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Euryanthe (J. 291, Op. 81) is a German grand heroic-romantic opera by Carl Maria von Weber, first performed at the Theater am Kärntnertor in Vienna on 25 October 1823. [1] Though acknowledged as one of Weber's most important operas, the work is rarely staged because of the weak libretto by Helmina von Chézy (who, incidentally, was also the ...
The reception of Der Freischütz surpassed Weber's own hopes and it quickly became an international success, with productions in Vienna the same year followed by Dresden, Leipzig, Hamburg, Munich, Karlsruhe, Königsberg, Prague, other German centres, Riga and Copenhagen. 1824 saw productions in four London theatres in four different adaptations, as well as an inadequate [8] adaptation by ...
In Les Misérables, he calls the huntsman's chorus in Weber's Euryanthe, "perhaps the most beautiful piece of music ever composed". [56] He also greatly admired Beethoven and, rather unusually for his time, appreciated works by composers from earlier centuries such as Palestrina and Monteverdi .
The music was completely original. A critic noted, however, that Adam had borrowed eight bars from a romance by a Miss Puget and three bars from the huntsman's chorus in Carl Maria von Weber's opera Euryanthe. One dance historian wrote:
Carl Maria von Weber in 1821. The following is a complete list of compositions by Carl Maria von Weber in order of both opus number and catalogue number. A complete chronological catalogue of Weber's works was compiled by Friedrich Wilhelm Jähns and published in 1871.
The Wild Huntsman, Fantasia for male chorus a cappella (1946) The Dark Forest, Part-song for mixed chorus a cappella (1947); words by Edward Thomas; Mass in C for solo voices, chorus, organ and orchestra (1936–1947); premiered at Stoke-on-Trent in 1948; twice broadcast in 1952 and 1955; Missa liturgica for mixed chorus a cappella (1950)
Chorus is an album by German double bassist and composer Eberhard Weber recorded in September 1984 and released on ECM the following year. The quintet features saxophonist Jan Garbarek and drummer Ralf-R. Hübner, backed by woodwind players Manfred Hoffbauer and Martin Künstner.
The 5 regiments of the Foot Guards have their own regimental marches, that are each performed by their respective regimental bands.. The following is a list of the notable Regimental Marches for military regiments of the British Army.