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Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826)

Author of Der Freischütz (sound recording)

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Works by Carl Maria von Weber

Der Freischütz (sound recording) (1821) 114 copies, 4 reviews
Euryanthe (1969) — Author — 16 copies
Oberon [sound recording] (1992) 16 copies
Oberon [vocal score] (1985) 15 copies
Early Romantic Overtures — Composer — 4 copies
Legend (2008) — composer — 4 copies
Oberon [study score] (1942) 4 copies
Silvana [sound recording] (1998) 3 copies
Romantic Clarinet Concertos [sound recording] (1900) — Composer — 3 copies
Blue Hour [sound recording] (2019) — Composer — 2 copies
Famous Walzes : Volume 1 {sound recording} (1981) — Composer [Aufforderung Zum Tanz, op.65] — 2 copies
Writings on music (1981) 2 copies
Karajan: Famous Overtures [sound recording] (2003) — composer — 1 copy
Complete Piano Music, Vol. 49 [Hyperion] (2002) — composer — 1 copy
Piano Sonatas 2 & 3 (2005) 1 copy
Chamber Music (2002) 1 copy
Romance (1985) 1 copy
Der Freischütz, Disc 2 of 2 — Composer — 1 copy
Overtures [sound recording] 1 copy, 1 review
Abu Hassan 1 copy
Lieder 1 copy
Clarinet Concertos & Quintet [sound recording] (2006) — Composer — 1 copy

Associated Works

Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985) — Contributor — 318 copies, 3 reviews
Horn Concertos (2005) — Composer — 7 copies
Der Freischütz [video recording] (2001) — Composer — 6 copies
Der Freischütz [libretto] (1987) — Composer — 6 copies
Stephen Hough in recital [sound recording] (2009) — Composer — 4 copies

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Legal name
Weber, Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von
Birthdate
1786-11-18
Date of death
1826-06-25
Gender
male
Occupations
composer
musician
music critic
conductor
aristocrat
Short biography
Carl Maria von Weber was born to an aristocratic family in Eutin in the province of Holstein, Germany. He became a composer and opera director during the years of transition from Classical to Romantic music. He is noted especially for his operas Der Freischütz (1821), Euryanthe (1823), and Oberon (1826). His 1819 piano piece Aufforderung zum Tanz (Invitation to the Dance), Op. 65, J. 260, was the first known concert waltz. It was extremely popular and became part of the repertoire of Franz Liszt, Frédéric Chopin, and others. It's probably best known today in its orchestration by Hector Berlioz and inspired Michel Fokine's 1911 ballet Le Spectre de la Rose.
Cause of death
tuberculosis
Nationality
Germany
Birthplace
Eutin, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Places of residence
Salzburg, Austria
Vienna, Austria
Breslau, Germany
Prague, Austria-Hungary
Berlin, Germany
Dresden, Germany
Place of death
London, England, UK
Burial location
London, England, UK (originally)
Alter Katholischer Friedhof, Dresden, Germany (re-buried 18 years later)
Associated Place (for map)
Germany

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Works
251
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Rating
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Reviews
8
ISBNs
60
Languages
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