' There never was a more German composer than thou ...' With these words spoken at the interment of Weber's remains in Dresden in 1844, Wag. ner acknowledged Weber as the founder of German Romantic Opera, and as a moving spirit in the Romantic movement during the first decades of the 19th century.
Weber Songs: Meine Lieder. meine Sange: Klage; Der kleine Fritz an seine jungen Freunde
MARTYN HILL (tenor)
CHRISTOPHER HOGWOOD (fortepiano)
J.12* Trio in G minor. Op 63, for flute, cello and piano MEMBERS OF
THE MELOS ENSEMBLE OF LONDON
9.34* Und ob die Wolke (Der Freischiitz, Act 3): ELISABETH SCHWARZKOPF (Sop), PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA conducted by WALTER SUSSKIND : records