"Carl maria von weber" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... in London in 1826, but it was not until 1844, and then mainly through the efforts of Wagner, that his remains were taken to his native land. They now rest in Dresden, where a statue was raised in 1860 in honour of Carl Maria von Weber, who has been called "The ...
— Among the Great Masters of Music - Scenes in the Lives of Famous Musicians • Walter Rowlands
... world his famous Septet, accepted by himself as his masterwork. Two other German composers so distinguished themselves that they were invited to London to conduct the Philharmonic accompaniments. They were Carl Maria von Weber, who had just brought out his brilliant opera, "Der Freischuetz," and Ludwig Spohr, who performed in London his new Symphony in D minor. Of other composers there were Franz Schubert, whose melodious songs and symphonies won him the recognition of the Esterhazys and of Beethoven. ...
— A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year - Volume Two (of Three) • Edwin Emerson |
