Franz berwald biography

Swedish Romantic composer

Franz Adolf Berwald (23 July 1796 – 3 April 1868) was a SwedishRomanticcomposer 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.

Franz berwald biography

Prominent in his oeuvre are several operas, much chamber music and four symphonies.

Life and works

Berwald was born in Stockholm and came from a family with four generations of musicians; his father, Christian Friedrich Georg Berwald [sv] a violinist in the Royal Opera Orchestra, taught Franz the violin from an early age; he soon appeared in concerts.

In 1809, Karl XIII came to power and reinstated the Royal Chapel; the following year Berwald started working there, as well as playing the violin in the court orchestra and the opera, receiving lessons from Edouard du Puy, and also started composing.

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