Franz Berwald ist an outsider among the 19th Century Swedish Composers. Being almost ignored by contemporary critics his music was really discovered in the 20th century. The Symphony No. 1 in G minor, the "Serieuse", was the only one of Berwald's four symphonies that was performed in his lifetime. In 1911, Carl Nielsen wrote of Berwald, "Neither the media, money nor power can damage or benefit good Art. It will always find some simple, decent artists who forge ahead and produce and stand up for their works. In Sweden, you have the finest example of this: Berwald." The recordings of Berwald's C-Major and G-Minor Symphony by the Stockholm Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt are musical highlights since they represent true musical gems from the composer's oevre, an oevre that still offers a lot to discover.