Carl Maria von Weber: Symphony No.1 in C major, Op.19, J.50, Otmar Suitner (conductor)

Описание: Carl Maria von Weber: Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 19, J.50 - Dresden Staatskapelle, Otmar Suitner (conductor):
I.Allegro con fuoco – 00:00
II. Andante – 07:46
III. Scherzo.Presto – 13:48
IV. Finale. Presto – 17:34

Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber (18 or 19 November 1786 – 5 June 1826) was a German composer, conductor, pianist, guitarist, and critic, and was one of the first significant composers of the Romantic school.
Weber is of course famous for his operas, of which Der Freischütz, Oberon, Euryanthe and Abu Hassan are the best known today. Of his solo piano works, the sonatas are neglected, but Invitation to the Dance has never lost its popularity. The two piano concertos are rarely played, although that perennial virtuoso challenge, the fiendish Konzertstuck for piano and orchestra, still crops up in concert programmes from time to time, and Weber's chamber works stand alongside Mozart's. His concerti and other pieces for clarinet, bassoon and horn have also remained firmly in the repertory, but the songs and choral music are lost in obscurity.

Weber's orchestration has been highly praised and emulated by later generations of composers – Berlioz referred to him several times in his Treatise on Instrumentation while Debussy remarked that the sound of the Weber orchestra was obtained through the scrutiny of the soul of each instrument.

Carl Maria von Weber's Symphony No. 1 in C was written in 1806–1807. While not usually acknowledged as among Weber's greatest works, it is a testament to the young composer's gift of melody.
Though written true to form in the classical style, the music contained in the First Symphony is undoubtedly Romantic - a trend first introduced by Beethoven in his Eroica Symphony which had premiered only the year before.
The first movement, in sonata form, opens with a four-note motif (the main theme) on full orchestra, and demonstrates Weber's flair for writing creative tunes.