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Carl Maria von Weber

(Clássico - Romântico)
   
 
Carl Maria von Weber

Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber was born on November 18, 1786 in Eutin, Germany. His father wanted the son to become a great musician and therefore put a lot of effort into Carl’s musical education. The family had to move from town to town constantly but Carl was provided with a teacher at every place they went. In Salzburg the young Weber was taught by Michael Haydn, the younger brother of Joseph Haydn, and the first work was published here and received a warm review in press. Weber’s mother died of tuberculosis in 1798 and afterwards the family moved to Munich. “Die Macht der Liebe und des Weins” (The Power of Love and Wine), Weber’s first opera was written there. Two years later in 1800 the family moved to Freiberg where he composed his next opera “Das stumme Waldmädchen” (The silent forest maiden), which premiered at the Freiberg theatre and was later performed in Vienna, Prague and St. Petersburg. Weber’s father wanted Joseph Haydn to teach his son but to no avail.

Weber, already a successful conductor at the age 18, was recommended as conductor for the Breslau Opera house. The orchestra had to undergo some serious reorganization: Carl rearranged the musicians, set separate rehearsals for ensembles to learn new parts, expanded the repertory and introduced dress rehearsals. All this met a lot of opposition both from the orchestra and public. A tragic accident nearly took his life when he drank an acid used for engraving by mistake, permanently ruining his singing voice. He had to resign and his opponents revoked all his reforms. He left Breslau in low spirits and the next years saw many ups and downs in his life.

During his Stuttgart period, exposed to the dissolute lifestyle at the court of Prince Ludwig of Wurtemburg, he still found time for composition and his opera “Sylvana” yielded a notable success when it premiered in Frankfurt on September 16, 1810. His next opera “Abu Hassan” was performed on February 6, 1811 and was very gratifying for the composer. After that Weber went on a tour of the principal German cities and was welcomed everywhere. In April 1812, while staying in Berlin busy revising “Sylvana” and writing some piano pieces, Weber received news of his father’s death. At the beginning of 1813 Weber found himself in Prague where he received the offer to become the music director of the town’s theatre. He took up the invitation without much wavering for it was a good chance for him to realize his ideas and repay accumulated debts. On November 19, 1816 Weber announced his engagement to Caroline Brandt, a charming soprano singer who had sung the title role in “Sylvana”. Inspired by the event he wrote two piano sonatas, a concerto for clarinet and piano and a set of “National Songs”.

In 1817 Weber accepted an important post offered to him – director of the Opera House in Dresden. On November 4 he married Caroline. In Dresden he wrote one of his best works – “Der Freischütz” (The Freeshooter). A lot of time was devoted to the creation of the opera. Sadly his work was marred by the death of the Webers’ infant daughter and Caroline’s bad health. Weber worked tirelessly flooded with orders from all sides. The opera premiered on June 19, 1821 and was an instant success. Beethoven, enchanted by the music, said that Weber should concentrate on writing operas from then on.

Weber’s health continued to deteriorate. Notwithstanding the pain he was in, he continued to work and in 1823 he completed “Euryanthe” which was received with enthusiasm by public. Though suffering from the consumption Weber embarked on a new opera for the Covent Garden Opera. “Oberon” premiered in London and was an overwhelming success. For the first time in history the maestro was asked onto the stage. Carl Maria von Weber died on June 5, 1826 in London, from tuberculosis.

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Der Freischütz (The Freeshooter), J.277 Op.77. Act III, No.15 Hunter's Choir. para vozes e piano
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