Tuesday, July 23, 2024

July 23 - Franz Berwald (The Musical Birthday Series, 6th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for July 23rd are here: Leon Fleisher (2019), Francesco Cilea (2020), Franz Berwald (2021), Eduard Marxsen (2022), and Francesco Cilea (2023)

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Franz Berwald (23 July 1796 – 3 April 1868) was a Swedish composer.

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consensus


When you have a pressing need

To program music by a Swede,

The Swedes would tell that you’ve got

To program Berwald in the spot.

Just ask around when you’re in Sweden,

It’s a thing they’re all agreed in.



 

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