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Franz Adolf Berwald was a Swedish composer, musicologist, university teacher, and surgeon. He was born in Stockholm on July 23, 1796, and died there on April 3, 1868, from pneumonia. His musical output includes works in the genres of classical music, opera, and symphony, often categorized as romantic and Scandinavian. He played the violin and viola and spoke Swedish.
Berwald studied under Jean Baptiste Édouard Du Puy. He taught at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and the Kungliga Hovkapellet. His students included Joseph Gottlieb Dente, Hilda Thegerström, and Christina Nilsson. He is buried at Norra begravningsplatsen, with his burial occurring on April 14, 1868.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Sweden
- Active from
- 1796
- Active to
- 1868
Discography
- 4 Symphonies1985
- Symphony no. 1 “Sinfonie Sérieuse” / Symphony no. 41993
- Piano Concerto / Violin Concerto / Festival of the Bayadères / The Queen of Golconda - Overture1994
- Sinfonie singulière / Sinfonie sérieuse / Elfenspiel1994
- Symphonies no. 3 "Singuliere" and no. 41994
- Grand Septet / Quartet for Piano and Wind / Piano Trio no. 21996
- Piano Quintets (complete)1996
- Symphonies and Overtures1996
- Symphonies no. 1 "Sinfonie sériuse" / no. 2 "Sinfonie capricieuse"1996
- Symphonies: No. 3 "Sinfonie singulière" / No. 4 in E-flat major / Piano Concerto in D major1996
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 12,414
- Total plays
- 66,615
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Franz Adolf Berwald (born in Stockholm on July 23, 1796 and died there on April 3, 1868) was a Swedish Romantic composer who was generally ignored during his lifetime and had to make his living as an orthopedic surgeon and, later, as the manager of a saw mill and glass factory. He is now considered the finest Swedish composer of the 19th century, indeed probably the finest Swedish composer of any century. Berwald came from a family with four generations of musicians; his father <a href="https:/
Key facts
- Born
- Franz Adolf Berwald , ( 1796-07-23 ) 23 July 1796, Stockholm , Kingdom of Sweden
- Died
- 3 April 1868 (1868-04-03) (aged 71), Stockholm, Sweden–Norway
- Resting place
- Norra begravningsplatsen
- Occupations
- Composer violinist
- Years active
- 1809–1868
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Adolf
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Place of birth
- Stockholm
- Occupation
- violist
- Employer
- Kungliga Hovkapellet
- Languages spoken
- Swedish
- Student of
- Jean Baptiste Édouard Du Puy
- Genre
- symphony
- Instrument
- viola
- Image
- Franz Berwald Painting.jpg
Show 10 more facts
- place of burial
- Norra begravningsplatsen
- Commons category
- Franz Berwald
- date of birth
- 1796-07-23
- date of death
- 1868-04-03
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- manner of death
- natural causes
- described by source
- OpenStreetMap
- date of burial or cremation
- 1868-04-14
- related category
- Category:Compositions by Franz Berwald
- P8168
- Adventure
Sources (5)
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Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Franz Berwald, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Franz Adolf Berwald (23 July 1796 – 3 April 1868) was a Swedish Romantic composer and violinist. He made his living as an orthopedist and later as the manager of a saw mill and glass factory, and became more appreciated as a composer after his death than he had been in his lifetime. Prominent in his oeuvre are several operas, much chamber music and four symphonies.
Life and works
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