
Founded by brothers violinist Willi Boskovsky and clarinetist Alfred Boskovsky […]
Franz Berwald’s Violin Concerto begins with a very Schubertian andante, literally at a walking pace, with that master’s characteristic melodic turns in the second theme.
Franz Berwald’s remarkable “musical painting” The Battle of Leipzig (1828)
This is an incredibly stupid collection of superb performances. Herbert
If you didn’t know this music, you might think these
Markevitch was one of those conductors whose omnivorous talent was
Romantic composer Franz Berwald had to make a living at other trades, first as an orthopedic surgeon in Berlin and later as the manager of
Franz Berwald’s four symphonies are becoming better known, but the shorter orchestral works hardly receive a mention, even though they are no less deserving. Though
This is a respectable if not especially compelling set of Berwald symphonies; David Montgomery’s moderate tempos and tidy phrasing do a decent job of presenting
Franz Berwald deserves to be as highly regarded worldwide as he is in Scandinavia. On this recording, Thomas Dausgaard and the Danish National Symphony Orchestra/DR