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Swedish composer (1879–1957)
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Carl Natanael Rexroth-Berg (9 February 1879, Stockholm – 14 October 1957, Stockholm) was a Swedish composer.

Berg trained in veterinary medicine and began learning music by teaching himself. He later studied at the Stockholm Conservatory. Until 1939, he served as a veterinarian in the Swedish Army and afterwards became a freelance composer.

His output included five operas, three ballets, five symphonies as well as several symphonic poems, a piano concerto, a violin concerto, a serenade for violin and orchestra, a piano quintet, ballades, lieder, and pieces for piano.

Chronological list of selected works

  • Saul och David, 1907
  • Eros vrede, 1907
  • Traumgewalten, symphonic poem, 1910
  • Leila, opera, 1910
  • Mannen och kvinnan, 1911
  • Predikaren, 1911
  • Symphony No. 1 Alles endet was entstehet, 1913
  • Varde Ljus, symphonic poem, 1914
  • Älvorna, ballet, 1914
  • Israels lovsång, 1915
  • Symphony No. 2 Årstiderna, 1916
  • Symphony No. 3 Makter, 1917
  • Piano Quintet, 1917
  • Die badenden Kinder, 1918
  • Violin Concerto, 1918
  • Symphony No. 4 Pezzo Sinfonico, 1918
  • Sensitiva, ballet, 1919
  • String Quartet, 1919
  • Hertiginnans friare, ballet, 1920
  • Serenade for Violin and Orchester, 1923
  • Symphony No. 5 Trilogia delle passioni, 1924
  • Höga Visan, 1925
  • Engelbrekt, opera, 1928 (Engelbrecht, Braunschweig, 1933)
  • Piano Concerto, 1931
  • Judith, opera, 1935
  • Birgitta, opera, 1942
  • Genoveva, opera, 1944–46
  • Tre konungar, Part 1, opera (incomplete), 1950–1954, orchestrated up to 1957

References

  • Storm Bull: Index to biographies of contemporary composers. Vol. II. Scarecrow Press, Metuchen, N.J. 1974.
  • Hans-Gunnar Peterson, Stig Jacobsson: Swedish composers of the 20th century. Svensk musik, Stockholm 1988.
  • Stanley Sadie: The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians. Macmillan, London 1980.

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