Description
Hugo Alfvén Dirigerar Hovkapellet / Svensk Klassiker Reissue (Audio CD)
UPC: 7392004410033
Overview
This 1994 reissue from Swedish Society Discofil presents Hugo Alfvén’s iconic recordings with Kungliga Hovkapellet, alongside Stig Westerberg leading the Stockholm Philharmonic. Spanning festive orchestral works, balletic pantomimes, and the beloved Midsommarvaka, the program captures Alfvén’s quintessentially Swedish sound—lush strings, rustic dances, and radiant folk-inspired themes—remastered for modern clarity.
Product Features
- Format: CD, Album (Reissue, Remastered)
- Label & Catalogue: Swedish Society Discofil – SCD 1003
- Country of Release: Sweden (Made in Sweden)
- Release Year: 1994
- Genre: Classical / National Romantic
- Total Playing Time: 61:05
- Remastering Engineer: Anders Hägglöf
- Producer: Hans Peter Kempe
Track Listing
Festspel (Stig Westerberg & Stockholm Philharmonic)
- Festive Music for Orchestra, Op. 25 – 5:41
Midsommarvaka “Midsummer Vigil” (Hugo Alfvén & Kungliga Hovkapellet)
- Swedish Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 19 “Midsummer Vigil” – 13:35
- Hugo Alfvén thanks the orchestra – 0:21
Ballet‑Pantomime, Op. 37 “The Mountain King” (Alfvén & Hovkapellet)
- Besvärjelse (Sorcery) – 3:52
- Trollflickans dans (Dance of the Troll Girl) – 5:07
- Sommarregn (Summer Rain) – 3:08
- Vallflickans dans (Dance of the Shepherdess) – 4:03
Ballet Suite: Den förlorade sonen “The Prodigal Son” (Alfvén & Hovkapellet)
- Gånglåt från Leksand (Walking Tune) – 3:27
- Polska från Orsa (Polska) – 1:26
- Festmarsch (Festive March) – 2:17
- Polketta (Polkette) – 2:26
- Steklåt – 2:36
- Polska från Roslagen (Swedish Polka) – 2:23
- Gösse Anders polska (Polska) – 2:17
Interview
- Hugo Alfvén interview after recording Midsommarvaka (8 Oct 1954) – 11:56
Publishers and Artists
- Composer & Conductor: Hugo Alfvén
- Orchestras: Kungliga Hovkapellet (tracks 2–7, 8–14); Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra (track 1)
- Conductor (track 1): Stig Westerberg
- Engineers: Hans Peter Kempe (tracks 4–14); Kjell Stensson (tracks 1–3)
- Producer: Hans Peter Kempe
- Liner Notes & Producer (Reissue): Frank Hedman
- Remastering: Anders Hägglöf
- Technician: Karl‑Otto Valentin
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