Weber Symphonies 1 & 2
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Composer or Director: Carl Maria von Weber
Label: Orfeo
Magazine Review Date: 1/1985
Media Format: Cassette
Media Runtime: 0
Catalogue Number: M091841A

Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
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Symphony No. 1 |
Carl Maria von Weber, Composer
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Carl Maria von Weber, Composer Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor |
Symphony No. 2 |
Carl Maria von Weber, Composer
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Carl Maria von Weber, Composer Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor |
Composer or Director: Carl Maria von Weber
Label: Orfeo
Magazine Review Date: 1/1985
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 0
Catalogue Number: C091841A

Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Symphony No. 1 |
Carl Maria von Weber, Composer
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Carl Maria von Weber, Composer Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor |
Symphony No. 2 |
Carl Maria von Weber, Composer
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Carl Maria von Weber, Composer Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor |
Author: John Warrack
In No. 2, the chief surprise is the tempo of the Menuetto, marked Allegro but taken by Sawallisch at an almost Klemperer-like portentous pace; Marriner is brisk here, and I think more effective. The finales go well in both accounts; in the dark-hued Adagio of No. 2, there is a point in Sawallisch's more mysterious manner, though I like the sensitive phrasing and the clearer recorded balance of Marriner, especially when Weber's scoring is so original. But though my own choice goes to Marriner, it is good to see an alternative offered for these works, which have a good case made out for them by the German writer of the Orfeo sleeve-note, Dietmar Holland.'
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