The Swedish Orchestra Vol. 2

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble, Musica Vitae, Camerata Nordica, Radiotjänsts Underhållningsorkester

Once again it’s time for the Swedish Classical Music series to take a look outside the instrument-specific boundaries, turning to when they all come together – in the orchestra. This instalment, The Swedish Orchestra Vol. 2, is completely devoted to shining a light on the outstanding breadth and long history of Swedish orchestral music, and aims to provide the listener with a fascinating trek through various styles, moods, and expressions. Everything between baroque and contemporary art music, symphonies to tone poems, is packed into the 70 track space of this vast collection.


Swedish orchestral music goes back a long time – one of the oldest orchestras still operating in the world is Kungliga Hovkapellet (the Royal Court Orchestra), which has been making beautiful music since at least the early 16th century. Most of Sweden’s greatest composers through the ages have written extensively for this irresistibly flexible and voluminous ensemble form. Among those represented here are Johan Helmich Roman, Franz Berwald, Adolf Wiklund, Hugo Alfvén, Ingvar Lidholm, and Allan Pettersson.

Swedish orchestras have a consistently good reputation, even internationally, and here you can hear some of Sweden’s and Europe’s top ensembles, led by great names in the conductor’s guild. Orchestras like the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble, and the Swedish Chamber Orchestraare led by, among others, Sten Broman, Levon Chilingirian, Petri Sakari, Stig Westerberg, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Peter Csaba, Hilding Rosenberg, Sixten Ehrling, and Zdeněk Mácal.

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    • 1.
      Swedish Festival Music Music: August Söderman

    • 2.
      Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, 'Sinfonie serieuse': I. Allegro con energia Music: Franz Berwald

    • 3.
      Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, 'Sinfonie serieuse': II. Adagio maestoso Music: Franz Berwald

    • 4.
      Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, 'Sinfonie serieuse': III. Stretto Music: Franz Berwald

    • 5.
      Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, 'Sinfonie serieuse': IV. Finale: Adagio - Allegro molto Music: Franz Berwald

    • 6.
      I folkton Music: Erik Fordell

    • 7.
      Divertimento, Op. 29: I. Moderato Music: Dag Wirén

    • 8.
      Divertimento, Op. 29: II. Allegro moderato Music: Dag Wirén

    • 9.
      Divertimento, Op. 29: III. Andantino Music: Dag Wirén

    • 10.
      Divertimento, Op. 29: IV. Allegro moderato Music: Dag Wirén

    • 11.
      Sången, Op. 44: Interlude Music: Wilhelm Stenhammar

    • 12.
      Three Pieces for Strings and Harp: I. I folkton: Tranquillo Music: Adolf Wiklund

    • 13.
      Three Pieces for Strings and Harp: II. Andante espressivo Music: Adolf Wiklund

    • 14.
      Three Pieces for Strings and Harp: III. Molto ritmico Music: Adolf Wiklund

    • 15.
      Polka from Roslagen Music: Hugo Alfvén

    • 16.
      Symphony No. 7: I. Malgré tout Music: Gunnar Bucht

    • 17.
      Symphony No. 7: II. Tant mieux Music: Gunnar Bucht

    • 18.
      Arktis for Symphonic Wind Band Music: Torbjörn Iwan Lundquist

    • 19.
      The Golovin Music (excerpts): No. 1 in D Major: Allegro Music: Johan Helmich Roman

    • 20.
      The Golovin Music (excerpts): No. 27 in G Minor: Allegro Music: Johan Helmich Roman

    • 21.
      The Golovin Music (excerpts): No. 10 in A Minor: Sinfonia Music: Johan Helmich Roman

    • 22.
      The Golovin Music (excerpts): No. 29, 30, 29 da capo: Presto - Andante - Presto Music: Johan Helmich Roman

    • 23.
      The Golovin Music (excerpts): No. 7 in A Major: Allegro Music: Johan Helmich Roman

    • 24.
      Invoco per archi, Op. 4 Music: Åke Hermanson

    • 25.
      Mass for Strings: I. Andante espressivo Music: Göte Carlid

    • 26.
      Mass for Strings: II. Moderato Music: Göte Carlid

    • 27.
      Mass for Strings: III. Andantino Music: Göte Carlid

    • 28.
      Mass for Strings: IV. Allegretto Music: Göte Carlid

    • 29.
      Little Suite: Sång till våren Music: Adolf Wiklund

    • 30.
      Orpheus in Town: I. Rhythm of the Times: Allegro deciso Music: Hilding Rosenberg

    • 31.
      Orpheus in Town: II. Bartender's Dance: Moderato grazioso Music: Hilding Rosenberg

    • 32.
      Orpheus in Town: III. Girl's Dance: Allegro con spirito Music: Hilding Rosenberg

    • 33.
      Orpheus in Town: IV. Dance of the Negress: Moderato Music: Hilding Rosenberg

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      Orpheus in Town: V. Trio Dance: Allegro marcia con fuoco Music: Hilding Rosenberg

    • 35.
      Orpheus in Town: VI. Tango: Lento Music: Hilding Rosenberg

    • 36.
      Orpheus in Town: VII. Finale: Allegro agitato Music: Hilding Rosenberg

    • 37.
      Ultima, Op. 13 Music: Åke Hermanson

    • 38.
      Concerto No. 2 for Strings: I. Allegro Music: Allan Pettersson

    • 39.
      Concerto No. 2 for Strings: II. Dolce e molto tranquillo Music: Allan Pettersson

    • 40.
      Concerto No. 2 for Strings: III. Allegro Music: Allan Pettersson

    • 41.
      Ostacoli Music: Anders Eliasson

    • 42.
      Growings: I. high Music: Göran Gamstorp

    • 43.
      Growings: II. 'brutale subito' - Music: Göran Gamstorp

    • 44.
      Growings: III. into Music: Göran Gamstorp

    • 45.
      Growings: IV. 3 stations Music: Göran Gamstorp

    • 46.
      Growings: V. out of Music: Göran Gamstorp

    • 47.
      Growings: VI. down Music: Göran Gamstorp

    • 48.
      Growings: VII. pulsations Music: Göran Gamstorp

    • 49.
      Tronkrävarna: Dramma per musica Music: Gunnar Bucht

    • 50.
      Symphony No. 1, Op. 9: I. Moderato. Poco allegro Music: Åke Hermanson

    • 51.
      Symphony No. 1, Op. 9: II. Più lento espressivo Music: Åke Hermanson

    • 52.
      Symphony No. 1, Op. 9: III. Presto furioso Music: Åke Hermanson

    • 53.
      Symphony No. 1, Op. 9: IV. Finale. Moderato, allegro motto Music: Åke Hermanson

    • 54.
      Forma ferritonans Music: Karl-Birger Blomdahl

    • 55.
      Music for Strings: I. Allegro (attacca) Music: Ingvar Lidholm

    • 56.
      Music for Strings: II. Molto adagio - Espressivo (attacca) Music: Ingvar Lidholm

    • 57.
      Music for Strings: III. Coda: Allegro Music: Ingvar Lidholm

    • 58.
      The Mountain King, Op. 37: Dance of the Shepherd Girl Music: Hugo Alfvén

    • 59.
      Symphony No. 5 in one movement, 'Sinfonia seria' Music: Gösta Nystroem

    • 60.
      Tetrachordon Music: Thomas Liljeholm

    • 61.
      Ein schneller Blick…ein kurzes Aufscheinen: I. Allegro moderato Music: Anders Eliasson

    • 62.
      Ein schneller Blick…ein kurzes Aufscheinen: II. Tranquillo Music: Anders Eliasson

    • 63.
      Ein schneller Blick…ein kurzes Aufscheinen: III. Presto Music: Anders Eliasson

    • 64.
      The Winter Garden Music: Anders Hultqvist

    • 65.
      Symphony No. 7, 'Humanity' (Dag Hammarskjöld In Memoriam): I. Evolution: Furiously - Alert and Decisively Music: Torbjörn Iwan Lundquist

    • 66.
      Symphony No. 7, 'Humanity' (Dag Hammarskjöld In Memoriam): II. Lamentation: Requiem - Kyrie - Dies irae - Lacrymosa Music: Torbjörn Iwan Lundquist

    • 67.
      Symphony No. 7, 'Humanity' (Dag Hammarskjöld In Memoriam): III. Interlude Music: Torbjörn Iwan Lundquist

    • 68.
      Symphony No. 7, 'Humanity' (Dag Hammarskjöld In Memoriam): IV. Markings (One of Us - Gospel - The Road) Music: Torbjörn Iwan Lundquist

    • 69.
      Symphony No. 7, 'Humanity' (Dag Hammarskjöld In Memoriam): V. Epilogue Music: Torbjörn Iwan Lundquist

    • 70.
      Symphonic Variations on 'Vårvindar friska', Op. 25: Theme - Variations 1-11 - Finale Fugue Music: Gunnar de Frumerie

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CAP 80019 // Swedish Classical Music // Klassiskt // Releasedate: 17 April, 2020