Alfvén: Bergakungen / The Mountain King

Editor's Choice

There's a lot more to Hugo Alfvén than Midsummer Vigil, one of the best-loved and most durable 'pops' in the orchestral repertoire, and the first of his three Swedish Rhapsodies. Not to be overlooked are five symphonies, cantatas, songs and - above all - his remarkable ballet-pantomime entitled Bergakungen (The Mountain King). Composed between 1916 and 1923, this is a substantial achievement, brimful of melodic appeal, the irresistible 'Vallflickans dans' from Act 3 a case in point, captivating poetry and giddy spectacle.It's hard to imagine a more convincing performance than it gets here under the baton of the great Yevgeny Svetlanov, who secures playing of stunning refinement and palpable commitment from the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. What's more, the thrillingly sumptuous and wide-ranging recording is surely one of the finest ever made in Stockholm's Berwald Hall. read more

Tracklist

Alfvén: The Mountain King, Op. 37

Act I Scene 1: Vallpojken och vallflickan (The herdsboy and the herdsmaid)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

4:50

Act I Scene 1: Intaget (The gathering)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

1:32

Act I Scene 1: Forsta dansen (THe first dance)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

1:50

Act I Scene 1: Andra dansen (The second dance)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

2:11

Act I Scene 1: Tredje dansen (The third dance)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

6:38

Act I Scene 2: Sjojungfrur och troll, forsta danse (Sea maidens and trolls, the first dance)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

1:43

Act I Scene 2: Sjojungfrur och troll, andra danse (Sea maidens and trolls, the second dance)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

2:50

Act I Scene 2: Dans (Dance)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

1:16

Act I Scene 2: Sjojungfrur och troll, forsta danse (Sea maidens and trolls, the first dance) (reprise)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

2:44

Act I Scene 2: Vallflickan ensam (The herdsmaid alone)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

4:30

Act I Scene 2: Dans (Dance)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

1:21

Act I Scene 2: Vallflickan moter Humpe (The herdsmaid meets Humpe)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

1:28

Act I Scene 2: Sommarregn (Summer rain)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

2:47

Act II: Vallflickoch och Humpe (Hersmaid and Humpe)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

2:06

Act II: Porten oppnar sig (The gate opens)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

2:39

Act II: Vallpojken och Humpe (The herdboy and Humpe)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

3:46

Act II: Besvarjelse (Invocation)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

2:43

Act III Scene 1: I Bergakungens sal (In the hall of the Mountain King)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

1:12

Act III Scene 1: Vallflickan dansar for trollen (Hersmaid dances for the trolls)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

3:12

Act III Scene 1: Vallflickan dansar for Bergakungen (Hersmaid dances for the Mountain King)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

2:17

Act III Scene 1: Vallflickans dans (The hersmaid's dances)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

1:12

Act III Scene 1: Trollflickans dans (The dance of the troll madien)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

5:00

Act III Scene 1: Trollens forsta dans (The first dance of the trolls)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

4:15

Act III Scene 1: Trollens andra dans (The second dance of the trolls)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

4:04

Act III Scene 1: Frihet (Liberation)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

6:15

Act III Scene 2: Snostormen (The snowstorm)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

2:03

Act III Scene 2: Gryning (Dawn)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

2:11

Total playing time

1:18:49

On this album

Hugo Alfvén

Composer

Yevgeny Svetlanov

Conductor

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra

Credits

Record Label

Musica Sveciae

Released

1 March 2012

Alfvén: Bergakungen / The Mountain King

Alfvén: Bergakungen / The Mountain King

Evgeny Svetlanov

Tracklist

Act I Scene 1: Vallpojken och vallflickan (The herdsboy and the herdsmaid)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

4:50

Act I Scene 1: Intaget (The gathering)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

1:32

Act I Scene 1: Forsta dansen (THe first dance)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

1:50

Act I Scene 1: Andra dansen (The second dance)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

2:11

Act I Scene 1: Tredje dansen (The third dance)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

6:38

Act I Scene 2: Sjojungfrur och troll, forsta danse (Sea maidens and trolls, the first dance)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

1:43

Act I Scene 2: Sjojungfrur och troll, andra danse (Sea maidens and trolls, the second dance)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

2:50

Act I Scene 2: Dans (Dance)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

1:16

Act I Scene 2: Sjojungfrur och troll, forsta danse (Sea maidens and trolls, the first dance) (reprise)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

2:44

Act I Scene 2: Vallflickan ensam (The herdsmaid alone)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

4:30

Act I Scene 2: Dans (Dance)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

1:21

Act I Scene 2: Vallflickan moter Humpe (The herdsmaid meets Humpe)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

1:28

Act I Scene 2: Sommarregn (Summer rain)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

2:47

Act II: Vallflickoch och Humpe (Hersmaid and Humpe)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

2:06

Act II: Porten oppnar sig (The gate opens)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

2:39

Act II: Vallpojken och Humpe (The herdboy and Humpe)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

3:46

Act II: Besvarjelse (Invocation)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

2:43

Act III Scene 1: I Bergakungens sal (In the hall of the Mountain King)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

1:12

Act III Scene 1: Vallflickan dansar for trollen (Hersmaid dances for the trolls)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

3:12

Act III Scene 1: Vallflickan dansar for Bergakungen (Hersmaid dances for the Mountain King)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

2:17

Act III Scene 1: Vallflickans dans (The hersmaid's dances)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

1:12

Act III Scene 1: Trollflickans dans (The dance of the troll madien)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

5:00

Act III Scene 1: Trollens forsta dans (The first dance of the trolls)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

4:15

Act III Scene 1: Trollens andra dans (The second dance of the trolls)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

4:04

Act III Scene 1: Frihet (Liberation)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

6:15

Act III Scene 2: Snostormen (The snowstorm)