Spohr: Violin Duets, Vol. 2

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
December 13, 2019
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      SPOHR, LOUIS
    • PERFORMER
      Cooper, Dickenson
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      December 13, 2019
    • UPC
      747313391875
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8573918
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro

      Composer: Louis Spohr

      Performer: Jameson Cooper, James Dickenson

    2. II. Adagio

      Composer: Louis Spohr

      Performer: Jameson Cooper, James Dickenson

    3. III. Presto

      Composer: Louis Spohr

      Performer: Jameson Cooper, James Dickenson

    4. I. Andante

      Composer: Louis Spohr

      Performer: Jameson Cooper, James Dickenson

    5. II. Menuetto: Allegro

      Composer: Louis Spohr

      Performer: Jameson Cooper, James Dickenson

    6. III. Vivace

      Composer: Louis Spohr

      Performer: Jameson Cooper, James Dickenson

    7. I. Adagio - Allegro molto agitato

      Composer: Louis Spohr

      Performer: Jameson Cooper, James Dickenson

    8. II. Andante con variazioni

      Composer: Louis Spohr

      Performer: Jameson Cooper, James Dickenson

    9. III. Rondo alla polacca

      Composer: Louis Spohr

      Performer: Jameson Cooper, James Dickenson


Louis Spohr's reputation as one of Germany's leading violinists was at it's height when he composed his Duets for Two Violins, Op. 39, and while it appears his intention was to finance an Italian concert tour with marketable duets, the publishers complained of their technical difficulty. Spohr defended this aspect by stating his 'desire to give my duets more inner value, more richness of harmony' than is usual in this genre. Indeed, a contemporary critic exclaimed that 'it is no exaggeration to say that the ideas and artistry required for these works would be sufficient... to create three concertos.'