I first heard the Berwald 3rd on a flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu. It was the only work on the plane's classical channel. I must have listened to it at least half a dozen times. By the time we landed In Hawaii I swore I'd never listen to it again. That was more than 40 years ago. I have long since overcome my distaste: I can now hear the "Singulière" with pleasure. Great pleasure, in fact.
@derby25103 жыл бұрын
The first movement is incredible. It is Sibelius from 1845. The way the music constantly returns to the opening theme (which itself sounds like a primordial coming into being) and generates more music from that incredibly simple germ is just something else. Some one else below said the orchestration was simple but good. That is wrong. It is remarkable. Where, in a symphony, are you going to hear trombones grab the theme like that in 1845? Maybe Berlioz. Gorgeous use of the woodwinds prefiguring Sibelius by 60 years. It is one of the weirdest and most organically beautiful symphonies I’ve heard from the Romantic era. Stunning.
@tchaivorakfauresohnsieg95322 жыл бұрын
Considering the fact it's from part time composer
@Mikerotheatre15 ай бұрын
Absolutely right - so different from the contrivances of "motto themes". The moment there is stillness, there is that quiet onward urging, pulsing underneath, like a spring of water seeping through grass... though why did he call it "fuocoso"?
@philhomes2338 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest and most influential symphonys ever written. Recorded often, but not played in public as much as it should be.
@seekingdelphi56544 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@absolutecare77553 жыл бұрын
I love conducting this piece Very beautiful very warm.
@beboprichie5 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for the upload of this symphony I love it that you always give the orchestra playing the piece as well as the conductor Makes it easier trying to find the cd on Amazon Thanks again 🎼🎼🎼
@barrymalkin90316 жыл бұрын
Okko Kamu is a great conductor who brings the Northern Lights shining over the world.
@Musicrafter128 жыл бұрын
This is awesome... *lyrical melody* *BANG* *scherzo* That transition is just the best.
@Columba_Kos8 жыл бұрын
Almost unknown, today, and under appreciated in his time, there is something very modern about Berwald and his approach to composition. By no means a large catalogue, but full of exemplary music.
@jacksongrant158 жыл бұрын
He is interesting because he hardly has themes, let alone melodies, but develops rhythmic motifs. His pieces are still very coherent. Maybe that is the 'modern aspect'. Definitely some weird connection with Bruckner.
@rogerascham32088 жыл бұрын
Roger Ascham: My aim, after the BBC Northern Lights week and Composer of the Week (not before time!!) over Xmas, my aim is to get the 4 Berwald Symphonies performed at the |BBC Proms and to establish them (esp nos 3 & 4) in the British concert repertoire.
@user-td4do3op2d6 жыл бұрын
The main theme of the first movement is incredible lyrical and beautiful
@seekingdelphi56544 жыл бұрын
Underappreciated because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Stuck in Sweden, outside the mainstream of emerging romanticism in Germany, England, Austria, Italia, etc., he was a maverick in a backwater that was still stuck in the Mannheim school,
@kylesimon17156 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite Symphonies to study to.
@franzwilde894 ай бұрын
One of my favorite symphonies ever…maybe my favorite…thank you for matching such beautiful music with beautiful art
@bowerdw5 жыл бұрын
A very fine work simply lost in a sea of fine works. If it wasn't for the KZbin trend, I would have never heard of the composer or gotten a chance to listen to this work. KZbin is also its curse for it is just another fine work only to found by those of us looking for these.
@MorganHayes_Composer.PianistАй бұрын
What a refreshing symphony , teeming with invention. In a blindfold test I’d have placed it later than 1845. I’ve just listened to the Scharwenka Symphony in C minor which is much later and completely undistinguished so this was quite a joy to behold.
@warrenmalach55287 жыл бұрын
I was also introduced to this wonderful symphony by way of the Nonesuch LP back in the Sixties which Pere4grine mentioned. It remains for me one of the most "singular" symphonies ever written, and I agree with all of the comments about how it remains woefully neglected in spite of its excellent quality. I especially remember the Nonesuch recording because it was one of the very first recordings of an "unknown composer" for me, in high school at the time.
@barrymalkin90316 жыл бұрын
Nonesuch Records was wonderful for its affordable, superbly recorded performances of little known composers. Long before KZbin, Nonesuch brought the rich but obscure European symphonic and chamber music traditions back to life.
@gregorypalmer54039 ай бұрын
Bought a lot of tapes. ( The Nonesuch Singuliere he mentions, iirc, was a fine old Sixten Ehrling release from Sweden) No knock on them . They became, through brains and hard work, a major force in Classical despite a less than major budget @@barrymalkin9031
@gerardbegni28067 жыл бұрын
I never understood the titles that Berwald gave to his four symphonies. I do not understand what is "odd" in this symphony. The fact is that it is an excellent classic work:.The architecture is solid, the themes are firmly drawn, the developments are logical, the orchestration is simple but very efficient. All in all, an excellent classical symphony. Berwald should not be forgotten by our organizars of concerts.
@TheVaughan57 жыл бұрын
Many organizers of concerts continually ignore an enormous amount of first class music, particularly from early to mid 20thc composers such as Stenhammar, Magnard, Poulenc, Honnneger, Madetoja, Bate, Arnell, Bantock etc. Hard to believe that until fairly recently even Carl Nielsen was seldom played outside Scandinavian countries!
@gerardbegni28067 жыл бұрын
I know. I never had the oportunty to hear Magnard or Poulenc "live" ..........
@ullscarf2 жыл бұрын
It's extraordinarily odd for its time.
@olavtryggvason1194 Жыл бұрын
Perhaps "odd" is the wrong translation of the French expression "singulière". Probably Berwald used the word in the meaning "special" or "not repeatable", "not like other symphonies".
@MorganHayes_Composer.PianistАй бұрын
It’s an apt title insofar as the language is pretty advanced . In a blindfold test I wouldn’t place this as being written in 1845
@jbf1117 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to performing this this week with the American Classical Orchestra!
@pipestud3corncobpuffer7856 жыл бұрын
16:31 echoes Tchaikovsky, just love that part. Berwald was light years ahead of his time. His music just sparkles.
@GeraldNorman-vq9jeАй бұрын
So graciously flowing. 🎉
@ulflagerstrom57639 жыл бұрын
Fantastic symphony from an amazing composer. It is hard for me to understand why he is not more famous. The first movement of his first symphony and Symphony no 4 are as great as well I think.
@arneberg92619 жыл бұрын
+Ulf Lagerström I detta nu kan du fördjupa Dig runt personen Berwald via P2 Dokumenär.---
@ulflagerstrom57639 жыл бұрын
+arne berg Tack för tipset. Ulf
@olavtryggvason1194 Жыл бұрын
Immer wenn ich die vier Berwaldsymphonien höre, gehen meine Gedanken zurück zu Mozarts letzten Symphonien, von der Prager bis zur Jupiter.
@edwardgold77469 жыл бұрын
This Symphony by a relatively obscure Swedish composer seems to show an affinity in places with the music of the much more famous Finnish (but originally Swedish-speaking) composer Jean Sibelius especially in the second theme of the second movement which Berwald uses throughout the rest of the work. It is hard to know if there was a direct influence of Berwald on Sibelius or whether there was only something in the Nordic waters, but their styles are strikingly similar here!
@lorenzopone8697 жыл бұрын
Edward Gold I think you're not far from the truth, I share your opinion. And generally I find Berwald's music quite insignificant... but this symphony is highly inspired.
@InterCultComm6 жыл бұрын
True. You do have a point about the link with Sibelius
@obaolori4 жыл бұрын
yea but berwald lived way before sibelius
@Fearless_DoGooder8 жыл бұрын
Wow, just started listening to the theme a the beginning and it is definitely ahead of its time. I can say the same about the Symphonies of Robert Schumann during that same era. Great themes. This one should be in the standard repertoire. I might add, I've been investigating some other Swedish composers, with Berwald as the earliest, then Wilhelm Stenhammer (Sometimes called the Swedish Brahms), and Hugo Alfven I hear is also a great Swedish composer. Some also say Petersson is good for more of a late 20th century composer.
@obaolori7 жыл бұрын
try Johan Helmich Roman for an even earlier Swedish composer
@gerardbegni28067 жыл бұрын
In my modest opinion, the second symphony of Stennhammar is probably the gretest swedish symphony, in spite of these of Alfven.
@Audiea3 жыл бұрын
Simply wonderful. Provocative, dreamy and remarkably well paced. Imagine if Sibelius had met Berwald.
@soturner9558 жыл бұрын
Isn't life GRAND, when you find a New FAVORITE? Thank you GREG, for directing me HERE!
@GregSpradlin7 жыл бұрын
Greg who?
@ly7766 жыл бұрын
Of all the forgotten and neglected works, this is the one I think that ought to be played and heard most often. The first movement especially is a beautiful and lively masterpiece. I like this so much I bought the complete set of Berwald symphonies by the Berlin Philharmonic, but must say this Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester version is superior.
@jurgenkuster35102 жыл бұрын
Eine wunderschöne Sinfonie
@user-td4do3op2d5 жыл бұрын
Please enable likes and dislikes! You would see how much people appreciate this symphony!
@MrNicolas7479 жыл бұрын
Eine der Musikalisch interessantessten und schönsten Sinfonien die jemals geschrieben wurden. Sie ist voll mit Tonalen folgen und phrasen welche sehr ansprechen sind.
@gurd50211 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for posting this!
@giginorman19552 жыл бұрын
A delightful symphony by a fine composer!
@BerrikoAndonik4 ай бұрын
I shall admit that Franz Berwald is the best composer ever searched by me between the panoply of relegated ancient music from the past. His style, their melodies and his natural cadence should put him into the glorious podium of musicians who they deserve better qualifications.
@luisfernandogranados4156 Жыл бұрын
Berwald fue un orquestador innovador y versatil que juega con las tesituras ritmicas que le brinda a la orquestacion frescura,originalidad y unidad😊
@223Fi9 жыл бұрын
Simply the best...!
@antonk63598 жыл бұрын
Beautiful, even innovative usage of sound.
@andrewbarrow34663 жыл бұрын
A wonderful symphony. What a beguiling opening...
@thommyrosenspira72016 жыл бұрын
Thanks to the late Sten Broman that once dug this this fantastic work out of the mud of forgotten music. Thommy Rosenspira
@GeraldNorman-vq9je9 күн бұрын
8 performance 😊 ❤
@lehmannudo72843 жыл бұрын
kamu and berwald :very good,i love the two cds.
@ianstrange56745 жыл бұрын
One of Sweden's best kept secrets it seems.😀
@absolutecare77553 жыл бұрын
Wow! What an amazing symphony!
@mikemalouf80384 жыл бұрын
My buddy Greg and I referred to this symphony as “Mendelssohn on ‘Shrooms” back in the ‘80’s. We still love it a lot!
@gnomechompsky65339 ай бұрын
Haha - not an inapt description!
@kokonssp3 жыл бұрын
romantic and dramatic masterpiece that gives people courage and hope.
@Metasisic3 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy the first movement to this symphony, both catchy and jubilant.
@pedrol.grijalba63398 жыл бұрын
Muy simpática obra. Tiene algunos acordes sobresalientes, muy bien logrados. Pedro L. Grijalba Lima - Perú
@bloodgrss11 жыл бұрын
My favorite of his 4-and his most completely musical symphony I think, among the treasures found in the other 3...
@johnrondeau2203 жыл бұрын
Thank you for Sharing this.
@jesseclementino9 жыл бұрын
Mov. III: Finale: Presto. My favorite.
@luisfernandogranados4156 Жыл бұрын
Está es una sinfonía con una estructura muy sóllida y con una orquestación muy original
@luisfernandogranados415610 ай бұрын
El tratamiento orquestal de berwald en esta sinfonia es alucinante que su sonoridad y riqueza coloristica es asombrosa!🎉
@mr-wx3lv4 ай бұрын
Very obviously he had his own symphonic style, which is quite advanced for the time. Nothing like Mendelssohn or Schumann, certainly foretells Sibelius and even smatterings of Bruckner. Fascinating. This certainly should be placed as an important romantic symphony..
@feraudyh6 жыл бұрын
painting by Ivan Agueli
@CsrlWienerАй бұрын
Wilhelm pettersson berger wrote a lovely essay on berwald
@burkhardstackelberg12033 жыл бұрын
Sadly the advertisement comes across the most lyrical moments of the music :-/ Contorts the joy of listening to this great piece :-)
@joepwalter17392 жыл бұрын
Why not take an adblocker? My Firefox browser offers 2 for free, but there are more available. Listening KZbin without advertisements is impossible.
@Pere4grine11 жыл бұрын
Long time ago I bought a record (Nonesuch) with Symphony #1 on one side, and #3 on the other. I much prefer #3 to #1, but I can never remember which I prefer, so I (usually) listen to #1 first. After listening for a bit, I realize it doesn't grab me (although it IS familiar), so I switch to #3, and after a few moments sit back with pleasure, knowing this is THE ONE (but it doesn't remind me of Keanu Reeves). It's not Beethoven, but then, so few things are. But it has more than a touch of beauty.
@mmosfa127 жыл бұрын
14:52 the best moment!
@hectorbarrionuevo60342 жыл бұрын
Lovely, third Symphony by Berwald ... dat chord progression (e.g. ~5:00 - 5:29, then recurring) may be the "singular," special, populist trait in the Symphony; i.e. it might be the harmony in several passages that stand out (?) Wonderful work overall: construction, counterpoint, development, energy, lyricism, and orchestral color !
@luisfernandogranados41569 ай бұрын
Las tonalidades timbricas con sus respectivas tesituras resultan soberbias que acarician dulcemente el oido😅🎉❤
@voice_of_sanity27409 жыл бұрын
Berwald's music is other-worldly. Even the music of the spheres would seem tawdry and garish in comparison.
@Myriasth8 ай бұрын
14:49 i swear i got a heart attack
@FantasticCamilo3 жыл бұрын
Lord of the Rings shares a lot of the shown musical elements in the soundtrack due to its actuality.
@ArnoArtner5 жыл бұрын
something tells me, that Berwald would have liked to finish in c-minor, but tradition prevented him from doing so
@kuang-licheng4027 жыл бұрын
nice
@jimmorgan56127 жыл бұрын
Hmm.......lot's of Berlioz!!!
@gerardbegni28067 жыл бұрын
You think it indeed? The brasses do not have so much role in that score. I think that the inspiration comes mainly from the viennese classics, with a serious personality in the melodic expression.
@oscaraitorp39226 жыл бұрын
So close to Nielsen's third...
@Jvenvell10 жыл бұрын
This is probably the best song ever composed by a human
@TheVaughan59 жыл бұрын
Actually it's not a "song" It's symphonic orchestral music, a song is for voice with or without the addition of musical instruments.
@Jvenvell9 жыл бұрын
cameronpaul Mr Bearwald is singing from his sole - u dont hav to have a real life singer for it to be a song!!1
@arneberg92619 жыл бұрын
+Jvenvell If it's a song for you: it is a song ----
@mosaicclassics7 жыл бұрын
But if it's coming from his sole, there might be a problem.
@aquarius044 Жыл бұрын
@@arneberg9261 So, if it's a painting for you, it's a painting? LOL
@jorgealbertobaron16 жыл бұрын
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@canalanti-zero71416 жыл бұрын
BRASIL
@andersrhedin1877 Жыл бұрын
Beerwald sa en gång att musiken och dess tematiska utveckling måste vara oväntad för bästa resultat. Från en takt till en annan ska man bli överraskad. Visst låter det bra?
@lainecolley14142 жыл бұрын
My mil understands this but not jazz ..
@galas0627 жыл бұрын
thank you? Artist?
@forlandm7 жыл бұрын
It's in the description right below the video...
@galas0627 жыл бұрын
no.....
@forlandm7 жыл бұрын
galas062 Ah, I see, you meant neither composer, conductor or orchestra, but the artist of the picture.. well, that's Ivan Aguéli