Schwandt, Christoph - Carl Maria von Weber in seiner Zeit
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Schwandt, Christoph - Carl Maria von Weber in seiner Zeit

Catalogue No: ED21540
Eine Biografie

Product FormatBook
ComposerSchwandt, Christoph
£30.99
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Pages608
Publication Date20 October 2014
ISBN9783795708207 (3795708206)

'Freischütz' and 'Oberon' are the words that come to the minds of many music-loving people when thinking of the composer Carl Maria von Weber, and perhaps even his brilliant piano work 'Die Aufforderung zum Tanz'. However, there also are four other operas, two symphonies, numerous instrumental concertos, overtures, stage works, and many more. Carl Maria von Weber was also an important conductor and opera manager as well as a brilliant critic, and he even planned a great artist novel parts of which are still extant. His writings on art and even cultural and educational policy, however, were often removed from their context later and interpreted in biased ways. The result was an image of Weber that is still present today, albeit influenced by the zeitgeist of the late 19th century, although this musician died in London in 1826 already. This first comprehensive biography after several decades now presents a vivid image of Weber as contemporary of Beethoven in an epoch of political and social unrest from a present-day perspective. • The only biography of current interest • Composer, critic, author • Weber's time from a present-day perspective

Contents

  1. Vorwort
  2. Deutschlandreise: Eutin
  3. Wien
  4. Breslau
  5. Franzosenzeit: Stuttgart
  6. Frankfurt
  7. München
  8. Zwischen den Kriegen: Berlin
  9. Gotha
  10. Prag
  11. Musik nach der Schlacht: Caroline, Kampf und Sieg
  12. Mit Degen und Dreispitz: Bei Hofe in Dresden
  13. Selten hat eine Composition so schnelle Allgemeinheit gewonnen: Der Freischütz in Berlin
  14. Das Weib ist wirklich ein Scheusal: Euryanthe in Wien
  15. Over the dark blue waters: Tod in London
  16. Anmerkungen
  17. Auswahlbibliografie
  18. Verzeichnis der erwähnten Werke
  19. Personenregister
  20. Abbildungsnachweis
  21. Dank
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