Carl Maria von Weber
Composer, conductor, virtuoso, novelist, and essayist, Carl Maria von Weber is one of the great figures of German Romanticism. Known for his opera Der Freischütz, a work which expresses the spirit and aspirations of German Romanticism, Weber was the quintessential Romantic artist, turning to poetry, history, folklore, and myths for inspiration and striving to create a convincing synthesis of fantastic literature and music. Resembling the Faust legend, Der Freischütz (the term suggests the idea of an marksman relying on magic) is a story of two lovers whose ultimate fate is decided by supernatural forces, a story which Weber brings to life by masterfully translating into music the otherworldly, particularly sinister, aspects of the narrative. Weber's additional claim to fame are his works for woodwind instruments, which include two concertos and a concertino for clarinet, a concerto for bassoon, and a superb quintet for clarinet and string quartet. Born in 1786, Weber studied with Michael Haydn and Abbé Vogler. Appointed Kappelmeister at Breslau in 1804, he gained fame as an opera composer with the production, in 1811, of Abu Hassan. In 1813, he became director of the Prague Opera. In Prague, where he remained until 1816, Weber developed a mostly French repertoire, taking an active, and highly creative, part in the practical aspects of opera production. Underlying his often controversial efforts to reform opera production was his ardent desire to create a German operatic tradition. Although there were, indeed, capable composers in the German-speaking lands, the idea of a German opera provoked much opposition, as the public, trained to perceive opera as an exclusively Italian art form, regarded the concept of German opera as a contradiction in terms, despite the existence of a singspiel tradition, brilliantly exemplified by the Magic Flute by Mozart. While Weber's appointment as Royal Kappelmeister at Dresden, not to mention the triumphant production of Der Freischütz (1821), certainly strengthened his position as champion of German opera, his opponents remained unconvinced. Weber's next opera, Euryanthe (1823), failed to repeat the success of Der Freischütz. In Euryanthe, his only opera without spoken dialogue, Weber introduced the device of recurrent themes throughout the entire opera, thus anticipating Wagner. Although Weber brilliantly adapted a variety of harmonic styles and textures to the dramatic narrative, the overall effect was seriously hampered by a rambling libretto, an inept adaptation of a medieval romance already used by Shakespeare in Cymbeline. In 1825, Weber was invited to London. Among the works he was expected to conduct was Oberon, another opera with a Shakespearean theme. The librettist, who took the story from Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream, created, in a misguided effort to please the public, an incredible hodgepodge, even more convoluted than Euryanthe, that not even Weber's genius could salvage. Nevertheless, Oberon, which the English public received with admiration, contains much gorgeous music, including examples of lush orchestration and exquisite tone painting. Often performed in concert, the overture is a true Romantic gem. Already in poor health before his London tour, Weber died in the English capital in 1826, shortly after the premiere of Oberon at Covent Garden.
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Carl Maria von Weber: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1
Classical - Lançado por Meridian Records em 10 de set. de 2016
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Clarinet Concerto no. 1 in F minor, Op. 73
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Classical Romance with Carl Maria von Weber
Carl Maria von Weber, Alojz Zupan, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Lounge - Lançado por PMI Collins Classics em 1 de fev. de 2019
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Oberon Overture
Christian Lindberg, Carl Maria von Weber, Per Egland, Christchurch Symphony Orchestra
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Weber: Overtures
City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Foster
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Weber: ROMANCE
Christian Lindberg, Roland Pöntinen, Carl Maria von Weber
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The Celebrated New York Concerts, Vol. 5
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Weber: Euryanthe
American Symphony Orchestra, Leon Botstein
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Gioachino Rossini, Carl Maria von Weber, Georges Bizet
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Weber: Euryanthe
Herta Wilfert, Inge Borkh, Carlo Maria Giulini
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Dance With Nikolai Petrov
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Von Weber: Clarinet Concertos - Mozart: Rondo for Flute
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Milos Jurkovic, Jozef Lulacik
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Clásicos Inolvidables Vol. 27, Danzas
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Weber: Ländlicher Tanz (Country Dance) [Digitally Remastered]
Rudi Knabl Zither Ensemble, Rudi Knabl
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Dioses de la Música - Weber, Bizet, Verdi
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The Classical Clarinet
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Der Malerweg in der Sächsischen Schweiz
Alexander Zschiedrich, Gerda Zschiedrich, Carl Maria von Weber, Richard Wagner
Humour/Spoken Word - Lançado por Unterlauf & Zschiedrich Hörbuchverlag em 23 de jul. de 2008
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Symphony no. 2 in C major, J. 51
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Weber Der Freischütz, Op. 77
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The Elf King's Oath
Classical - Lançado por Audiofonic Records em 20 de abr. de 2020
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Cosmic Classical: Scorpio
Georges Bizet, Johann Strauss II, Carl Maria von Weber
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