Karl-Ove Mannberg's and Bengt Forsberg's recording of the 1922 Suite and other pieces for violin & piano by Swedish composers are reviewed by Göran Forsling at http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2010/apr10/swedish_colours_ACCD-1019.htm
Mario Venzago's recording of the third and on sixth symphonies on BIS is reviewed by David Hurwitz at http://www.classicstoday.com/review.asp?ReviewNum=12666 and more positively at http://www.recordsinternational.com/cd.php?cd=04L008
The Railroad Fugue from Journey to America performed by SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern & Jirí Stárek on hänssler classic CD 93.187 is reviwed by Carsten Niemann (in German) at http://www.rondomagazin.de/kritiken.php?kritiken_id=4754
Rosenberg's Wind Quintet from 1959 has been recorded along pieces by Frumerie, Börtz and Martinsson. Rob Barnett reviews it at http://www.musicweb-international.com/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 in May 1999 at http://www.gramophone.net/ (make a search for "Orpheus in Town") and a longer one by Rob Barnett at http://www.musicweb-international.com/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-international.com/classrev/2003/May03/rosenberg_isle.htm and by Göran Forsling at http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2005/June05/Rosenberg_Isle_PSCD722.htm. BBC Music Magazine reviews it at http://www.bbcmusicmagazine.com/review/rosenberg. Guy Richards reviewed it in May 2003 at http://www.gramophone.net/ (search for "The Isle of Bliss")
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-international.com/classrev/2003/Jan03/Rosenberg3.htm, by Thomas Rübenacker (in German) at http://www.rondomagazin.de/kritiken.php?kritiken_id=5010 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-international.com/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-international.com/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-international.com/classrev/2001/Dec01/nordic_cello.htm
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-international.com/classrev/2001/Feb01/rosenberg.htm
and in September 1997 by Robert Layton at http://www.gramophone.net/
(search for "PSCD 100")
The BIS cd with The Shepherd of Days are reviewed by Rob Barnett at http://www.musicweb-international.com/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-international.com/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
At Gramophone http://www.gramophone.net/ you'll also find reviews of these albums if you make a search for "Hilding Rosenberg";
Finlandia 0630-14913-2 (Nobel Prize Ceremony Music) including Rosenberg’s Tango and finale from Orpheus in Town with Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra & Andrew Davis is reviewed in February 1997 by Ivan March (search for "Orpheus in Town").
Rosenberg’s Symphony No. 4, "The Revelation of St John" with Håkan Hagegård, Swedish Radio Choir, Pro Musica Choir, Rilke Ensemble, Gothenburg SO & Sixten Ehrling on Caprice (Cassette) MSCD624 and (CD) CAP21429 is reviewed by Robert Layton in May 1993.
A review from May 1993 by Robert Layton 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 if you make a search for "Rosenberg conducts Rosenberg".
BIS CD 570 including Rosenberg’s Overture to The Marionettes with Malmö Symphony Orchestra & James DePreist is reviewed in January 1993 by Guy Rickards.
Caprice CAP21352 with String Quartets No. 1, No. 6 & No.
12, reviewed by Robert Layton in May 1990.
Caprice CAP21353 with String Quartets No. 4, No. 7 & Six
Moments musicaux, reviewed by Robert Layton in May 1990.
Caprice CAP21354 with String Quartets No. 2, No. 5 & No. 8,
reviewed by Robert Layton in May 1990.
BIS CD 165 including Rosenberg’s Small Piece for cello and strings with Elemer Lavotha, Stockholm Sinfonietta & Jan-Olav Wedin, reviewed by Robert Layton in September 1989.
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, 1930-78, BIS LP 301/3, including Rosenberg’s Symphony No. 6, "Sinfonia semplice" with Charles Dutoit 1977, reviewed in July 1986 by Robert Layton (make a search for "Sinfonia semplice").
BIS LP 190 with The Shepherd of Days & 14 Chinese Songs is rewieved by Robert Layton in September 1983.
CRD 1004 with the Dance suite from Orpheus in Town played by Swedish Radio SO & Stig Westerberg is reviewed in June 1974 by Robert Layton (search for "Orpheus in Town").
RIKS mono LP10 with the three sonatas fo solo violin is rewieved in January 1973 by Jerrold Northrop Moore.
Turnabout TV34318S including the sixth symphony, Semplice with Stockholm PO & Stig Westerberg is rewieved by Robert Layton in February 1972.
RCA Victrola 1319 including the intermezzo & fugue from Voyage to America with Stockholm PO & Antal Dorati is rewieved by Robert Layton in November 1968.
Swedish Society SLT 33160 including Rosenbergs second symphony, Grave with Stockholm PO & Herbert Blomstedt, reviewed by Robert Layton in November 1965.
Decca 6180 including Rosenberg’s Overture to The Marionettes with London SO & Sixten Ehrling, reviewed by Robert Layton in July 1965.
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