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Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst, Freiherr von Weber (18th November 1786–5th June 1826) was a German composer, conductor, pianist, and critic, one of the first significant composers of the Romantic school.
Weber’s works, especially his operas Der Freischütz, Euryanthe, and Oberon, greatly influenced the development of the Romantic opera in Germany. He was also an innovative composer of instrumental music. His compositions for the clarinet, which include two concertos, a concertino, a quintet and a duo concertante, are regularly performed, while his piano music - including four sonatas, two concertos and the Konzertstück (Concert Piece) in F minor - influenced composers such as Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt, and Felix 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 Igor Stravinsky as the model for his Capriccio for piano and orchestra.
Weber’s contribution to vocal and choral music is also significant. His body of Catholic religious music was highly popular in 19th-century Germany, and he composed one of the earliest song-cycles, Die Temperamente beim Verluste der Geliebten.
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Top 10 Carl Maria von Weber Songs
Invitation To The Dance
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 - Rondo: Allegretto, F minor
Der Freischutz - Overture
Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, J. 138: IV. Rondo, "Perpetuum mobile"
Sonata No. 3 in D minor for Piano with Violin Obbligato, J. 101: Rondo
Abu Hassan
Allegro
Momento capriccioso, Op. 12 (J. 56)
IV. Rondo: Allegro giocoso
I. Allegro
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Top 10 Carl Maria von Weber Albums
WEBER: Clarinet Quintet, Op. 34 / Grand Duo Concertant
WEBER: Piano Sonata No. 1 / Invitation to the Dance / Variations, Opp. 2 and 40
WEBER: Overtures (Piano Arrangement)
Weber: Clarinet Concertos
WEBER: Piano Sonata No. 3 / Variations, Opp. 5, 7 and 9
WEBER: Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 and 2
WEBER: Peter Schmoll und seine Nachbarn
WEBER / MAHLER: Die Drei Pintos
WEBER (THE BEST OF)
Der Freischütz
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