Natanael Berg

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.

External links

• Free scores by Natanael Berg at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)