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Weber and German Romanticism
Episode 27 of 30
Weber gave German audiences what they wanted - storms and disasters. James Naughtie on history shaping classical music.
James Naughtie presents a series chronicling the historical influences that affected the course of classical music.
27/30. Weber and German Romanticism
Carl Maria Von Weber gave audiences what they wanted - storms and disasters, wild beasts and blood. Although German unification was a generation away, by drawing on folk tales, Weber wanted to create a German sensibility.
Read by Simon Russell Beale and Benedict Cumberbatch.
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