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Solid performances of an underated composer

George N. Fabian | Mountainside, USA | 07/06/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Berwald was a complete original; you can't say that his music reminds you of any other composer:not Mozart, not Haydn, not Beethoven, nor any other classical composer. And yet his music is compelling and startlingly fresh. If you are unacquainted with him start with his masterpiece--the Sinfonie singuliere. And if his other Symphonies and orchestral works do not quite reach the exalted level of this masterwork they are nevertheless vital and extremely interesting works. Bjorlin and the Royal Philharmonic give fine performances and in this 2 CD set you get all four of his symphonies plus three other works."