Overture to "Euryanthe"

From Wind Repertory Project
Carl Maria von Weber

Carl Maria von Weber (arr. Franz Weller)


General Info

Year: 1823 / 1988
Duration:
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Edition Compusic
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - €17.20


Instrumentation

Full Score
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Euryanthe is a German "grand, heroic, romantic" opera by Carl Maria von Weber, first performed at the Theater am Kärntnertor, Vienna, on 25 October 1823. Though acknowledged as one of Weber's most important operas, the work is rarely staged because of the weak libretto by Helmina von Chézy.

Euryanthe is based on the 13th-century romance "L'Histoire du très-noble et chevalereux prince Gérard, comte de Nevers et la très-virtueuse et très chaste princesse Euriant de Savoye, sa mye."

Only the overture, an outstanding example of the early German Romantic style (heralding Richard Wagner), is regularly played today.

- Program Note from Wikipedia


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State Ratings

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Performances

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  • Kent State (Ohio) Wind Ensemble Chamber Winds (Jesse Leyva, conductor) – 22 March 2018


Works for Winds by This Composer


Resources

  • Euryanthe, Wikipedia Accessed 21 March 2018
  • Weber, C.; Weller, F. (1988?). Overture Euryanthe, Arranged for 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Horns, 2 Bassoons, Contrabassoon and 2 Trumpets (ad. Lib.) [score], Compusic: Amsterdam.