Berwald: not as sung as he deserves !

[hyperdanny]

I agree with Alan about Jarvi's: make no mistake, for someone into the Unsungs he's just a little short of a prophet, but he's not perfect, and in this particular case I do not think that Berwald's peculiar mix of originality, ebullience and irony fit's Jarvi's père's brand of energetic drive.
Indeed, his cycle sounds to me rushed and brusque.

[hyperdanny]

BTW, there's a new Berwald recording (Piano concerto) coming out in May:
https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/nordic-music/hnum/9127450

[Alan Howe]

Neeme Järvi's most obvious weakness, even as a great conductor, is his tendency to rush. I remember that, when I was present at the recording of Rufinatscha 6 (now 5) under Noseda, there was talk among the sound engineers about his (then) forthcoming Raff recordings. The comment I remember was: 'I'll bet that'll be fast...'

[Mark Thomas]

.. and so it proved to be, but in Raff's case the music can take it.

[Alan Howe]

...although Raff 5 is a heck of a ride!