This album presents the complete string quartets of **Franz Berwald**, performed by the **Yggdrasil Quartet**, and showcases the chamber music legacy of one of Sweden’s most original 19th-century composers. Though known for his symphonies and orchestral works, Berwald was also a skilled violinist and violist, and his three surviving quartets—spanning over three decades—reflect remarkable formal innovation, bold harmonies, and unique musical character. The early **String Quartet No. 1 in G minor** (1818) astonishes with its maturity and contrapuntal skill; **No. 2 in A minor** (1849) develops bold chromatic language and uninterrupted movement structure; and **No. 3 in E-flat major** features Berwald’s experimental “sandwich principle,” embedding slow and scherzo sections within a single movement. This recording brings renewed attention to Berwald’s inventive voice in the string quartet genre, performed with clarity and conviction by one of Sweden’s leading ensembles.