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Carl Maria von Weber

Carl Maria von Weber

Musician · Germany · 1786–1826

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Carl Maria von Weber was a pivotal German composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras, known for his operas and orchestral works.

Weber is celebrated for his significant contributions to the genre of opera, particularly the development of German Romantic opera.

His opera "Der Freischütz" is often regarded as the first German opera, marking a milestone in the genre's history.

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Biography

Early Life

Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber was born on November 18, 1786, in Eutin, Bishopric of Lübeck, Germany. He was the eldest of three children born to Franz Anton von Weber, a musician, and Genovefa Brenner, a Viennese singer. Baptized as a Catholic, he faced early tragedy with the loss of his siblings in infancy. His father, who claimed noble descent, was a significant influence on his musical upbringing, serving as the director of the local orchestra before moving on to establish a theater company in Hamburg.

Career

Weber's career flourished during the late Classical and early Romantic eras, where he became renowned as a composer, conductor, and virtuoso pianist. He is best known for his operas, particularly "Der Freischütz," which is often regarded as the first German opera, and "Euryanthe," which advanced the use of the leitmotif. His works for clarinet, bassoon, and horn are staples in the classical repertoire, with compositions like the Clarinet Concertos and the Bassoon Concerto being regularly performed. Weber's innovative techniques, such as the use of multiphonics in his Concertino for Horn, showcased his creativity and technical prowess.

Legacy

Weber's influence on German Romantic opera is profound, with his operas shaping the genre's development. His interest in non-Western music is evident in his use of Asian melodies, making him a pioneer in incorporating diverse musical elements into Western compositions. His contributions to vocal and choral music, particularly his Catholic religious works, were also highly regarded in 19th-century Germany, solidifying his status as a key figure in classical music history. Weber passed away on June 5, 1826, leaving behind a rich legacy that continues to resonate in the world of music.

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Discography

Albums
Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata / Weber: “Silvana” Theme & Variations / Schumann: Fantasiestücke, op. 73Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata / Weber: “Silvana” Theme & Variations / Schumann: Fantasiestücke, op. 731987
  1. 1.Arpeggione Sonata, D821: I. Allegro moderato7:44
  2. 2.Arpeggione Sonata, D821: II. Adagio3:59
  3. 3.Arpeggione Sonata, D821: III. Allegretto7:33
  4. 4.Seven Variations on a Theme from “Silvana” in B-flat, o. 33, J1288:35
  5. 5.Fantasiestücke, op. 73: I. Zart und mit Ausdruck3:01
  6. 6.Fantasiestücke, op. 73: II. Lebhaft, leicht3:09
  7. 7.Fantasiestücke, op. 73: III. Rasch und mit Feuer3:33
  8. 8.Three Romances, op. 94: I. Nicht schnell3:00
  9. 9.Three Romances, op. 94: II. Einfach, innig3:25
  10. 10.Three Romances, op. 94: III. Nicht schnell3:49
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Clarinet ConcertosClarinet Concertos1986
  1. 1.Clarinet Concerto no. 1 in F minor,op. 73: I. Allegro7:44
  2. 2.Clarinet Concerto no. 1 in F minor,op. 73: II. Adagio ma non troppo6:54
  3. 3.Clarinet Concerto no. 1 in F minor,op. 73: III. Rondo: Allegretto6:56
  4. 4.Clarinet Concerto, op. 5728:35
  5. 5.Clarinet Concerto no. 2 in E-flat, op. 74: I. Allegro8:44
  6. 6.Clarinet Concerto no. 2 in E-flat, op. 74: II. Andante con moto6:50
  7. 7.Clarinet Concerto no. 2 in E-flat, op. 74: III. Alla polacca6:49
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Crusell: Concerto no. 2 (Grand), op. 5 / Weber: Concertino, op. 26 / Baermann: Adagio / Rossini: Introduction, Theme and VariationsCrusell: Concerto no. 2 (Grand), op. 5 / Weber: Concertino, op. 26 / Baermann: Adagio / Rossini: Introduction, Theme and Variations1986
  1. 1.Concerto no. 2 for Clarinet and Orchestra in F minor, op. 5: I. Allegro13:05
  2. 2.Concerto no. 2 for Clarinet and Orchestra in F minor, op. 5: II. Andante pastorale5:50
  3. 3.Concerto no. 2 for Clarinet and Orchestra in F minor, op. 5: III. Rondo6:08
  4. 4.Concertino for Clarinet and Strings, op. 26 (J 109)9:40
  5. 5.Adagio in D-flat for Clarinet and Strings4:58
  6. 6.Introduction, Theme and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra14:18
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Clarinet Concertos nos. 1 & 2 / Concertino for Clarinet op. 26Clarinet Concertos nos. 1 & 2 / Concertino for Clarinet op. 261986
  1. 1.Concerto No. 1 in f for clarinet and orchestra, op. 73 - I. Allegro8:12
  2. 2.Concerto No. 1 in f for clarinet and orchestra, op. 73 - II. Adagio ma non troppo6:43
  3. 3.Concerto No. 1 in f for clarinet and orchestra, op. 73 - III. Rondo ( Allegretto)6:17
  4. 4.Concertino in E flat for clarinet and orchestra, op. 26 - Adagio ma non Troppo2:30
  5. 5.Concertino in E flat for clarinet and orchestra, op. 26 - Andante4:27
  6. 6.Concertino in E flat for clarinet and orchestra, op. 26 - Allegro2:24
  7. 7.Concerto No.2 in E flat for clarinet and orchestra, op. 74 - I. Allegro8:34
  8. 8.Concerto No.2 in E flat for clarinet and orchestra, op. 74 - II. Romanza (Andante)7:11
  9. 9.Concerto No.2 in E flat for clarinet and orchestra, op. 74 - III. Alla Polacca6:26
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Virtuose Klarinettenmusik der Romantik IVirtuose Klarinettenmusik der Romantik I1986
  1. 1.Fantasie und Variationen für Klarinette & Streichquartett, op. 817:22
  2. 2.Variationen über ein Thema aus 'Alruna, die Eulenkönigin'7:30
  3. 3.7 Variationen über ein Thema aus 'Silvana', op. 3315:18
  4. 4.Introduktion, Thema und Variationen10:48
  5. 5.Grand Duo Concertant Es-Dur, op. 48 für Klarinette & Klavier22:01
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Der FreischützDer Freischütz1986
  1. 1.Der Freischütz: Overture10:18
  2. 2.Der Freischütz: Act One: “Victoria, Victoria, Victoria”8:07
  3. 3.Der Freischütz: Act One: “O diese Sonne”7:18
  4. 4.Der Freischütz: Act One: Walzer2:03
  5. 5.Der Freischütz: Act One: “Nein! länger trag’ich nicht die Qualen”7:54
  6. 6.Der Freischütz: Act One: “Hier im ird’schen Jammertal”3:49
  7. 7.Der Freischütz: Act One: “Schweig, schweig, damit dich niemand warnt”3:20
  8. 8.Der Freischütz: Act Two: “Schelm! halt fest! Ich will dich’s lehren!”5:51
  9. 9.Der Freischütz: Act Two: “Kommt ein schlanker Bursch gegangen”4:39
  10. 10.Der Freischütz: Act Two: “Wie nahte mir der Schlummer”10:12
  11. 11.Der Freischütz: Act Two: “Wie? Was? Entsetzen!”7:25
  12. 12.Der Freischütz: Act Two: “Milch des Mondes fiels aufs Kraut”3:58
  13. 13.Der Freischütz: Act Two: “Du weisst, dass meine Frist”3:00
  14. 14.Der Freischütz: Act Two: “Ha! Furchtbar gähnt der düstre Abgrund!”5:43
  15. 15.Der Freischütz: Act Two: "Schütze, der im Dunkeln wacht”4:48
  16. 16.Der Freischütz: Act Three: “Entr’acte”2:35
  17. 17.Der Freischütz: Act Three: “Und ob die Wolke sie verhülle”7:54
  18. 18.Der Freischütz: Act Three: “Einst träumte meiner sel’gen Base”7:22
  19. 19.Der Freischütz: Act Three: “Wir winden dir den Jungfernkranz”5:52
  20. 20.Der Freischütz: Act Three: “Was gleicht wohl auf Erden dem Jägervergnügen”3:34
  21. 21.Der Freischütz: Act Three: “Schaut, o schaut”5:44
  22. 22.Der Freischütz: Act Three: “Nur du kannst dieses Rätsel lösen”3:52
  23. 23.Der Freischütz: Act Three: “Wer legt auf ihn so strengen Bann?”8:51
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Le cor à l'époque romantiqueLe cor à l'époque romantique1986
  1. 1.Concertino pour cor et orchestre en mi mineur opus 45: 1: Adagio, Andante7:56
  2. 2.Concertino pour cor et orchestre en mi mineur opus 45: 2: Andante & Variations, Adagio - Récitatif cadence1:58
  3. 3.Concertino pour cor et orchestre en mi mineur opus 45: 3: Alla Polacca4:43
  4. 4.Concerto pour cor et orchestre de chambre en fa: 1: Larghetto «alla Siciliana»2:04
  5. 5.Concerto pour cor et orchestre de chambre en fa: 2: Alla Polacca (Allegretto brillante)3:32
  6. 6.Concerto pour cor et orchestre en do mineur opus 8: 1: Allegro moderato - Andante9:06
  7. 7.Concerto pour cor et orchestre en do mineur opus 8: 2: Allegro4:18
  8. 8.Adagio et Allegro pour cor et orchestre en la bemol majeur opus 70: Lento3:43
  9. 9.Adagio et Allegro pour cor et orchestre en la bemol majeur opus 70: Vivo e con fuoco4:40
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Der FreischützDer Freischütz1985
  1. 1.Der Freischütz: Ouvertüre9:50
  2. 2.Der Freischütz: "Schau der Herr mich an als König!" - Act 1.1. "Viktoria! Viktoria! ..." - Bauern-Marsch4:51
  3. 3.Der Freischütz: 1. "Was gibt's hier?" - Act 1.23:23
  4. 4.Der Freischütz: 2. "Das Wild in Fluren und Triften" - Act 1.26:56
  5. 5.Der Freischütz: 1. "Ein braver Mann" - Act 1.30:20
  6. 6.Der Freischütz: 2. Walzer - Act 1.31:22
  7. 7.Der Freischütz: "Durch die Wälder, durch die Auen" - Act 1.4. "Nein, länger trag' ich nicht die Quälen"6:29
  8. 8.Der Freischütz: 1. "Kamerad!" - Act 1.50:51
  9. 9.Der Freischütz: 2. "Hier im irdschen Jammertal" - Act 1.52:01
  10. 10.Der Freischütz: 3. "Bruderherz!" -2:05
  11. 11.Der Freischütz: damit dich niemand warnt!" - Act 1.6. "Schweig3:18
  12. 12.Der Freischütz: 1. "Schelm! Halt fest!" - Act 2.14:49
  13. 13.Der Freischütz: 2. "So, nun wird der Urvater" - Act 2.10:30
  14. 14.Der Freischütz: 3. "Kommt ein schlanker Bursch gegangen" - Act 2.13:45
  15. 15.Der Freischütz: 4. "Und der Bursch nicht minder schön" - Act 2.10:50
  16. 16.Der Freischütz: "Leise, leise, fromme Weise!" - Act 2.2. "Wie nahte mir der Schlummer"8:20
  17. 17.Der Freischütz: 1. "Und der Bursch nicht minder schön" - Act 2.31:21
  18. 18.Der Freischütz: 2. "Wie? Was? Entzetzen!" - Act 2.36:37
  19. 19.Der Freischütz: No.10 Finale: Milch des Mondes fiel aufs Kraut ! - Vierter Auftritt16:36
  20. 20.Der Freischütz: No.11: Entr'acte1:45
  21. 21.Der Freischütz: Erster Auftritt: Herrliches Jagdwetter !2:12
  22. 22.Der Freischütz: No.12 Kavatine: Und ob die Wolke sie verhülle - Zweiter Auftritt5:59
  23. 23.Der Freischütz: Dritter Auftritt: Du hast dich dazugehalten ! - Dritter Auftritt: Du hast dich dazugehalten !1:18
  24. 24.Der Freischütz: No.13 Romanze, Einst traïmte meiner sel'gen Base...6:11
  25. 25.Der Freischütz: Nun muss ich aber den Kranz holen !0:12
  26. 26.Der Freischütz: No.14 Volkslied: Wir winden dir den Jungfernkranz - Vierter Auftritt4:59
  27. 27.Der Freischütz: No.15 Jägerchor: Was gleicht wohl auf Erden - Sechster Auftritt2:28
  28. 28.Der Freischütz: Genug der Freuden1:27
  29. 29.Der Freischütz: No.16 Finale: Schaut, o schaut ! Er traf die eig'ne Braut !18:36
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Weber: Invitation to the Dance / Berlioz: Les Troyens à Carthage / Lecocq: Mam'zelle AngotWeber: Invitation to the Dance / Berlioz: Les Troyens à Carthage / Lecocq: Mam'zelle Angot1985
  1. 1.Invitation to the Dance11:10
  2. 2.Les Troyens à Carthage: Ballet Music10:10
  3. 3.Mam’zelle Angot: Ouverture2:18
  4. 4.Mam’zelle Angot: No. 1 Allegro3:00
  5. 5.Mam’zelle Angot: No. 2. Allegretto / No. 3 Mazurka2:25
  6. 6.Mam’zelle Angot: No. 4 Andantino – Valse / No. 5 Tempo di marcia4:48
  7. 7.Mam’zelle Angot: No. 6 Allegro vivace / No. 7 Allegretto3:51
  8. 8.Mam’zelle Angot: No. 8 Allegro — Gavotta / No. 9 Allegretto — Galop4:07
  9. 9.Mam’zelle Angot: No. 10 Allegro — Valse / No. 11 Allegro / No. 12 Adagio9:53
  10. 10.Mam’zelle Angot: No. 13 Allegro moderato6:19
  11. 11.Mam’zelle Angot: No. 14 Allegro molto — Donkey Polka2:45
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Strauss: Horn Concertos nos. 1 & 2 / Weber: Concertino for HornStrauss: Horn Concertos nos. 1 & 2 / Weber: Concertino for Horn1984
  1. 1.Horn Concerto no. 2 in E-flat: Allegro - Andante con moto14:34
  2. 2.Horn Concerto no. 2 in E-flat: Rondo (Allegro molto)5:31
  3. 3.Concertino for Horn and Orchestra in E minor, op. 45: Adagio - Andante -1:53
  4. 4.Concertino for Horn and Orchestra in E minor, op. 45: Andante con moto - Adagio6:05
  5. 5.Concertino for Horn and Orchestra in E minor, op. 45: Polacca4:56
  6. 6.Horn Concerto no. 1 in E-flat, op. 11: Allegro - Andante10:56
  7. 7.Horn Concerto no. 1 in E-flat, op. 11: Allegro - Rondo (Allegro)5:19
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Die Klarinettenkonzerte op 26 73 74Die Klarinettenkonzerte op 26 73 741983
  1. 1.Konzert n° 1 f-moll op. 73 - Allegro6:05
  2. 2.Konzert n° 1 f-moll op. 73 - Adagio, ma non troppo5:01
  3. 3.Konzert n° 1 f-moll op. 73 - Rondo. Allegretto5:49
  4. 4.Concertino Es-Dur op. 26 - Adagio ma non troppo - Andante - Allegro8:20
  5. 5.Konzert n° 2 Es-Dur op. 74 - Allegro7:50
  6. 6.Konzert n° 2 Es-Dur op. 74 - Romanza. Andante5:50
  7. 7.Konzert n° 2 Es-Dur op. 74 - Alla Polacca5:59
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Clarinet Concertos & Clarinet ConcertinoClarinet Concertos & Clarinet Concertino1982

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Invitation to the Dance / OverturesInvitation to the Dance / Overtures1982
  1. 1.Aufforderung zum Tanz, op. 658:55
  2. 2.Euryanthe: Overture9:07
  3. 3.Oberon: Overture8:40
  4. 4.Abu Hassan: Overture3:30
  5. 5.Der Freischuetz: Overture10:43
  6. 6.Der Beherrscher der Geister: Overture5:13
  7. 7.Peter Schmoll: Overture10:25
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Klavierkonzert Op. 54 / Konzertstück Op. 79Klavierkonzert Op. 54 / Konzertstück Op. 791980

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LiederLieder1978

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OuvertürenOuvertüren1976

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Weber: Clarinet Concerto No. 1 / Weber: Concertino / Rossini: Theme and VariationsWeber: Clarinet Concerto No. 1 / Weber: Concertino / Rossini: Theme and Variations1969

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Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 And 2Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 And 21968

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Concerto Nº 1, Clarinet / Concertino, Clarinet / Quintet ClarinetConcerto Nº 1, Clarinet / Concertino, Clarinet / Quintet Clarinet1967

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Weber: Bassoon Concerto in F major, Andante and Hungarian Rondo / Mozart: Bassoon Concerto in B-flat majorWeber: Bassoon Concerto in F major, Andante and Hungarian Rondo / Mozart: Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major1965

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Birgit Nilsson sings German OperaBirgit Nilsson sings German Opera1964

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"Italian" Symphony, "The Hebrides" Overture / "Oberon" Overture"Italian" Symphony, "The Hebrides" Overture / "Oberon" Overture1963

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Invitation to the DanceInvitation to the Dance1961

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Liszt: Sonata in B minor / Weber: Sonata no. 4 in E minor / Invitation to the DanceLiszt: Sonata in B minor / Weber: Sonata no. 4 in E minor / Invitation to the Dance1960

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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in C Major, Opus 11 / Clarinet Quintet in B Flat, Opus 34Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in C Major, Opus 11 / Clarinet Quintet in B Flat, Opus 341950

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1786-11-19

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1826-06-05

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guitar, piano

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Also known as: C.M.von Weber, Carl Weber, K. M. Vēbers, Karl Maria von Weber, Karl Weber, Weber

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German Romantic composer (1786–1826)

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Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber was a German composer, conductor, virtuoso pianist, guitarist, and critic in the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Best known for his operas, he was a crucial figure in the development of German Romantische Oper.

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