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Richard Wetz
12+ albums
composergermanlesser known yet streamable composersPost-Romantic
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Richard Wetz (February 26, 1875 — 16 January 1935) was a German late Romantic composer best known for his three symphonies. In these works, he "seems to have aimed to be an immediate continuation of Bruckner, as a result of which he actually ended up on the margin of music history".[1] 1875-1906: Youth Richard Wetz was born to a merchant family in Gleiwitz, Upper Silesia (now Poland). Although his family owned a piano, no family member was particularly interested in music. The young Richard, who felt drawn to music early on, did not receive regular piano lessons until the age of eight years, but quickly taught himself by composing smaller piano and song pieces. He later stated that he resolved to dedicate his life to music by the age of 13. Richard Wetz, circa. 1905After passing his final exams, in 1897 he went to Leipzig to study at the conservatoire under such tutors as Carl Reinecke and Salomon Jadassohn. After only 6 weeks, however, he discontinued his studies after suffering from disillusionment regarding what he considered overly academic lessons. He instead took private lessons from Richard Hofmann, then leader of the Leipzig music academy, for half a year. At the same time, he took up studies at Leipzig University, including philosophy, psychology and literature. He studied poets such as Friedrich Hölderlin, Heinrich von Kleist and particularly Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who had great influence on his later work as a composer. Likewise, he became a follower of the p
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Symphony No. 2 in A major, Op. 47: I. Massig bewegt
512Symphony No. 1. in C minor, Op. 40: I. Ruhig bewegt - anfangs etwas gehalten
503Requiem in B Minor, Op. 50: I. Requiem - Kyrie (Live)
444Symphony No. 2 in A major, Op. 47: II. Langsam, mit klagendem Ausdruck
395Symphony No. 1. in C minor, Op. 40: III. Sehr langsam und ausdrucksvoll
396Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 57: I. Etwas gehalten
347Symphony No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Op. 48: II. Sehr langsam, mit klagendem Ausdruck
328Requiem in B Minor, Op. 50: III. Domine Jesu (Live)
319Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 57: II. Ruhig und ausdrucksvoll
3010Symphony No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Op. 48: I. Langsam - Kraftig bewegt
29albums
Wetz: Requiem in B Minor, Op. 50 (Live)
Wetz: Symphony No. 1
Wetz: Symphony No. 2 / Kleist Overture Op. 16
Wetz: Violin Concerto, Op. 57 / Traumsommernacht / Hyperion
Wetz: Symphony No. 3 / Gesang Des Lebens
Wetz: Symphony No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Op.48
Wetz: Ein Weihnachtsoratorio
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Requiem
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Weihnachtsoratorio op. 53
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Symphony No.1 (Cracow Philharmonia Orchestra, Roland Bader)
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Symphony No. 2
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Symphony No. 3