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Der Freisch眉tz (Overture)

Composer: Carl Maria von Weber
Performers: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Alexandre Bloch
Recording date: 19 February 2016
Date of broadcast: 19 February 2016

'Der Freisch眉tz' (or 'The Free Hunters') is Weber's most performed opera, with music rich in hunting horn melodies and horse-driven rhythms. At first dark and ominous, then breakneck and turbulent, this overture announces to the audience we're in for a hell of a ride.

Composer: Carl Maria von Weber
Performers: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Alexandre Bloch
Recording date: 19 February 2016
Date of broadcast: 19 February 2016

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