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Composer of the Week: Weber

on BBC Radio 3

Exploring Weber's works through the comments of composers who have both loved and leamt from his music.
"With the composition of Euryanthe, Weber was the first to set foot in a new land. It's a miraculous divination of the dramatic form of the future."
(Franz Liszt )
Liszt's recollections introduce highlights from Weber's neglected opera Euryanthe together with works for the keyboard including the Konzertstuck for piano and orchestra. "I fell in love with Weber's works at the age of 17". Repeated next Tuesday 11.30pm

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Franz Liszt

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