Carl Maria von Weber (1786 - 1826)
Part One
Monday 29 August 2005 12:00-13:00 (Radio 3)
Repeated: Monday 5 September 2005 0:00-1:00 (Radio 3)
Bad luck seemed to dog Carl Maria von Weber's professional life: there was always a rival faction, a temperamental diva or political intrigue to complicate matters. Donald Macleod finds Weber working for the aristocratic and eccentric Württemberg family, with whom Weber's own sense of mischief landed him in hot water.
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Oiseau Lyre DSLO 523 S2 B12
Martyn Hill (tenor), Christopher Hogwood (fortepiano)
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Nimbus NI5154 T4
The Hanover Band / Roy Goodman (director)
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RCA 09026627122 T1-4
Philharmonia Orchestra, Claus Peter Flor (conductor)
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Naxos 8550990 T5
Alexander Paley (piano)
KLAGE
Claves CD509118 T2
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Hartmut Höll (piano)
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