Moderato. Allegro - Moderato - Allegro. Lento - Maestoso - Andante - Poco più mosso - Molto appassionato. Allegro agitato - Moderato

Composers	Alfvén, Hugo
Genres	Symphony
Performers	Ahnsjö, Claes-Håkan Högman, Christina
Orchestras / Ensembles	Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Instruments	Soprano Tenor
Periods	Romantic
Conductors	Järvi, Neeme
Label	BIS

Orchestra	Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Soprano	Hogman (Högman), Christina
Tenor	Ahnsjö, Claes-Håkan
Conductor	Järvi, Neeme

Alfvén put the symphony into its final shape during 1918-1919 after spending a great deal of time in the outer archipelago of Stockholm. 'Anyone who has spent any time there will know just how magical it is! The symphony has a highly romantic programme which relates the emotions of two lovers; it rather shocked contemporary Swedish opinion at the time as being excessively sensual' (Gramophone). With Christina Högman, soprano and Claes-Håkan Ahnsjö tenor.
Recommended by Penguin Guide 3 stars and Gramophone.