Composer: Louis Spohr
Performer: Jameson Cooper, James Dickenson
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Release: 2018
Size: 1.17 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Duet for two violins, Op. 67 No. 1
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Andante – III. Rondo. Vivace
Duet for two violins, Op. 67 No. 2
03. I. Allegro
04. II. Larghetto
05. III. Rondo. Vivace
Duet for two violins, Op. 67 No. 3
06. I. Allegro
07. II. Tempo di menuetto – Variations
Duo for 2 Violins in E flat major, WoO 21 No. 3
08. I. Allegro
09. II. Romance. Andante
10. III. Rondo. Allegro
Recorded: 2-5 January 2017
Recording Venue: Howard Performing Arts Center, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA
One of the giants of music-making in the 19th century, Louis Spohr excelled as a composer, violin virtuoso, conductor and teacher. His concertos for the violin (Nos. 6, 8 and 11 can be heard on 8.570528 and the world premiere recordings of Nos. 7 and 12 on 8.555101) demonstrate a Romantic temperament framed in a Classical style, but he was equally adept in smaller forms. The Duets for Two Violins, Op. 67 reveal a perfect sense of architecture, the two instruments frequently exchanging roles, as well as a majestic command of melody. The Duet, WoO 21, written when Spohr was just 12 years old, is one of his earliest surviving compositions.