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Carl Maria von Weber
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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. Weber's orchestration has also been highly praised and emulated by later generations of composers - Hector Berlioz referred to him several times in his Treatise on Orchestration, while Claude Debussy remarked that the sound of the Weber orchestra was obtained through the scruti
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6 Violin Sonatas, Op. 10b No. 1 in F Major, J. 99: II. Romanza: Larghetto
47,24827 Variations on the Air Vien qua, Dorina bella by Bianchi, Op. 7, J. 53: Andante
46,03137 Variations on the Air Vien qua, Dorina bella by Bianchi, Op. 7, J. 53: Variation 1
36,55647 Variations on an original theme, Op. 9, J. 55: Andante
36,33956 Violin Sonatas, Op. 10b No. 2 in G Major, J. 100: II. Adagio
34,3596Invitation To The Dance
30,1317Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, J. 138: IV. Rondo, "Perpetuum mobile"
25,5878Abu Hassan
22,1069Momento capriccioso, Op. 12 (J. 56)
19,126107 Variations on the Air Vien qua, Dorina bella by Bianchi, Op. 7, J. 53: Variation 2
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6 Violin Sonatas, Op. 10b
Weber: Piano Works
WEBER: Overtures (Piano Arrangement)
WEBER: Piano Sonata No. 1 / Invitation to the Dance / Variations, Opp. 2 and 40
WEBER: Piano Sonata No. 3 / Variations, Opp. 5, 7 and 9
Weber: Complete Chamber Music for Clarinet
Weber: Der Freischütz
Piano Music, Volume 1
Weber: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Polacca Brillante
WEBER / MAHLER: Die Drei Pintos
WEBER: Peter Schmoll und seine Nachbarn
WEBER: Clarinet Quintet, Op. 34 / Grand Duo Concertant