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Although Weber did not compose his Turandot music (J.75) until 1809, its origins belong to the same period 1804/05. It was at that time he discovered a Chinese melody in Rousseau's Dictionnaire de musique. This original melody fascionated him, and he composed an Overtura Chinesa based on that theme. Unfortunately the original concept is lost (and was already lost when Jähns compiled his catalogue on 1871), but Weber must still have possessed a score in 1809 when he wrote, on the MS of his Turandot: "The Overture is based on the Chinese theme which I found in Rousseau's Dictionnaire ... Originally in Breslau on 1 June 1806. Revised completely." |
| Disc No: GMCD 7138 | |
| Price: Sek. 157 | |
| Name: Master Works III Carl Maria Von Weber | |
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| Composer | Opus | Name | Key | Performer |
| Weber, Carl Maria von | J 75 | Schillers Turandot | London Symphony Orchestra - Hans-Hubert Schönzeler | |
| Weber, Carl Maria von | J 50 | Symphony No.1 | C Major | |
| Weber, Carl Maria von | J 52 | Symphony No.2 | C Major |