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Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber (18 or 19 November 1786 – 4–5 June 1826) was a German composer, conductor, pianist, guitarist and critic, one of the first significant composers of the Romantic school.
Weber's operas Der Freischütz, Euryanthe and Oberon greatly influenced the development of the Romantic opera in Germany. Der Freischütz came to be regarded as the first German "nationalist" opera, Euryanthe developed the Leitmotiv technique to a hitherto-unprecedented degree, while Oberon anticipated Mendelssohn's music for A Midsummer Night's Dream and, at the same time, revealed Weber's lifelong interest in the music of non-Western cultures. This interest was first manifested in Weber's incidental music for Schiller's translation of Gozzi's Turandot, for which he used a Chinese melody, making him the first Western composer to use an Asian tune that was not of the pseudo-Turkish kind popularized by Mozart and others.
A brilliant pianist himself, Weber composed four sonatas, two concertos and the Konzertstück (Concert Piece) in F minor, which influenced composers such as Chopin, Liszt and Mendelssohn. The Konzertstück provided a new model for the one-movement concerto in several contrasting sections (such as Liszt's, who often played the work), and was acknowledged by Stravinsky as the model for his Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra. Weber's shorter piano pieces, such as the Invitation to the Dance, was later orchestrated by Berlioz, while his Polacca Brillante was later orchestrated by Liszt.
The Best of Weber
Carl Maria von Weber : Der Freischutz - Overture
4. Carl Maria von Weber, Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, Op. 34
Carl Maria von Weber - Piano Concerto No.1 in C-major, Op.11, J 98 (1810)
Carl Maria von Weber Piano Concerto 2 in E Flat Major Op. 32
Carl Maria von Weber - Jubel Ouverture, Op. 59 (Giuseppe Sinopoli & Sächsische Staatskapelle)
Carl Maria von Weber Oberon Berliner Philarmoniker diretti da Mariss Jansons
William Wellborn: Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65 (Carl Maria von Weber)
Carl Maria von Weber: Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, op. 74. Anna Paulová
Carl Maria von Weber Der Freischutz, Carlos Kleiber
CARL MARIA VON WEBER.- Sinfonía Nº 1 en Do mayor Op. 19
Carl Maria von Weber - Invitation to the Dance / Aufforderung zum Tanz / Invitation à la Valse
Carl Maria von Weber - Oberon - Overture
Carl Maria von Weber - Piano Works
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