Reissiger: Weber's Last Waltz / Fairy Waltz

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Carl Gottlieb Reissiger (1798-1859) was a near-contemporary of Schubert, who, like Beethoven, studied with Salieri in Vienna. He worked for most of his life at the Dresden court, where he succeeded Weber as Kapellmeister. He is best known today for 'Weber's Last Waltz' - so-called because a manuscript was found amongst Weber's papers at his death, and misattributed to him. This piece is well known for having been mentioned as Roderick Usher's favourite piece of music in Poe's 'The Fall of ...