Despite Joseph II's reservations - in relation to Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail - that it was even possible to write opera in the German language, opera had claimed its place alongside the symphony as the leading genre in German music by the 19th century. With Mozart, it was Carl Maria von Weber who had the biggest role in launching this hugely successful movement. One of his most significant works is the opera Euryanthe, although the weakness of the libretto means that only the o...verture is regularly played today. Weber's standing as an opera composer is shown by the fact that Wagner himself gave the eulogy at his re(burial) in Dresden. With his works for the stage and orchestra, Richard Strauss became both an epitome of German Romantic music and the first great composer of the modern era. He wrote his Six Lieder with piano accompaniment - set to the verse of Clemens Brentano - at the end of the First World War, and orchestrated them at the start of the second.
A dual role similar to that of Strauss was filled for the Russians by Dmitri Shostakovich, who likewise successfully breathed new life into 19th century German symphonic traditions in the first half of the 20th century. The success of his efforts are illustrated by the fact that his Symphony No. 5 was received by a storm of applause lasting a good half hour.
Presented by: Pannon Philharmonic - Pécs
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