Franz Berwald - Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major

Franz Berwald - Piano Quintet No. 2 In A Major.

Allegro Con Gusto -
Allegro Vivace -
Poco Andante -
Allegro Molto.

UPPSALA CHAMBER SOLOISTS. Bengt-Åke Lundin - Piano
Originally established in 1978, the Uppsala Chamber Soloists constitute one of Sweden's best-known chamber ensembles. The permanent members devote most of their time to playing chamber music, and are also members of the Uppsala Chamber Orchestra. The ensemble has been noted for virtuoso musicianship, coupled with enjoyment in performance. They have been on tours all over the world, feature on several CDs and are frequently on the radio. The combination of six string instruments is used flexibly so as to provide an extensive list of performed works ranging from a single player to full string sextet, often with double-bass instead of second cello. The members of the sextet on this recording are: Nils-Erik Sparf, violin, Klara Hellgren, violin, Susanne Magnusson, viola, Diana Crafoord, viola, Lars Frykholm, cello, and Staffan Sjöholm, double bass. Bengt-Åke Lundin - Piano

Franz Berwald (July 23, 1796 -- april 3, 1868) was a Swedish composer.
Franz Berwald is a major figure in Swedish music history; but the ploy for him to live from his music. Instead, he opened an orthopaedic Institute in Berlin and later in Vienna. Later, he worked within the Swedish glass industry.
Descended from a slesvigsk musician family. In 1909, set a "Berwald company" with the aim of publishing and playing his own music; It was dissolved in 1947. At the beginning of the 20th century he was recognized as one of Sweden's finest composers.