This expansive work for divisi a cappella choir is a rich sound painting in the Nordic choral tradition. The gentle fall of dusk is musically rendered with ethereal harmonies and hints of distant horn...
Frauenchor - SSAA {20./21. Jahrhundert}
Elegi was originally written for orchestra by Hugo Alfvén, from the 'Gustav II Adolf' suite. Here it is transcribed for soloist and mixed choir by Thomas Caplin.
Männerchor - TTBB {20./21. Jahrhundert}
Swedish composer Hugo Alfvén (1872-1960) was born in Stockholm and studied at the Royal College of Music (Kungliga Musikhögskolan) from 1887 to 1891. The 'Herdsmaiden's Dance' ('Vallflickans Dans') is...