Hugo Alfvén
About Hugo Alfvén
Hugo Emil Alfvén (1872–1960) was a Swedish composer, conductor, violinist, and painter. Alfvén was born on 1st May 1872 in Stockholm. He studied at the Music Conservatory there from 1887 to 1891, with the violin as his main instrument. He also took private composition lessons from Johan Lindegren, a leading counterpoint expert. He earned a living by playing the violin at the Royal Opera in Stockholm, and played the violin in the Hovkapellet (the Swedish court orchestra).
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Uti Vår Hage
Midsommarvaka (Midsummer Vigil), Op. 19, "Swedish Rhapsody No.1"
Aftonen
För Sverige! (Arr. for Wind Ensemble)
The Sleeping Forest, Op. 28 No. 6
Den förlorade sonen Suite: Polka from "Roslagen"
Glädjens Blomster
Limu, limu, lima
Swedish Rhapsody
Uti Vår Hage (In Our Meadow)
Swedish Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 19 "Midsummer Vigil"
Och jungfrun hon går i ringen
Sveriges Flagga (Sweden's Flag)
Julsång
Gustav Adolf II, Op. 49: Elegy
7 Dikter, Op. 28: V. Jag Langtar Dig (I Yearn For You)
Roslagsvar (Spring In Roslag)
Swedish Rhapsodie No. 1, Op. 19 - "Midsommarvaka"
Saa tag mit Hjerte
Midsommarvaka, Op. 19: Midsommarvaka (Midsummer Vigil), Op. 19, "Swedish Rhapsody No.1"
Aftonen - Skogen står tyst
Bergakungen (The Mountain King) Suite, Op. 37: Vallflickans Dans (Dance Of The Herdsmaiden)
Uti vår hage: Uti var hage (In Our Meadow)
Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 39 "Från havsbandet": III. Lento - Maestoso - Molto appassionato
Upsala-Rapsodi (Uppsala Rhapsody), Op. 24, "Swedish Rhapsody No. 2"
Vallflickans Dance (Dance of the Shepherdess from the ballet-pantomime Bergakungen, Op. 37)
Vallflickans dans ur Bergakungen
Roslagsvår (Spring in Roslag)
Bergakungen (The Mountain King), Op. 37: Act III Scene 1: I Bergakungens sal (In the hall of the Mountain King)
Julsang (Se, julens stjarna stralar klar) (See how brightly shines the star)
Midsommarvaka, Op. 19
Dalarapsodi (Dalecarlian Rhapsody), Op. 47, "Swedish Rhapsody No. 3"
Gryning Vid Havet (Dawn Over The Ocean)
Vallflickans dans
Swedish Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 19 'Midsummer Vigil'
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 11: III. Allegro
Gustav Adolf II, Op. 49: VII. Elegi
Aftonen (Evenings)
Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 7: II. Andante
Symphony No. 3 In E Major, Op. 23: IV. Allegro con brio
Symphony No. 3 In E Major, Op. 23: I. Allegro Con Brio
Andante religioso
Symphony No. 3 In E Major, Op. 23: III. Presto
Festspel, Op. 25 : Festival Overture, Op. 25
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 11: I. Moderato
Vaggvisa (Lullaby)
Festspel, Op. 25
Midsommarvaka
Hor I Orphei Drangar (Hear Orphean Serfs)
Midsommarvaka (Midsummer Vigil), Op. 19, "Swedish Rhapsody No. 1"
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