Berwald Franz Berwald

Franz Adolf Berwald (23 July 1796 – 3 April 1868) was a Swedish Romantic composer who was generally ignored during his lifetime. He made his living as an orthopedic surgeon and later as the manager of a saw mill and glass factory.

Works

Symphonies

• Symphony in A (Fragment) (1820)
• Symphony No. 1 in G minor (Sinfonie sérieuse) (1842)
• Symphony No. 2 in D (Sinfonie capricieuse) (1842)
• Symphony No. 3 in C (Sinfonie singulière) (1845)
• Symphony No. 4 in E flat (Sinfonie naïve) (1845)

Concertante

• Theme and Variations in B flat for Violin and Orchestra (1816)
• Concerto in E for 2 Violins and Orchestra (1817)
• Violin Concerto in C sharp minor (1820)
• Konzertstück in F for Bassoon and Orchestra (1827)
• Piano Concerto in D (1855)

Other orchestral works

• Slaget vid Leipzig (The Battle of Leipzig) (1828)
• Elfenspiel (1841)
• Fugue in E flat (1841)
• Ernste und heitere Grillen (1842)
• Erinnerung an die norwegischen Alpen (1842)
• Bayaderen-Fest (1842)
• Wettlauf (1842)
• Stor polonaise (Grand polonaise) (1843)

Chamber music

• Duo for Violin and Piano in D (1857–60)
• Duo for Cello (or Violin) and Piano in B flat (1858)
• Duo Concertante for 2 Violins in A (1816)
• Piano Trio in C (1845)
• Piano Trio No. 1 in E flat (1849)
• Piano Trio No. 2 in F minor (1851)
• Piano Trio No. 3 in D minor (1851)
• Piano Trio No. 4 in C (1853)
• String Quartet No. 1 in G minor (1818)
• String Quartet No. 2 in A minor (1849)
• String Quartet No. 3 in E flat (1849)
• Quartet in E flat for Piano, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon (1819)
• Piano Quintet No. 1 in C minor (1853)
• Piano Quintet No. 2 in A (1850–57)
• Septet in B flat for Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass (1828)
• various piano pieces

Vocal works

• Kantat i anledning av högtidligheterna (1821)
• Kantat författad i anledning av HKH Kronprinsessans ankomst till Sverige och höga förmälning (1823)
• Gustaf Adolph den stores seger och död vid Lützen (1845)
• Nordiska fantasibilder (1846)
• Gustaf Wasas färd till Dalarna (1849)
• Apoteos (1864)
• other choral works and songs

Stage works

• Leonida, opera (1829, lost)
• Jag går i kloster, operetta (1843; first performance 1843)
• Modehandlerskan, operetta (1843; first performance 1845)
• Ein ländliches Verlobungsfest in Schweden, cantata (1847)
• Estrella de Soria, opera (1841/48)
• Drottningen av Golconda (The Queen of Golconda), opera (1864)

Works for wind orchestra

• Revue-Marsch