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Carl Maria von Weber wrote music that has been admired by composers as diverse as Schumann, Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Ravel and Stravinsky. But in his lifetime he was also recognised as one of the finest pianists of the period, with an exceptional technique and a brilliant gift for improvisation. Especially during the 1810s he toured extensively, and like other composer-pianists he wrote works to use as his personal calling cards, among them the two piano concertos recorded here. They were both composed in 1811-12, but while the First Concerto takes Mozart’s concertos as its model, Piano Concerto No. 2 looks towards Beethoven. This change of direction was probably influenced by the fact that Weber had acquired a score of Beethoven’s recently published "Emperor" Concerto. In any case there are some striking similarities between his concerto and Beethoven’s: the use of identical keys, and the inclusion of a slow, subtly orchestrated Adagio and a closing playful rondo in 6/8.
Weber is unmistakeably Weber, however: a highly original orchestrator whose music is at turns brilliant, melancholy and charming. These qualities are to the fore also in the Konzertstück from 1821, in which the composer liberates himself from Classical models and finds a new path. Much admired by Liszt, the work is a kind of symphonic poem in four sections, played without a break. © BIS Records
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Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 11, J. 98 (Carl Maria von Weber)
Carl Maria Von Weber, Composer - Ronald Brautigam, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Alexander Willens, Conductor, MainArtist - Ingo Petry, Producer - Die Kölner Akademie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jens Braun, SoundEngineer
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Carl Maria Von Weber, Composer - Ronald Brautigam, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Alexander Willens, Conductor, MainArtist - Ingo Petry, Producer - Die Kölner Akademie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jens Braun, SoundEngineer
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
Carl Maria Von Weber, Composer - Ronald Brautigam, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Alexander Willens, Conductor, MainArtist - Ingo Petry, Producer - Die Kölner Akademie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jens Braun, SoundEngineer
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
Piano Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 32, J. 155 (Carl Maria von Weber)
Carl Maria Von Weber, Composer - Ronald Brautigam, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Alexander Willens, Conductor, MainArtist - Ingo Petry, Producer - Die Kölner Akademie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jens Braun, SoundEngineer
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
Carl Maria Von Weber, Composer - Ronald Brautigam, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Alexander Willens, Conductor, MainArtist - Ingo Petry, Producer - Die Kölner Akademie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jens Braun, SoundEngineer
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
Carl Maria Von Weber, Composer - Ronald Brautigam, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Alexander Willens, Conductor, MainArtist - Ingo Petry, Producer - Die Kölner Akademie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jens Braun, SoundEngineer
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
Konzertstück in F Minor, Op. 79, J. 282 (Carl Maria von Weber)
Carl Maria Von Weber, Composer - Ronald Brautigam, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Alexander Willens, Conductor, MainArtist - Ingo Petry, Producer - Die Kölner Akademie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jens Braun, SoundEngineer
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
Carl Maria Von Weber, Composer - Ronald Brautigam, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Alexander Willens, Conductor, MainArtist - Ingo Petry, Producer - Die Kölner Akademie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jens Braun, SoundEngineer
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
Carl Maria Von Weber, Composer - Michael Alexander Willens, Conductor, MainArtist - Ingo Petry, Producer - Die Kölner Akademie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jens Braun, SoundEngineer
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
Carl Maria Von Weber, Composer - Ronald Brautigam, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Alexander Willens, Conductor, MainArtist - Ingo Petry, Producer - Die Kölner Akademie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jens Braun, SoundEngineer
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
Carl Maria Von Weber, Composer - Ronald Brautigam, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Alexander Willens, Conductor, MainArtist - Ingo Petry, Producer - Die Kölner Akademie, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jens Braun, SoundEngineer
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
Album review
Carl Maria von Weber wrote music that has been admired by composers as diverse as Schumann, Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Ravel and Stravinsky. But in his lifetime he was also recognised as one of the finest pianists of the period, with an exceptional technique and a brilliant gift for improvisation. Especially during the 1810s he toured extensively, and like other composer-pianists he wrote works to use as his personal calling cards, among them the two piano concertos recorded here. They were both composed in 1811-12, but while the First Concerto takes Mozart’s concertos as its model, Piano Concerto No. 2 looks towards Beethoven. This change of direction was probably influenced by the fact that Weber had acquired a score of Beethoven’s recently published "Emperor" Concerto. In any case there are some striking similarities between his concerto and Beethoven’s: the use of identical keys, and the inclusion of a slow, subtly orchestrated Adagio and a closing playful rondo in 6/8.
Weber is unmistakeably Weber, however: a highly original orchestrator whose music is at turns brilliant, melancholy and charming. These qualities are to the fore also in the Konzertstück from 1821, in which the composer liberates himself from Classical models and finds a new path. Much admired by Liszt, the work is a kind of symphonic poem in four sections, played without a break. © BIS Records
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:55
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Ronald Brautigam Die Kölner Akademie Michael Alexander Willens
- Composer: Carl Maria von Weber
- Label: BIS
- Genre: Classical
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