The Hilding Rosenberg Pages

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Rosenberg's Wind Quintet from 1959 has been recorded along pieces by Frumerie, Börtz and Martinsson. Rob Barnett reviews it at http://www.musicweb.uk.net/classrev/2004/Dec04/flames_swq.htm

Rosenberg’s Prelude to The Last Judgement with Swedish RSO & Petter Sundkvist and the entire Orpheus in Town with Royal Stockholm PO & B. Tommy Andersson on Phono Suecia PSCD702 gets a short review by Guy Rickards at http://www.gramophone.co.uk/gramofilereview.asp?reviewID=9905027&mediaID=179037&issue=Reviewed%3A+Gramophone+%285%2F1999%29 and a longer one by Rob Barnett at http://www.musicweb.uk.net/classrev/2003/Sept03/rosenberg_orpheus.htm

The Phono Suecia-recording of the opera The Isle of Bliss is reviewed by Rob Barnett at http://www.musicweb.uk.net/classrev/2003/May03/rosenberg_isle.htm and by Göran Forsling at http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2005/June05/Rosenberg_Isle_PSCD722.htm

The recording by The Royal Stockholm PO & Andrew Davis on Finlandia of Symphony no 3, the suite from Orpheus in town and the Louisville Concerto is reviewed by Rob Barnett (in English) at http://www.musicweb.uk.net/classrev/2003/Jan03/Rosenberg3.htm, by Thomas Rübenacker (in German) at http://www.rondomagazin.de/klassik/cddesmonats/014.htm and by Kjell Moe (in Norwegian) at http://www.pluto.no/KulturSpeilet/faste/cd/Rosenberg_Orfevs.html.

BIS' new recording of the Symphony for wind & percussions is reviewed by Rob Barnett at http://www.musicweb.uk.net/classrev/2002/Oct02/Cello_Winds.htm.

The Musica Vitae recording of the Ouvertura Bianca-nera and other Nordic string music is reviewed by John France at http://www.musicweb.uk.net/classrev/2002/Apr02/Musica_Vitae.htm. The reviewer also shares some thoughts on Rosenberg's aesthetic position, lifting the value of the review significantly.

Erling Blöndahl Bengtsson's recording on Danacord of Rosenberg's Intermezzo for cello solo and other Nordic pieces are reviewed by Rob Barnett at http://www.musicweb.uk.net/classrev/2001/Dec01/nordic_cello.htm

A review by Robert Layton at Gramophone of the 3-cd-box Rosenberg plays Rosenberg (Caprice CAP21510) including Orpheus in Town, Sinfonia Concertante, Symphony No 3, Symphony No 5, 'Hortulanus', Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No 1, the Pastorale from the Suite opus 13, The Holy Night and excerpts from the fourth symphony can be found at http://www.gramophone.co.uk/gramofilereview.asp?reviewID=9305147&mediaID=15466&issue=Reviewed%3A+Gramophone+%285%2F1993%29

Phono suecia's cd (PSCD100) with Rosenberg’s Symphonies No. 3 with Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra & Herbert Blomstedt & No. 6, Sinfonia semplice with Stockholm Symphony Orchestra & Stig Westerberg is reviewed by Rob Barnett at http://www.musicweb.uk.net/classrev/2001/Feb01/rosenberg.htm
and by Robert Layton from Gramophone at http://www.gramophone.co.uk/gramofilereview.asp?reviewID=9709028&mediaID=165157&issue=Reviewed%3A+Gramophone+%289%2F1997%29

The BIS cd with The Shepherd of Days are reviewed by Rob Barnett at http://www.musicweb.uk.net/classrev/2001/July01/Petterson-Rosenberg.htm

You'll find reviews by Rob Barnett of the three Daphne records with Mats Widlund, the Piano Concertos and some of the piano music at http://www.musicweb.uk.net/classrev/2000/apr00/rosenberg.htm

Mats Widlund's Daphne recording of the Piano Concertos is also reviewed by Sonoloco, but in Swedish at http://home.swipnet.se/sonoloco2/Rec/Daphne/rosenberg.piano.html

The Caprice 5-cd box of the String Quartets gets a Sonoloco review in English at http://home.swipnet.se/sonoloco7/Caprice/rosenbergstringq.html

Rosenberg’s Symphony No. 4, "The Revelation of St John" with Håkan Hagegård, Swedish Radio Choir, Pro Musica Choir, Rilke Ensemble, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra & Sixten Ehrling on Caprice (Cassette) MSCD624 and (CD) CAP21429 is reviewed by Robert Layton at http://www.gramophone.co.uk/gramofilereview.asp?reviewID=9305115&mediaID=15447&issue=Reviewed%3A+Gramophone+%285%2F1993%29

Nobel Prize Ceremony Music including Rosenberg’s Tango and finale from Orpheus in Town with Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra & Andrew Davis on Finlandia 0630-14913-2 is reviewed by Ivan March at http://www.gramophone.co.uk/gramofilereview.asp?reviewID=9702055&mediaID=164943&issue=Reviewed%3A+Gramophone+%282%2F1997%29

Orchestral Works including Rosenberg’s Overture (not the dance suite) to The Marionettes with Malmö Symphony Orchestra & James DePreist on BIS CD570 is reviewed by Guy Rickards at http://www.gramophone.co.uk/gramofilereview.asp?reviewID=9301018&mediaID=6389&issue=Reviewed%3A+Gramophone+%281%2F1993%29

 

 

At Gramophone http://www.gramophone.co.uk/ you previously also could find reviews of these cd's, but they don't seem to be there any more (011125);
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, 1930-78, BIS LP 301/3, including Rosenberg’s Symphony No. 6, "Sinfonia semplice" with Charles Dutoit 1977, reviewed by Robert Layton

Swedish Orchestral Music, BIS CD 165, including Rosenberg’s Small Piece for cello and strings with Elemer Lavotha, Stockholm Sinfonietta & Jan-Olav Wedin, reviewed by Robert Layton

3 of the cd’s with Rosenberg’s String Quartets were reviewed by Robert Layton;
Caprice CAP21352 with String Quartets No. 1, No. 6 & No. 12
Caprice CAP21353 with String Quartets No. 4, No. 7 & Six Moments musicaux
Caprice CAP21354 with String Quartets No. 2, No. 5 & No. 8

 

 

 

 


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