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lists 191 (as of April 2024) manuscript/early print entries of works by
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Only a small portion of Berger's oeuvre has been recorded, but interest in his works appears to have been rekindled in recent years. The Verdi
Quartet released a recording of the Piano Quintet in F major in 1994, and several choral works were recorded; by the
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Landesjugendchor Thüringen, conducted by Nikolaus Müller, in 2017. The pianist Mitsuko Saruwatari released two albums with piano works by Berger, and in 2023 the German label CPO published a CD with recordings of the first symphony and the
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