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Carl Maria von Weber

Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber (18 or 19 November 1786 – 5 June 1826) was a German composer, conductor, virtuoso pianist, guitarist, and critic who was one of the first significant composers of the Romantic era. Best known for his operas, he was a crucial figure in the development of German Romantische Oper (German Romantic opera).

Throughout his youth, his father, Franz Anton, relentlessly moved the family between Hamburg, Salzburg, Freiberg, Augsburg and Vienna. Consequently he studied with many teachers—his father, Johann Peter Heuschkel, Michael Haydn, Giovanni Valesi, Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, and Georg Joseph Vogler—under whose supervision he composed four operas, none of which survive complete. He had a modest output of non-operatic music, which includes two symphonies; a viola concerto; bassoon concerti; piano pieces such as Konzertstück in F minor and Invitation to the Dance; and many pieces that featured the clarinet, usually written for the virtuoso clarinetist Heinrich Baermann. His mature operas—Silvana (1810), Abu Hassan (1811), Der Freischütz (1821), Die drei Pintos (comp. 1820–21), Euryanthe (1823), Oberon (1826)—had a major impact on subsequent German composers including Marschner, Meyerbeer, and Wagner; his compositions for piano influenced those of Mendelssohn, Chopin and Liszt. His best known work, Der Freischütz, remains among the most significant German operas.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 18, 1786 (Eutin), Died June 5, 1826 (London)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1899 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 184 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Berliner 425 7-in. approximately 1900 Choers du chasseurs Freyschutz Male vocal chorus (unidentified; Berliner Records) Male vocal chorus composer  
Berliner 4807 7-in. July 1898-Mar. 1899 Prayer and air Jennie Hoyle [i.e., Dorothy Hoyle] Violin solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]1426 7-in. 6/11/1902 My Jesus, as Thou wilt Harry Macdonough Male vocal solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]1426 10-in. 6/11/1902 My Jesus, as Thou wilt Harry Macdonough Male vocal solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix D-]2016 14-in. 1903 Overture Victor Grand Concert Band Band composer  
Victor A-309 7-in. 8/18/1903 Invitation to the dance Sousa's Band Band composer  
Victor B-309 10-in. 8/18/1903 Invitation to the dance Sousa's Band Band composer  
Victor C-309 12-in. 8/18/1903 Invitation to the waltz Sousa's Band Band composer  
Victor A-365 7-in. 8/28/1903 Oberon overture Sousa's Band Band composer  
Victor B-365 10-in. 8/28/1903 Oberon overture Sousa's Band Band composer  
Victor C-587 12-in. 10/19/1903 Schweig'! Schweig'! Damit dich Niemand warnt Robert Blass Bass vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-915[a] 10-in. 1/14/1904 Softly now the light of day Richard Jose Counter-tenor vocal solo, with organ composer  
Victor C-2036 12-in. 12/9/1904 Jubel overture Sousa's Band Band composer  
Victor C-2068 12-in. 12/21/1904 Der Freischütz overture Sousa's Band Band composer  
Victor C-2836 12-in. 10/24/1905 Oberon overture Sousa's Band Band composer  
Victor B-3146 10-in. 2/23/1906 Softly now the light of day Richard Jose Male vocal solo, with string quartet composer  
Victor B-4131 10-in. 12/12/1906 Oberon overture Victor Symphony Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor C-4131 12-in. 2/15/1907 Oberon overture Victor Symphony Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor C-4791 12-in. 9/10/1907 Oberon overture Arthur Pryor's Band Band composer  
Victor C-4819 12-in. 9/18/1907 Jubel overture Arthur Pryor's Band Band composer  
Victor B-7001 10-in. 4/16/1909 Prayer from Freischütz Victor Brass Quartet Brass quartet composer  
Victor B-8890 10-in. 4/25/1910 To night Mendelssohn Glee Club Male vocal chorus composer  
Victor C-9355 12-in. 8/17/1910 Durch die Walde Mischa Ferenzo Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-10343 10-in. 5/16/1911 Der Freischütz : Overture Kryl's Bohemian Band Band composer  
Victor C-10411 12-in. 5/19/1911 Thro' the forest Daniel Beddoe ; Victor Orchestra Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
(Results 1-25 of 184 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Weber, Carl Maria von," accessed March 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102543.

Weber, Carl Maria von. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102543.

"Weber, Carl Maria von." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 March 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102543

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