The Long Line Explore Nine Centuries of Music Carl Maria von Weber

Carl Maria von Weber

German Romantic composer

Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber (18/19 November 1786 – 5 June 1826) was a German composer, conductor, virtuoso pianist, guitarist, and critic in the late Classical and early Romantic eras. 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, two concertos and a concertino for clarinet and orchestra, a bassoon concerto, a horn concertino, two concertos and a Konzertstück for piano and orchestra, piano pieces such as 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.

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Works

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  • Piano Sonata no. 2 in A flat major, J.199, op. 39 1814 Keyboard
  • Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra in E flat major, J.109, op. 26 1815 Orchestral
  • Concertino in E minor, for horn and orchestra, J.188, op. 45 1815 Orchestral
  • Grand Duo Concertant, for clarinet and piano, op. 48 1816 Chamber
  • Der Freischütz, op. 77: Opera 1817 Stage
  • Jubel-Ouvertüre, J.245, op. 59 1818 Orchestral
  • Contented wi' Little, and Canty wi' Mair, song for voice, flute, violin, cello and piano, J.300a 1819 Vocal
  • Invitation to the Dance, op. 65 1819 Orchestral
  • John Anderson, My Jo', song for voice, flute, violin, cello and piano, J.301 1819 Vocal
  • Trio, for flute, cello and piano, op. 63 1819 Chamber
  • Konzertstück in F minor, for piano and orchestra, J. 282, op. 79 1821 Orchestral
  • 6 Pieces, for piano four hands, J.81-86, op. 10a Keyboard
  • 6 Progressions Sonatas for Piano and Violin Obligato, J.99-104, op. 10b Chamber
  • 6 Variations on a theme from Vogler's opera 'Samori', J.43, op. 6 Keyboard
  • 6 Variations on an original theme in C major, J.7, op. 2 Keyboard
  • 7 Variations on Bianchi's air 'Vien quà, Dorina bella,' J.53, op. 7 Keyboard
  • 7 Variations on a Gypsy Song, J.219, op. 55 Keyboard
  • 7 Variations on a Theme from Silvana for clarinet and piano, J.128, op. 33 Chamber
  • 7 Variations on a theme from Méhul's opera 'Joseph,' J.141, op. 28 Keyboard
  • 7 Variations on an Original Theme, J.55, op. 9 Keyboard
  • 8 Variations on a ballet air from Vogler's opera 'Castor and Pollux,' J.40, op. 5 Keyboard
  • 9 Variations in D minor on a Norwegian Air, for violin and piano, op. 22, J.61 Chamber
  • 9 Variations on a Russian air ;Schöne Minka,' J.179, op. 40 Keyboard
  • Abschied, for 2 voices and piano, J.208, "O Berlin, ich muss dich lassen" Vocal
  • Abu Hassan: Opera Stage
  • Adagio Patetico in C sharp minor Keyboard
  • Adagio and Rondo, for 2 clarinets, 2 french horns and 2 bassoons, J.Anh.31, "Harmonie" Chamber
  • Ah, dove siete for voice and guitar or piano, J.108, op. 29, no. 1, "Weh! Daß geschieden" Vocal
  • Andante and Hungarian Rondo, op. 35 Orchestral
  • Andante con Variazioni for Piano 4-Hands, J.12, op. 3, no. 4 Keyboard
  • Bach, Echo und Kuß, song for voice and piano or guitar, J.243, op. 71, no. 2, "Ein Mädchen gin' " Vocal
  • Bassoon Concerto in F major, J.127, op. 75 Orchestral
  • Ch'io mai vi possa, J.120, op. 29, no. 3, "In euren Blicken" Vocal
  • Clarinet Concerto no. 1 in F minor, J.114, op. 73 Orchestral
  • Clarinet Concerto no. 2 in E flat major, J.118, op. 74 Orchestral
  • Clarinet Quintet, J.182, op. 34 Chamber
  • Concertino for Solo Oboe and Winds Orchestral
  • Country Dance, for violin and piano Chamber
  • Das Mädchen an das erste Schneeglöckchen, song for voice and piano, J.267, op. 71, no. 3, "Was bricht hervor" Vocal
  • Das Röschen, song for voice and piano, J.67, op. 15, no. 5, "Ich sah ein Röschen" Vocal
  • Die Schäferstunde, song for voice and guitar, J.91, op. 13, no. 1, "Endlich hatte Damon sie gefunden" Vocal
  • Die Zeit, song for voice and guitar, J.97, op. 13, no. 5, "Es sitzt die Zeit" Vocal
  • Ein König einst gefangen saß, romance for voice and guitar, J.195 Vocal
  • Er an Sie, song for voice and piano, J.57, op. 15, no. 6, "Ein Echo kenn' ich" Vocal
  • Euryanthe, op. 81: Opera Stage
  • Grand Pot-pourri in D major, concert piece for cello and orchestra, J.64, op. 20 Orchestral
  • Grande Polonaise in E flat major, J.59, op. 21 Keyboard
  • Jubel-Cantate, for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, J.244, op. 58 Vocal
  • Klage, song for voice and piano, J.63, op. 15, no. 2, "Ein steter Kampf" Vocal
  • Laß mich schlummern, J.112, op. 25, no. 3 Vocal
  • Liebe-Glühen, song for voice and guitar, J.140, op. 25, no. 1, "In der Berge Riesenchatten" Vocal
  • Lützow's wilde Jagd, partsong for 4 male voices, J.168, op. 42, no. 2, "Was glänzt" Vocal
  • March for wind ensemble in C major, J.307 Orchestral
  • Mein Verlangen, song for voice and piano, J.196, op. 47, no. 5, "Ach, wär' ich doch" Vocal
  • Meine Lieder, meine Sänge, song for voice and piano, J.73, op. 15, no. 3 Vocal
  • Missa Sancta no. 2 in G major, for soloists, chorus and orchestra, J.251, op. 76, "Jubelmesse" Vocal
  • Momento Capriccioso, op. 12 Keyboard
  • Ninfe se liete, J.124, op. 29, no. 2 Vocal
  • Non paventar mia vita, scene and aria for for soprano and orchestra, J.181, op. 51 Vocal
  • Oberon, J.306: Opera Stage
  • Peter Schmoll und seine Nachbarn, J.8, op. 8: Opera Stage
  • Piano Concerto no. 1 in C major, J.98, op. 11 Orchestral
  • Piano Concerto no. 2 in E flat major, J.155, op. 32 Orchestral
  • Piano Quartet in B flat major, J.76, "Grand Quatuor" Chamber
  • Piano Sonata no. 1, op. 24 Keyboard
  • Piano Sonata no. 3, J.206, op. 49 Keyboard
  • Piano Sonata no. 4 in E minor, J. 287, op. 70 Keyboard
  • Polacca brillante, J.268, op. 72, "L'Hilarité" Keyboard
  • Preciosa, for soloist, chorus and orchestra, J.279, op. 78 Orchestral
  • Reigen, song for voice and piano, J.159, op. 30, no. 5, "Sagt mir an, was schmunzeit ihr" Vocal
  • Romance for Piano 4-Hands, J.10, op. 3, no. 2 Keyboard
  • Rondo Brilliant, op. 62 Keyboard
  • Rondo, for domra and orchestra Orchestral
  • Sanftes Licht, weiche nicht, song for voice and guitar, J.72, op. 13, no. 4, "An den Mond" Vocal
  • Schone Ahnung ist erglommen, for 4 male voices and piano ad lib., J. 228; Op.53b, no. 2 or Op.57, no. 2, "Frühlingslied" Vocal
  • Se il mio ben, concert duet for 2 altos and orchestra, J. 107 Vocal
  • Silvana, J.87: Opera Stage
  • Sonatina for Piano 4-Hands, J.9, op. 3, no. 1 Keyboard
  • Symphony no. 1 in C major, J.50, op. 19 Orchestral
  • Symphony no. 2 in C major, J. 51 Orchestral
  • The Ruler of the Spirits Overture, op. 27 Orchestral
  • Turandot, incidental music, J.75, op. 37 Orchestral
  • Va, ti consola, for 2 sopranos and piano, J.125, op. 31, no. 2 Vocal
  • Was zieht zu deinem Zauberkreise, song for voice and piano, J.68, op. 15, no. 4 Vocal
  • Wiegenlied, song for voice and guitar, J.96, op. 13, no. 2, "Schlaf, Herzenssöhnchen" Vocal
  • Über die Berge, song for voice and guitar, J.110, op. 25, no. 2 Vocal