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Louis Spohr
12+ albums
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Louis Spohr (April 5, 1784 – October 22, 1859) was a German composer, violinist and conductor. Born Ludwig Spohr, he is usually known by the French form of his name outside Germany. Spohr was born in Braunschweig in the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg to Karl Heinrich Spohr and Juliane Ernestine Luise Henke and throughout his childhood showed talent for the violin. He joined the ducal orchestra at the age of 15. Three years later he was sent, with the Duke of Brunswick's support, on a year-long study tour to St Petersburg with the virtuoso violinist Franz Anton Eck. Spohr's first notable compositions, including his First Violin Concerto, date from this time. After his return home, the Duke granted him leave to make a concert tour of North Germany. A concert in Leipzig in December 1804 brought the influential music critic Friedrich Rochlitz "to his knees", not only because of Spohr's playing but also because of his compositions. This concert brought the young man overnight fame in the whole German-speaking world. In 1805, Spohr got a job as concertmaster at the court of Gotha, where he stayed until 1812. There he met the 18-year-old harpist Dorette Scheidler, daughter of one of the court singers, and fell in love with her. They were married the next year. They performed successfully together as a violin and harp duo, touring in Italy (1816-1817), England (1820) and Paris (1821), but Dorette later abandoned her harpist's career and concentrated on raising their children. Her unti
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Symphonie Concertante for Violin, Harp and Orchestra in G Major, WoO 13: II. Adagio
3,5292Fantasie on Themes of Danzi and Vogler in B minor, Op. 118
2,3873Clarinet Concerto No. 1 In C Minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio
2,1594Spohr : Sonata for Cello & Harp in G major Op.115 : III Rondo
1,7555Spohr : Sonata for Cello & Harp in G major Op.115 : II Larghetto
1,6496Adagio
1,5137III. Rondon: (Allegretto)
9948II. Larghetto
8729I. Allegro moderato
67010Violin Concerto No.8 in A minor, Op.47 (Im Form einer Gesangsszene): 2. Adagio - Andante
630albums
Spohr: Symphonie Concertante for Violin, Harp and Orchestra in G Major, WoO 13: II. Adagio
SPOHR: Music for Violin and Harp, Vol. 2
Spohr: Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 & 4
SPOHR: String Quartets Nos. 1- 2, Op. 5 and No. 5, Op. 15
SPOHR: Music for Violin and Harp, Vol. 1
SPOHR: Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 and 3 / Potpourri, Op. 80
SPOHR: String Quintets Nos. 5 and 6
SPOHR: Piano Trio Op. 119 / Piano Quintet Op. 130
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Spohr: Violin Concertos Nos. 2 & 5
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Spohr: Works for Harp & Flute
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Spohr, L.: Faust [Opera]
Spohr: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 9