Sterling Records
Wilhelm Stenhammar: Tirfing
$27.99
Details
- Composer
- Wilhelm Stenhammar
- Artist
- Various
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Sterling Records
- Released
- Jan 02, 2026
- Catalog #
- CDO1134
- UPC
- 7393338113423
About
It's the Viking era. The hero Angantyr has fallen. In his grave, he has taken with him the magical sword Tirfing, a sword that never misses to kill the enemy. His daughter Hervor needs the sword to protect herself from the cruel world of the Vikings. From his grave, Angantyr, who had no sons, demands that his daughter forever must appear as a man in order to retrieve and use the sword. Hervor dresses as the warrior Hervardur, receives the sword, which makes him/her an always unbeatable hero on the battlefields. However, the disguise will eventually prove to be her undoing. A love triangle develops between Hervardur and Vidar, "his" brother-in-arms who, in his way, is in love with Hervor/Hervardur, and Vidar's sister Gullväg, who has fallen in love with the hero Hervardur, not knowing that he, in fact, is a woman. Gullväg is courted by the three kings Gestur, Svasur, and Harald. Encouraged by her father, King Gudmundur, Gullväg asks three riddles to be solved by the courting cavaliers. She will marry the one who can solve them all. But she is, in fact, in love with Hervardur, who succeeds in solving the riddles to Gullväg's joy. However, Hervardur must (for obvious reasons) reject Gullväg, which makes Vidar furious, meaning that this is an unforgivable insult to his family. He therefore challenges Hervardur to a duel, whereupon he is killed by the invincible sword Tirfing. Hervardur is proclaimed an outlaw by King Gudmundur. Brokenhearted, Hervardur tells Gullväg of her true origin and once again seeks out her father's grave, returns the sword Tirfing, and dies.
Tracklist 21 tracks
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1 Förspel (Hervor) 08:26
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Förspel (Hervor)
- Duration
- 08:26
- Composer
- Wilhelm Stenhammar
- Performer
- Martina Dike
- Ensemble
- Malmö Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- Arnold Östman
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2 Act I: Vad vill du min pojke (Hervor, Vidar) 06:25
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Act I: Vad vill du min pojke (Hervor, Vidar)
- Duration
- 06:25
- Composer
- Wilhelm Stenhammar
- Performer
- Martina Dike, Daniel Hällström
- Ensemble
- Malmö Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- Arnold Östman
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3 Act I: Hervor! Din dotter (Hervor, King Gudmundur) 04:17
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Act I: Hervor! Din dotter (Hervor, King Gudmundur)
- Duration
- 04:17
- Composer
- Wilhelm Stenhammar
- Performer
- Martina Dike, Bengt Krantz
- Ensemble
- Malmö Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- Arnold Östman
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4 Act I: Ske då din vilja! (Hervor, King Gudmundur, Gullväg, Vidar, Servant) 07:15
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Act I: Ske då din vilja! (Hervor, King Gudmundur, Gullväg, Vidar, Servant)
- Duration
- 07:15
- Composer
- Wilhelm Stenhammar
- Performer
- Martina Dike, Bengt Krantz, Daniel Hällström, Nils Olsson, Ulrika Mjorndal
- Ensemble
- Malmö Opera Chorus, Malmö Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- Arnold Östman
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5 Act I: inledning (Chorus, Gullväg, Vidar, Servant) 05:26
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Act I: inledning (Chorus, Gullväg, Vidar, Servant)
- Duration
- 05:26
- Composer
- Wilhelm Stenhammar
- Performer
- Ulrika Mjorndal, Daniel Hällström, Nils Olsson
- Ensemble
- Malmö Opera Chorus, Malmö Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- Arnold Östman
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6 Act I: Lillsyster, Gullväg! (Hervor, Vidar) 07:14
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Act I: Lillsyster, Gullväg! (Hervor, Vidar)
- Duration
- 07:14
- Composer
- Wilhelm Stenhammar
- Performer
- Ulrika Mjorndal, Daniel Hällström
- Ensemble
- Malmö Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- Arnold Östman
-
7 Act I: Nej, jag jublar och skrattar (Hervor, Vidar) 03:46
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Act I: Nej, jag jublar och skrattar (Hervor, Vidar)
- Duration
- 03:46
- Composer
- Wilhelm Stenhammar
- Performer
- Ulrika Mjorndal, Daniel Hällström
- Ensemble
- Malmö Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- Arnold Östman
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8 Act I: Orkestermellanspel I 01:02
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Act I: Orkestermellanspel I
- Duration
- 01:02
- Composer
- Wilhelm Stenhammar
- Ensemble
- Malmö Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- Arnold Östman
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9 Act I: Så, Hervadur och Gullväg (Hervor, Vidar) 04:26
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Act I: Så, Hervadur och Gullväg (Hervor, Vidar)
- Duration
- 04:26
- Composer
- Wilhelm Stenhammar
- Performer
- Ulrika Mjorndal, Daniel Hällström
- Ensemble
- Malmö Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- Arnold Östman
-
10 Act I: Orkestermellanspel II 03:36
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Act I: Orkestermellanspel II
- Duration
- 03:36
- Composer
- Wilhelm Stenhammar
- Ensemble
- Malmö Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- Arnold Östman
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11 Act I: Var välkommen min vän (Hervor, Vidar) 09:28
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Act I: Var välkommen min vän (Hervor, Vidar)
- Duration
- 09:28
- Composer
- Wilhelm Stenhammar
- Performer
- Martina Dike, Daniel Hällström
- Ensemble
- Malmö Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- Arnold Östman
-
12 Act I: Du får mig gäcka (Chorus, Hervor, Vidar) 07:36
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Act I: Du får mig gäcka (Chorus, Hervor, Vidar)
- Duration
- 07:36
- Composer
- Wilhelm Stenhammar
- Performer
- Martina Dike, Daniel Hällström
- Ensemble
- Malmö Opera Chorus, Malmö Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- Arnold Östman
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13 Act II: inledning (Chorus, King Gudmundur, Gestur, Svasur, Harald, A Bard) 09:05
- Track
- 13
- Title
- Act II: inledning (Chorus, King Gudmundur, Gestur, Svasur, Harald, A Bard)
- Duration
- 09:05
- Composer
- Wilhelm Stenhammar
- Performer
- Bengt Krantz, Dardan Bakraqi, Per Fernesten, Patrick Forsman, Jakob Högström
- Ensemble
- Malmö Opera Chorus, Malmö Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- Arnold Östman
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14 Act II: Sagt! (Chorus, A Bard) 03:21
- Track
- 14
- Title
- Act II: Sagt! (Chorus, A Bard)
- Duration
- 03:21
- Composer
- Wilhelm Stenhammar
- Performer
- Jakob Högström
- Ensemble
- Malmö Opera Chorus, Malmö Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- Arnold Östman
-
15 Act II: Ur mörkret (Chorus, A Bard) 05:26
- Track
- 15
- Title
- Act II: Ur mörkret (Chorus, A Bard)
- Duration
- 05:26
- Composer
- Wilhelm Stenhammar
- Performer
- Jakob Högström
- Ensemble
- Malmö Opera Chorus, Malmö Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- Arnold Östman
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16 Act II: Nu Gullväg är stunden inne (Hervor, Gullväg, Vidar, King Gudmundur, Harald) 03:16
- Track
- 16
- Title
- Act II: Nu Gullväg är stunden inne (Hervor, Gullväg, Vidar, King Gudmundur, Harald)
- Duration
- 03:16
- Composer
- Wilhelm Stenhammar
- Performer
- Martina Dike, Ulrika Mjorndal, Daniel Hällström, Bengt Krantz, Patrick Forsman
- Ensemble
- Malmö Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- Arnold Östman
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17 Act II: Tjänare är han (Hervor, Gullväg, Vidar, King Gudmundur, Harald) 03:41
- Track
- 17
- Title
- Act II: Tjänare är han (Hervor, Gullväg, Vidar, King Gudmundur, Harald)
- Duration
- 03:41
- Composer
- Wilhelm Stenhammar
- Performer
- Martina Dike, Ulrika Mjorndal, Daniel Hällström, Bengt Krantz, Patrick Forsman
- Ensemble
- Malmö Opera Chorus, Malmö Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- Arnold Östman
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18 Act II: Hell! Hell! (Chorus, Hervor, Gullväg, Vidar, King Gudmundur, Harald, Gestur) 09:19
- Track
- 18
- Title
- Act II: Hell! Hell! (Chorus, Hervor, Gullväg, Vidar, King Gudmundur, Harald, Gestur)
- Duration
- 09:19
- Composer
- Wilhelm Stenhammar
- Performer
- Martina Dike, Ulrika Mjorndal, Daniel Hällström, Bengt Krantz, Patrick Forsman, Per Fernesten, Dardan Bakraqi
- Ensemble
- Malmö Opera Chorus, Malmö Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- Arnold Östman
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19 Act II: Orkestermellanspel III 08:51
- Track
- 19
- Title
- Act II: Orkestermellanspel III
- Duration
- 08:51
- Composer
- Wilhelm Stenhammar
- Performer
- Martina Dike, Ulrika Mjorndal
- Ensemble
- Malmö Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- Arnold Östman
-
20 Act II: Epilog 03:32
- Track
- 20
- Title
- Act II: Epilog
- Duration
- 03:32
- Composer
- Wilhelm Stenhammar
- Ensemble
- Malmö Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- Arnold Östman
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21 Act II: Jag rädes (Hervor) 11:54
- Track
- 21
- Title
- Act II: Jag rädes (Hervor)
- Duration
- 11:54
- Composer
- Wilhelm Stenhammar
- Performer
- Martina Dike
- Ensemble
- Malmö Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- Arnold Östman