Alf Hurum (1882-1972)

[M. Henriksen]

I decided to create a Alf Hurum-post since he has been mentioned a few times on this forum. Hope this can be an short introduction for those who want to get more familiar with the composer and his music. Here's a link showing the Simax-CD  of the composers Symphony ++ (discussed on this forum) but also 3 other recordings of Hurums music from the small label Thema:

- Complete works for violin & piano

- Complete songs with piano

- Piano music (2CDs)

On this site you can listen to excerpts from the CDs or download the music.
http://www.mic.musiconline.no/shop/doSearch.asp?srchType=search_album&srchTerm=Hurum
Prices are in Norwegian kroner (1GBP = 9,60 Nkr, 1 USD = 6,64 Nkr)

A short biography in English:
http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2005101813363822326848

A longer biography in Norwegian (maybe I will use my summer vacation to translate this one..)
http://www.hf.uio.no/imv/forskning/forskningsprosjekter/norgesmusikk/musikkhistarkiv/Original_tekster/Alf_Hurum.html

Morten

[jimmosk]

FYI, I'm currently auctioning that two-CD piano music set: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=307&item=130397495315
I find Hurum's piano music to be extremely French -- more delicate than almost any other Norwegian composer.

-J

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Jim Moskowitz
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