REPRINT SERIES Hugo Alfvén’s Midsommarvaka (Swedish Rhapsody No.1) is an orchestral work that draws on Swedish folk traditions and melodies. The piece captures the atmosphere of the Swedish midsummer celebration with its rhythmic vitality...

REPRINT SERIES The large collection of rocky islands in the Baltic off Stockholm, known as the "Skerries" in English, inspired special affection in Alfvén, who spent many fine days there in his youth. In 1903, after writing Midsummer Vigil, the...