Berg: Symphony No. 3 / Reverenza / Suite from Hertiginnans friare
6/4/2010, 8 Tracks, 52:34
Featuring
Ari Rasilainen
Norrköpings Symfoniorkester
Nathanael Berg
Did you know?
1/7
Critical Reception
At the premiere of Berg's opera "Judith," critics noted that he was "a more faithful Wagnerian than Wagner himself."
Performer Biography
Ari Rasilainen, the conductor on this album, studied in the renowned conducting class of Jorma Panula at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki.
Composer Biography
Carl Natanael Berg, a leading Swedish composer, graduated with a degree in veterinary science in 1902 and worked as a veterinarian for the Defense Department until 1939, caring for the Crown's horses.
Compositional Technique
Berg's ballet "Hertiginnans friare" features finely crafted Spanish dances, including a Sevillana and a brisk Tarantella, to describe the suitors' conduct.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Natanael Berg's orchestral writing is described as highly romantic and colorful, focusing more on continental European traditions than Nordic national romanticism.
Recording & Production
The Norrköping Symphony Orchestra (SON), featured on this recording, is one of the youngest among Sweden's professional symphony orchestras, making it one of the most fascinating in Scandinavia.
Composition History
Berg's first symphony, "Alles endet was entstehet" (All that arises ends), was inspired by the sinking of the Titanic.
You might also enjoy...
Boehe: Symphonic Poems, Vol. 2
Stephenson: Concerto for cor anglais and string orchestra
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, "Resurrection" (Arrangement for Small Orchestra)
