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Hugo Alfvén
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Swedish composer, conductor, violinist, and painter (1872-1960)
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Hugo Alfvén was a Swedish composer, conductor, and violinist, also recorded by the Swedish term tonsättare, born on 1 May 1872. He began his career in 1890, working across composition, conducting, art music, and music more broadly. Alfvén held Swedish nationality, was male, and spoke Swedish. He died on 8 May 1960, and records covering his life and work number 31 in total.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1872
- Died
- 1960
- Works
- 13
Top works
- I dur och moll från Uppsala åren
- Brev om musik
- Midsommarvaka
- Symphony no. 4 in C minor, op. 39
- Zweite Symphonie in D-dur für grosses Orchester
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Sweden
- Active from
- 1872-05-01
- Active to
- 1960-05-08
Discography
- Gustav II Adolf (Orkestersvit), op. 491967
- Symphony no. 21986
- Stemning1988
- Symphony no. 2 in D major / Midsommarvaka (Swedish Rhapsody no. 1)1988
- Upsala Rhapsody (Swedish Rhapsody no. 2) / Symphony no. 1 in F minor / Drapa / Andante religioso1988
- The Lord's Prayer1989
- Dala Rhapsody (Swedish Rhapsody no. 3) / Symphony no. 3 in E / Den förlorade sonen, suite1989
- Lidholm: Kontakion / Kuss: Lyric Poem1990
- Bergakungen1991
- En skärgårdssägen, op. 20 / Symphony no. 4, op. 39 "Från havsbadet"1991
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 22,564
- Total plays
- 128,263
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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). <a href="https://www.l
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1872–1960
- Nationality
- SE, SWE
- Role / Field
- Violinists, Conductors music, Composers, Violinist, Tonsattare, Conducting
- Language
- swe
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 31 libraries
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1872-05-01 ) 1 May 1872, Stockholm , Sweden
- Died
- 8 May 1960 (1960-05-08) (aged 88), Falun , Sweden
- Occupations
- Classical composer conductor violinist painter writer
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Emil
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Place of death
- Falun
- Spouse
- Marie Krøyer
- Child
- Margita Alfvén
- Occupation
- composer
- Educated at
- Royal College of Music in Stockholm
- Employer
- Kungliga Hovkapellet
- Languages spoken
- Swedish
- Student of
- Johan Lindegren
- Genre
- symphony
- Instrument
- violin
- Image
- Hugo Alfvén ca 1906.png
Show 10 more facts
- Commons category
- Hugo Alfvén
- date of birth
- 1872-05-01
- date of death
- 1960-05-05
- name in native language
- Hugo Alfvén
- birth name
- Hugo Emil Alfvén
- has works in the collection
- Nationalmuseum
- start of work period
- 1890-00-00
- significant person
- Alice Nordin
- related category
- Category:Compositions by Hugo Alfvén
- relative
- Hannes Alfvén
Sources (10)
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Encyclopedic overview
Hugo Emil Alfvén ( Swedish: [alˈveːn] ; 1 May 1872 – 8 May 1960) was a Swedish composer, conductor, violinist, and painter. Alfvén was one of Sweden's principal composers. His "Swedish Rhapsody”, written when he was 31, is still one of the best-known pieces of Swedish music. After extensive European travels to develop his musical skills, Alfvén taught composition, before conducting choirs and orchestras. In 1954, he made the first Swedish classical stereo recordings. Hugo Alfvén’s extensive musical archive is held at Uppsala University, where he was music director for twenty-nine years.
Career
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