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Welcome to the Hugo Alfvén Society
Hugo Alfvén, the composer of Midsommarvaka (the Midsummer Vigil), the ballet Bergakungen
(the Mountain King),5 symphonies, some 60 art songs, innumerable choral songs and choral settings
was one of Sweden's most all-round and fascinating personalities during the first half of the 20th
century. The aim of the Hugo Alfvén Society is to promote the knowledge of his music and his other
activities.
The year 2010 will commemorate the death of Alfvén which took place in 1960. You are invited to
join performers and media within your ordinary activities sometime in 2010 under the heading "Hugo
Alfvén in our hearts". Do tell us in advance so we can publish it on this homepage. Ask for ideas and
proposals
Jan Olof Rudén
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News
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- Download the until now unpublished music: "Barnatro" Alfvén's first composition for voice and piano
, "Souvenir de Säter", "Barcarole" and "Serenade" for violin och piano, "Romance" and "Souvenir de Wisby"
for flute and piano, "Serenade pĺ mammas födelsedag" for flute, clarinet, violin and piano, "Minne" for voice and piano with
violino obbligato "Längtan", "Vandrarens julsĺng", "I bruset" for voice and piano, "Kvinnornas lösen", rösträttssĺng for unison
choir and piano, "Preludium" for organ from Uppenbarelsekantaten.
Go to buttons Works, Scores
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Nathan Leaf: Hugo Alfvén and his a cappella choral music
Diss Univ. of Texas, Austin, 2006. UMI.
The aim of this dissertation is to give a short biography especially in regard to the a cappella choral music, to characterise it, to
translate all poems into English (almost half the book),
to give rules how to pronounce the poems in Swedish - all this to allow English speaking singers to be well prepared to perform the songs.
Listen to Phono Suecia CD Alfvén conducts Alfvén, PSCD109
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Upcoming
performances
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| 2010 |
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| Februari 26 |
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Symfoni nr 3
Hiroshima Kosei Nenkin Kaikan, Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra,
dir Kazuyoshi Akiyama
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| Mars 31 |
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Alfvénmusik för abonnenter
Stockholm, Kungl Filharmonikerna, dir David Björkman
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| April 9 |
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En skärgĺrdssägen
Tammerfors, Tammerfors filharmoniska orkester, dir Okko Kamu
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| Maj 8 |
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En Alfvéndag i Uppsala
Akademiska Kapellet m.fl., körer
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| Maj 23 |
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Kammarmusikkonsert
Stockholm, Gustaf Vasa kyrka
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| September 21 |
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Svit ur Bergakungen arr för blĺsorkester
Helsingfors,Gardets Musikkĺr, dir. Jukka Myllys
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Please announce your own performances to
Jan Olof Rudén
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