Carl Maria von Weber's piano concertos served as "calling cards" on his concert tours, showcasing his exceptional technique and brilliant improvisation skills.
Performer Biography
Ronald Brautigam, the fortepiano soloist on this album, is a leading exponent of the fortepiano and has recorded the complete solo keyboard works of Beethoven, Mozart, and Haydn on the instrument.
Composer Biography
Carl Maria von Weber, the composer, grew up in a family of traveling musicians and actors who hoped to turn him into a new "little Mozart."
Composer Biography
Carl Maria von Weber was permanently banished from Württemberg in 1810 due to a fraud committed by his father, leading him to start a career as a traveling virtuoso pianist.
Instruments
The fortepiano used in this recording was made by Paul McNulty in 2007, modeled after a Conrad Graf instrument from around 1819.
Composition History
Carl Maria von Weber completed his Konzertstück on the very morning of the premiere of his opera Der Freischütz in Berlin, showing remarkable composure.
Compositional Technique
The Konzertstück, a work by Carl Maria von Weber, is considered the first truly Romantic piano concerto and served as a model for Franz Liszt's own piano concertos.
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