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Carl Maria von Weber
by Georg Predota June 5th, 2026 Tags:
Beyond the Operatic Legend Carl Maria von Weber’s (1786-1826) life and career are inexorably connected to his opera Der Freischütz (The Marksman). When it was first produced in Berlin in June 1821, the musical world was stunned, as he had
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Pelléas and Mélisande
Sing Cucu!
Updating a 13th-Century Song
Auroras
The Sound of Summer Rain in Classical Music
Vivaldi, Rameau, Beethoven, Grofé and Whitacre
Sergei Rachmaninoff and His Circle of Friends
Sergei Rachmaninoff and His Circle of Friends II
Coloured Clouds in the Air – With Explosions!
A Fanfare to Fireworks in Classical Music
Bird Music or Music from Birds
Schlein’s Strictly from the Birds
A Theme of His, Dedicated to Her, Written by a Third
Brahms’ 16 Variations on a Theme by R. Schumann, Op. 9
Cutting a Swathe through Vivaldi
Max Richter’s The Four Seasons (after A. Vivaldi)
Gazing at the Stars
Charles Koechlin: The Seven Stars’ Symphony
The Wind, The Wind
Cathedrals in Sound
The Melody of Death: The Dies Irae
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and His Circle of Friends
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and His Circle of Friends II
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The One Who Got Away
The Story of Apollo and Daphne
The Invisible Force: Wind
A Book As String Quartet
Elena Ruehr’s Bel Canto
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