Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867-1942)

[Dave]

I rather thought that Atterberg and contemporaneous Scandinavian composers were outside the scope of this forum, but if that perception is mistaken, then I would like to add Lars-Eric Larsson to the list of worthy conservative symphonists and ask forum members (so glad DH has joined -- I've profited many times from his fine Amazon reviews) how they would compare the "superficiality" of Peterson-Berger's early 20th-century symphonies to Schumann's Spring symphony or, say, Bizet's symphony? Is there still a place for a rooted, "pleasurable" symphony written during or after the Great War?

If I'm not mistaken, it says in the forum's policy that composers who lived far into the 20th century but composed in an essentially Romantic fashion like Atterberg can be discussed here.

P.S. I have also gained much from Dave's reviews.

Thank you.