Title: Strikingly original works by their greatest interpreter
Product review: It is simply a terrible shame that the symphonies of Berwald are not better known, for they are very much original works, in no way derivitave of the other music being composed at the time. Perhaps because Berwald spent good portions of his life in relative musical backwaters such as Stockholm. He also did not promote himself as aggressively as some of his contemporaries. As a result, his works have somewhat fallen into neglect.If not for Sixten Ehrling, we might not know these works at all. I first heard a battered recording of the 1st Symphony performed by Ehrling about 20 years ago, and was hooked on Berwald's music. I have other Berwald recordings by Järvi in my collection, and they are very good, but I still think Ehrling offers the best interpration of all.If you don't know Berwald's music, you need to listen to it! He is very much his own man, and his music is just delightful. You will wonder why these pieces are so seldomly performed.
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