Those who bought the first volume of Natanael Berg's symphonies on CPO might be interested to know that the second volume will soon be released, according to the JPC web-site:
http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/cpo/detail/-/art/Natanael-Berg-Symphonie-Nr-3-Makter/hnum/7178133 (http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/cpo/detail/-/art/Natanael-Berg-Symphonie-Nr-3-Makter/hnum/7178133)
BTW, the first symphony from that first volume is being broadcast on KING-FM Seattle right now. I take back anything bad I have ever said about ... :)
Syrelius - this CD (of Berg's 3rd Symphony) has actually been released for over 3 years (I have had it in my collection for some time), and I think has just been "marked down" in price on the jpc web site.... ;)
CPO don't appear to have recorded Symphony 4 yet, but that one is available on a Sterling CD.
It's definitely a mark-down item, not a new release.
Syrelius made his announcement in 2010 - 3 years ago!
Glad to note Eric takes back previous comments - a wise man is one who can change his mind!
Berg didn't set the world (or my ears) on fire - but I'm glad to have heard the first four symphonies, and the much later piano concerto. He is a worthwhile composer. The Sterling disc of Symphony 4 and the Piano Concerto is a good one. But if CPO record more Berg, then what's the betting it will be a second recording of Symphony 4 rather than Symphony 5 which so far is unrecorded!
There are also various operas by Berg, but much more realistic hopes for the future are a Piano Quintet and a String Quartet. Wonder what they are like?
Nevertheless, jpc are offering a good bargain...
This subject heading raised such hopes in me! I wonder if CPO will ever record nos. 4–6.*
*Edited to add: Should be 4–5; see correction below.
There is a 6th?
Wiki starts its very brief article on Berg by stating there are 6 symphonies - but then doesn't mention a Symphony No. 6 in the following list of "selected compositions"!
I've always thought Wiki simply commits a mistake here - and this might be from where Miles R. gets the idea of six symphonies?
Quote from: petershott@btinternet.com on Tuesday 19 February 2013, 09:16
Wiki starts its very brief article on Berg by stating there are 6 symphonies - but then doesn't mention a Symphony No. 6 in the following list of "selected compositions"!
I've always thought Wiki simply commits a mistake here - and this might be from where Miles R. gets the idea of six symphonies?
Your surmise is correct. :-[ I suppose I ought not to have taken that claim on trust--especially as (as I now find) there is on this site a catalogue of his orchestral and choral works (http://www.unsungcomposers.com/forum/index.php/topic,2956.msg33411.html#msg33411) that includes only five, not six symphonies. I've never edited a Wikipedia article before, but maybe it's time I made a try.