Swedish composer Franz Berwald may not be the best known composer, but his works are worth exploring. Naxos offers a budget CD that contains Symphonies 3 & 4 along with Piano Concerto No. 1. The performances are great and this is an inexpensive way to hear an unfamiliar composer. Symphonies 3 and 4 at Amazon
Symphony No. 1: A survey of the first symphonies of various composers that I have in my collection. Swedish composer Franz Berwald [1796-1868] composed 4 symphonies, and Symphony No. 1 Sinfonie serieuse is a pleasant romantic era work, and a good introduction to this composer. The Naxos release is coupled with Symphony No. 2. There are also some CD Set releases of all 4 symphonies that you may want to check out: the BIS release by Ehrling is older but…