A very musical day Part 2

January 30th, 2016

I had never heard anyone else play Weber's Last Thought

and my curiousity was piqued

so I went to visit GOOGLE, with high hopes.

There were three videos on You tube,  and the first two dismayed me.  The notes were there, but no music, no feeling.....

I tried the third, which claimed to be Weber's Last Waltz, but it wasn't - it was a really touching rendition of his Last Thoughts, by a United Kingdom pianist, Phillip Sear. 

 I know you will enjoy it.

The second piece he plays is the Fairy Waltz....

I also found a You tube rendition for the guitar

                                      and that Weber's Last Waltz is popular with Bands,
                                                 where it is played by the euphonium

or other bass instruments, -
or a saxophone.,,,,

 Here is a 1920's recording with a concertina and a cornet.....

As to who wrote Weber's Last Thought (Waltz)  Carl Gottleib Reissiger

seems to get the most credit.

He worked for most of his life at the Dresden Court

where he succeeded Carl Maria von Weber as Kappelmeister.

(back in the time of Schubert and Beethoven)

He is best known today for Weber's Last Waltz,

so called because of a manuscript found amongst Weber's belongings.

I was also very impressed with the repertoire that Phillip Sear

has to offer, and his reputation

as a professional musician.

He is just the person my granddaughter is looking

for to play at her wedding,

(but is probably going to have to put up with me,

as I am closer!!!)