by Hugo Alfvén, Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Niklas Willén · Naxos Deutschland GmbH · CD · EAN 0747313261222
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This album features Hugo Alfvén's Symphony No. 5 in A minor, Op. 54, performed by the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Niklas Willén. The work, which occupied the composer throughout the 1940s and 1950s, is complemented by the Andante religioso, an arrangement for harp, celesta, and strings based on his Revelation Cantata, Op. 31.
Released by the Naxos label, this CD offers a masterful interpretation of one of the most significant figures in 20th-century Swedish classical music. It is an essential piece for collectors of symphonic music and followers of Alfvén's work, completing the cycle of his symphonies recorded by this prestigious label.
