, originally issued in 1967 and 1976. Th...continue...

Romantic Songs

1 CD / Swedish Society Discofil / 2010-02-16

Works: Hugo Alfvén: Jag Längtar Dig, song for voice & piano, Op. 28/5; Saa tag mit hjerte, R 203; Wilhelm Peterson-Berger: Ballads (4) in Swedish folk style, Op. 5; Gustaf Nordqvist: Songs (3); Au...
Performers: Bjorling, Jussi
Conductors: Grevillius, Nils; Westerberg, Stig

Hugo Alfvén conducts Hovkapellet

1 CD / Swedish Society Discofil / 2010-02-16

Works: Hugo Alfvén: Festive Music for orchestra, Op. 25, R59; Swedish Rhapsody no 1, for orchestra ("Midsommarvaka"), Op. 19; Bergakungen, ballet-pantomime, Op. 37, R99; Prodigal Son, ballet suite, R2...
Conductors: Westerberg, Stig; Alfvén, Hugo

Handel, Schubert, Bizet, Rachmaninov, Grieg, Puccini, etc / Jussi Björling

1 CD / Myto Records / 2009-04-17

Works: George Frederick Handel: Serse, HWV 40; Franz Schubert: Frühlingsglaube, D 686/Op. 20 no 2; Die Forelle, D 550; Schwanengesang, D 957; Richard Strauss: Lieder (3), Op. 29; Lieder (8), Op. 10; Ge...
Performers: Björling, Jussi; Schauwecker, Frederick

Resonanser - Swedish Choral Music / Rydinger-Alin, Allmänna Singers, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2009-01-01

Works: Jan Sandström: Bieggá luohte; Karin Rehnqvist: Ljisfälten, for chorus; I himmelen, for 4 soloists & chorus (after a Swedish folk song); Ale Möller: Glaspolskan, for chorus; Hans...
Performers: Astedt, Erik; Ohm, Rebecka; von Heijne, Annie; Wickstrom, Per; Widmark, Anders

The choir featured on this disc, Allmänna Sången, is a student choir with a history going back for more than 175 years. A collaboration with...continue...
Recording information: Uppsala University Hall, Uppsala, Sweden (03/2008)....continue...

Icon - Jussi Björling, The Swedish Caruso sings Verdi, Puccini, etc

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Rigoletto; Requiem Mass; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Turandot; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; A...
Performers: Amara, Lucine; Bjorling, Anna-Lisa; Bjorling, Jussi; de los Angeles, Victoria; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Ebert, Harry; Franke, Paul; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Newton, Ivor; Reardon, Joh...
Conductors: Grevillius, Nils; Waldimir, Sune; Bokstedt, Bertil; Cellini, Renato; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Santini, Gabriele

Swedish opera star Jussi Bjorling (1911–1960) was essentially a lyric tenor with the added ability to sing dramatic roles, which enabled him to excel in...continue...

Romantic Trumpet - Fauré, et al / Jouko Hajanne, et al

1 CD / Alba / 2007-11-01

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Claude Debussy: Suite bergamasque; Frédéric Chopin: Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28; Hugo Alfvén: Gustav Adolf II Suite, Op. 49/R 121; Christo...
Performers: Hanninen, Kari; Harjanne, Jouko

On his previous Alba release, the Finnish virtuoso Jouko Harjanne, formerly with the Tampere Philharmonic and the Finnish Radio Symphony, displayed his affinity for modern...continue...

Taking Flight - Morricone, Alfvén, et al / Frey, et al

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2007-10-01

Works: Ennio Morricone: The Mission; Hugo Alfvén: Vallflickans dans (Dance of the Shepherd Girl); Pablo de Sarasate: Ziegeunerweisen; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Miguel Sandoval: Sin tu amor; Ju...
Performers: Frey, Adam
Conductors: Hangen, Bruce

10 Great Tenors

10 CD / Membran / 2007-08-14

Works: Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Afrikanerin; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Il Duca d'Alba; Lucia di Lammermoor; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Rigoletto; Un ballo in mas...
Performers: Anders, Peter; Bjorling, Jussi; Callas, Maria; Caruso, Enrico; de Luca, Giuseppe; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Ebert, Harry; Gedda, Nicolai; Gigli, Beniamino; Jurinac, Sena; Lanza, Mario ...
Conductors: Berrettoni, Umberto; Goehr, Walter; Barbirolli, John; Zamboni, Rainaldo; Korngold, Erich Wolfgang; Lehár, Franz; Rother, Artur; Marszalek, Franz; Ackermann, Otto; Leitner, Ferdinand; Ludwig, Leo...

Alfvén: Synnöve of Solbakken (Suite), etc / Willén, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-05-29

Works: Hugo Alfvén: Synnöve Solbakken, suite from the film score for piano (or orchestra), Op. 50, R134; En bygdesaga (A Country Tale), suite from the film score for orchestra, Op. 53, R202a; El&#...
Conductors: Willen, Niklas

"Willen conducts in a less sentimental fashion than Alfven sometimes receives and it is perfect for this film music. He also has an excellent sense...continue...

Alfvén: Symphony no 5, Andante religioso / Willén, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-02-27

Works: Hugo Alfvén: Symphony no 5 in A minor, Op. 54, R209; Andante religioso
Conductors: Willen, Niklas

"What a strange mixture of the old and new Hugo Alfven's music represents! The slow movement, perhaps the most beautiful part of the symphony, speaks...continue...

Encores - Alfvén, etc / Kroumata Percussion Ensemble

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2005-11-07

Works: Leif Karlsson: Tango for Accordion and Percussion; Un sens de cirque gitane; George Hamilton Green: Chromatic Fox-Trot; Jovial Jasper; The Humming Bird; Felix Arndt: Nola; Anders Holdar: Bulgarian 7/...
Performers: Hagegård, Håkan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Kroumata Percussion Ensemble

The Kroumata Percussion Ensemble has been astounding audiences around the world for over 25 years. Here, as the ensemble performs some of their favorite encores,...continue...

Alfvén: Symphony no 3, Swedish Rhapsody no 3 / Grevillius

1 CD / Swedish Society Discofil / 2005-04-16

Works: Hugo Alfvén: Symphony no 3 in E major, Op. 23, R54; Dalecårlian Rhapsody, Op. 48
Conductors: Westerberg, Stig
Ensemble: Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

Alfvén: Gustav Adolf II, Symphony no 5 / Westerberg

1 CD / Swedish Society Discofil / 2005-04-16

Works: Hugo Alfvén: Gustav Adolf II, suite from the incidental music for orchestra, Op. 49, R121; Symphony no 5 in A minor, Op. 54, R209
Conductors: Westerberg, Stig
Ensemble: Stockholm Radio Symphony Orchestra

Songs in Swedish

1 CD / Swedish Society Discofil / 2005-04-16

Works: Hugo Alfvén: Saa tag mit hjerte, R 203; Jag Längtar Dig, song for voice & piano, Op. 28/5; Wilhelm Peterson-Berger: Ballades (4) in Swedish Folk Style, Op. 5; Carl Leopold Sjöberg: Ton...
Performers: Björling, Jussi
Conductors: Grevillius, Nils

Hugo Alfvén: Symphony no 4 / Niklas Willén, Iceland SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-01-18

Works: Hugo Alfvén: Symphony no 4 in C minor ("Fran Havsbandet"), Op. 39, R93; Festival Overture, Op. 52
Performers: Edvaldsdottir, Sigrun; Halla, Arndis; Talkowsky, Richard; Valdimarsson, Johann
Conductors: Willen, Niklas

"Willen treats the Fourth [Symphony] more as a symphonic poem than a symphony. His approach is soft-edged, impressionist, and blended. He digs into the music,...continue...

Christian Lindberg conducts the Swedish Wind Ensemble

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2004-11-05

Works: Hugo Alfvén: Bergakungen, Op. 37; Fest-Ouverture, Op. 26; Edgard Varèse: Intégrales; Mats Larsson Gothe: Prelude, Dance and Conclusion; Christian Lindberg: Concerto for Winds and Percu...
Performers: Lindberg, Christian
Conductors: Lindberg, Christian; Tognetti, Richard
Ensemble: Australian Chamber Orchestra; Swedish Wind Ensemble

Hugo Alfvén - The Symphonies and Rhapsodies / Jarvi

5 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2004-10-01

Works: Hugo Alfvén: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 7/R 24; Swedish Rhapsody no 2, Op. 24/R 58 "Uppsala"; Drapa, Op. 27 "In Memoriam King Oscar II"; Uppenbarelsekantat "Revelation Cantata", Op. 31; Swedi...
Performers: Ahnsjo, Claes H.; Hogman, Christina
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

Adagio Chillout

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-07-01

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Sergey Rachmaninov: Andante semplice [fragment]; Hugo Alfvén: Elegy from Gustav II Adolf; ...
Performers: Alfven, Hugo; Alsop, Marin; Asturias Symphony Orchestra; Beckley, Lisa; Bilbao Symphony Orchestra; Brown, Timothy [Choral Conductor]; BRTN Philharmonic Orchestra; Camerata, Oxford; Cantorum, Oxford S...
Conductors: Alsop, Marin; Ligeti, András; Kamu, , Okko; Summerly, Jeremy; Judd, James; Mena, Juan José; Sakari, Petri; Panula, Jorma; Robinson, Christopher; Rahbari, Alexander; Kuchar, Theodore; Valdes...
Ensemble: ; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Clare College Choir; Concentus Hungaricus; Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra; Iceland Symphony Orchestra; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Oxford Cam...

Personnel: Jenö Jandó (piano)....continue...

Alfvén: Cantatas Vol 2 / Volmer, Larsson, Zetterström, et al

1 CD / Sterling / 2004-02-06

Works: Hugo Alfvén: Uppenbarelsekantat "Revelation Cantata", Op. 31; Cantata for the 450th Anniversary of Uppsala University, Op. 45
Performers: Jorda, Elena; Larsson, Charlotta; Larsson, Per-Ove; Modin, Per; Popov, Stanislav; Rigeblad, Nils; Zetterstrom, Fredrik
Conductors: Volmer, Arvo
Ensemble: Malmö Opera Chorus ; Malmö Opera Orchestra

Nordic Wind Band Classics / Royal Northern College of Music

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-02-25

Works: Geirr Tveitt: The Old Mill on the Brook (Det gamle kvernhuset), Op. 204; Sinfonietta di soffiatori (for winds), Op. 203; Einojuhani Rautavaara: A Soldier's Mass (Sotilasmessu), for wind ensemble, Op....
Conductors: Rundell, Clark

Alfvén: Symphony no 2, Prodigal Son / Willén, Ireland SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-10-01

Works: Hugo Alfvén: Prodigal Son, ballet suite, R214; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 11, R28
Conductors: Willen, Niklas

The suite from "The Prodigal Son" contains seven numbers from the ballet score, and includes several lively Swedish polkas, typical of Alfven's lighter style. By...continue...

Alfvén: Symphony No. 2; Uppsala Rhapsody

1 CD / Swedish Society Discofil / 2001-03-29

Works: Hugo Alfvén: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 11, R28; Swedish Rhapsody no 2, for orchestra ("Uppsalarapsodi"), Op. 24

Nordic Light - Grieg, et al / Ericsson, Royal Strings

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2001-02-03

Works: Edvard Grieg: From Holberg's Time, Op. 40; Melodies (2) for Strings, Op. 53; Elegiac Melodies (2) for Strings, Op. 34; Peer Gynt Suite no 1, Op. 46; Erna Tauro: Hästvisa; Ture Rangström: Di...
Performers: Arnberg, Matts; Flodin, Olof
Conductors: Ericsson, Magnus
Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra Strings

BIS has gathered together here a selection of romantic, late nineteenth-century Nordic musical heritage performed by the strings of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic. In this...continue...

Continuum / Matt Tropman

1 CD / Summit Records / 2001-01-09

Works: Hugo Alfvén: Vallflickans dans (Dance of the Shepherd Girl); Ermano Picchi: Fantaisie Original; David Gillingham: Blue Lake Fantasies, for euphonium; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Christoph W. Gluc...
Performers: Tropman, Matt

Nordic Favourites for String Orchestra / Stigmer, et al

1 CD / Intim Records / 2000-11-10

Works: Edvard Grieg: From Holberg's Time, Op. 40; Elegiac Melodies (2) for Strings, Op. 34; Melodies (12), Op. 33; Johan Svendsen: Saeterjentens Sondag; Swedish Folk-Melodies (2) for Strings, Op. 27; Hymn a...
Conductors: Stigmer, Jan
Ensemble: Kristiansand Chamber Orchestra

Jussi Bjoerling - Rarities

1 CD / Video Artists International / 2000-06-06

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Afrikanerin; Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Il Trovatore; Aida, opera; Charles Gounod: Faust; Messe solennelle de Sainte Cécile;...
Performers: Bjorling, Anna-Lisa; Bjorling, Jussi; Dickson, Donald; Moore, Grace; Steber, Eleanor
Conductors: Rapée, Erno; Iturbi, Jose; Weissmann, Frieder; Ormandy, Eugene; Ehrling, Sixten; Barlow, Howard; Voorhees, Donald; Gustafsson, Ille

Musik in Luzern - A Capella Chormusik / Willisegger, et al

2 CD / Gallo / 1999-10-01

Works: Marianne Meystre: Du fragsch, was i möcht singe; Swiss Traditional: Che fasch qua tu randulin; Mis Büeli geit über Sapünersteg i; Es chond all Obe-n-es Müüseli; De Chera...

Voyage / Don Bailey

1 CD / Summit Records / 1999-07-13

Works: Gordon Jacob: Fancies (4) for flute, violin, viola & cello, no 1, Prelude; Fancies (4) for flute, violin, viola & cello, no 2, Gavotte; Fancies (4) for flute, violin, viola & cello, no 3, Incantation...
Performers: Bailey, Don; Paradise, Grace