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WEBER; CARL MARIA VON
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Admirable But Not Top Choice Weber Sonata Cycle
Why do Carl Maria von Weber’s four piano sonatas resist coming back into fashion? One reason may be that they occupy a kind of no-man’s-land…
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Filling In The Gaps: Weber 4-Hand Piano Works, Finally
Remarkable as it may seem, this is the only available […] To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a…
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Weber: Clarinet Concertos SACD
This is an absolutely wonderful disc in every way. Weber’s clarinet music is delightful, and it’s hard to imagine it being better played or recorded.…
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Weber: Overtures/Kantorow SACD
The playing here is generally excellent, but in the Freischütz Overture you miss the heavy-duty atmosphere of German romanticism: the opening is evocative but the…
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A Dud of a Freischütz with Nilsson, Gedda
This dud of a performance was a disappointment when it was released 30 years ago and it has aged badly. Robert Heger was never more…
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Weber: Der Freischütz in French
Lest you think this is another garden-variety Freischütz, look again: This is a “French” version prepared for the Opéra de Paris in l841, with no…
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Impressive Weber Overtures from Wit
There are wonderful performances of the more famous Weber overtures […] To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a…
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Historical Gems: Hans Rosbaud Conducts Weber and Mendelssohn
Collectors have been waiting for an official SWR Hans Rosbaud […] To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a…
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Big Boxes: Everything Ansermet, In Stereo
At last, the long-anticipated edition of Ernest Ansermet’s complete Decca […] To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a…
