Eduard Hanslick
Eduard Hanslick, writing in his 1869 book "Geschichte des Concertwesens in Wien", opined of Berwald, "a man stimulating, witty, prone to bizarrerie, [who] as a composer lacked creative power and fantasy". On the other hand, composers Ludvig Norman, Tor Aulin, and Wilhelm Stenhammar worked hard to promote Berwald's music. However, despite these musicians' efforts, it took a while before Berwald was recognized as, to quote composer-critic Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, writing in the Stockholm newspaper "Dagens Nyheter", Sweden's "most original and modern composer".