Reissiger: Webers Last Waltz, Fairy Waltz

Carl Gottlieb Reissiger (17981859) was a nearcontemporary 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 socalled 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 the House of Us br, br,