'Der Freischütz' (or 'The Free Hunters') is Weber's most performed opera, with music rich in hunting horn melodies and horse-driven rhythms. At first dark and ominous, then breakneck and turbulent, ...
Most musicologists credit Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) with inventing the sound of German romanticism, announced by the sublime horns at the opening of the Der Freischütz “Overture.” In addition ...
Vladimir Jurowski conducts the London Philharmonic in one of his favourite symphonies, Tchaikovsky's Manfred. In addition there is Weber's Overture Der Freischütz and Mahler songs performed by Alice ...
Issued to celebrate the 90th birthday of Carlo-Maria Giulini this month, these discs from BBC Legends vividly capture the magic of this dedicated conductor in London performances he gave in the 1960s ...
Lust-filled, hell-bound lothario Don Giovanni comes to life in Mozart’s famed Overture, and Beethoven’s Egmont Overture offers a stirring journey from tragedy to triumph. Scotland so inspired ...
The tricky opening chord of Weber's Der Freischütz overture needed warming up – didn't we all – but a quartet of horns quickly lent a dappled glow to the proceedings and the mercury began to rise.
Maximilian Schmitt/Polina Pasztircsák/Max Urlacher/Freiburg Baroque O/René Jacobs (Harmonia Mundi, two CDs) A studio-made recording of the 1821 German opera that influenced generations of composers ...
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