"Euryanthe Overture" opened the program, marking the 200th anniversary of Carl Maria von Weber's death. Born in Eutin, Holy Roman Empire, on November 18/19, 1786, he died in London on June 5, 1826.

Gerard Schwartz leads the Seattle Symphony in the Euryanthe Overture by Carl Maria von Weber. And we hear a few remarks from Schwartz on the music of Weber.

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Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber was a German composer, conductor, pianist, guitarist and critic, and was one of the first significant composers of the Romantic school. Weber's operas Der ...