Hugo Alfvén: Complete Symphonies, Vol. 2: Symphony No. 3, Uppsala Rhapsody & The Mountain King Suite

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This is a charming, interesting and laudable series with some wonderful playing. — Gramophone Magazine, July 2019 More…

Release Date: 3rd May 2019
Catalogue No: 555237-2
Label: CPO
Length: 65 minutes

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Alfvén: Bergakungen (The Mountain King) Suite, Op. 37

Work length14:55

$4.00

$5.20

I. Sorcery

Track length3:16

$1.00

$1.30

II. Dance of the Troll Girl

Track length4:46

$1.00

$1.30

III. Summer Rain

Track length2:20

$1.00

$1.30

IV. Dance of the Herdmaiden

Track length4:33

$1.00

$1.30

Alfvén: Symphony No. 3 in E major, Op. 23

Work length39:39

$10.00

$12.90

I. Allegro con brio

Track length10:49

$3.00

$3.85

II Andante

Track length10:23

$3.00

$3.85

III. Presto

Track length8:36

$2.00

$2.60

IV. Allegro con brio

Track length9:51

$2.00

$2.60

Alfvén: Swedish Rhapsody No. 2, Op. 24 'Uppsalarapsodi'

Work length10:45

$3.00

$3.85

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It was in 1905, an entire decade prior to Wilhelm Stenhammar’s second symphony, that Hugo Alfvén completed his third symphony. In this work Alfvén, like many other Scandinavian composers, found the typical Nordic tone of his music in the sunny south. Like Sibelius’ second symphony and Stenhammar’s Serenade for Orchestra, this symphony is Swedish through and through. In addition, it is pervaded by the longing for home repeatedly felt by Alfvén during his years of wandering. He composed his Uppsala Rhapsody in 1907 for the commemoration of the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of the great botanist Carl von Linné (Linnaeus) held at the University of Uppsala in May 1907. Like its counterpart by Johannes Brahms, this work turned out to be an »Academic Festival Overture« including some student songs. The Concert Suite from Alfvén’s ballet The Mountain King offers a masterful wealth of color. His excellent knowledge of the art of instrumentation was the product of his earlier activity as a violinist in the Royal Court Orchestra, which also served as the Opera Orchestra.

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July 2019

This is a charming, interesting and laudable series with some wonderful playing.

August 2019

An excellent addition to Borowicz’s splendid cycle of Alfvén symphonies.

Classical CD Choice 29th November 2022

The days when the composer Alfven was known for only a handful of works are now firmly in the past, and recordings of his music have allowed his profile to rise to something like its justified position. This version of the Second Symphony from Lukasz Borowicz will add to that upwards trajectory.

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