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Cooper, Dickenson: Spohr – Violin Duets vol.2 (24/88 FLAC)

Cooper, Dickenson: Spohr - Violin Duets vol.2 (24/88 FLAC)
Cooper, Dickenson: Spohr – Violin Duets vol.2 (24/88 FLAC)

Composer: Louis Spohr
Performer: Jameson Cooper, James Dickenson
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Release: 2019
Size: 1.16 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes

Grand Duo for 2 Violins in D Minor, Op. 39 No. 1
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Presto

Grand Duo for 2 Violins in E-Flat Major, Op. 39 No. 2
04. I. Andante
05. II. Menuetto. Allegro
06. III. Vivace

Grand Duo for 2 Violins in E Major, Op. 39 No. 3
07. I. Adagio – Allegro molto agitato
08. II. Andante con variazioni
09. III. Rondo alla polacca

Louis Spohr’s reputation as one of Germany’s leading violinists was at its 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.

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