Howard Griffiths and the NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra released the complete symphonies of Louis Spohr on CPO between 2007 and 2015, and this exceptional survey has at last been brought out in a convenient box set of five hybrid SACDs. Spohr, a contemporary of Beethoven who lived into the mid-19th century, was a celebrated virtuoso of the violin, an innovative conductor, and a prolific composer, and his cycle of ten symphonies forms an important part of his output, which also includes 22 concertos, ten operas, four ...
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Howard Griffiths and the NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra released the complete symphonies of Louis Spohr on CPO between 2007 and 2015, and this exceptional survey has at last been brought out in a convenient box set of five hybrid SACDs. Spohr, a contemporary of Beethoven who lived into the mid-19th century, was a celebrated virtuoso of the violin, an innovative conductor, and a prolific composer, and his cycle of ten symphonies forms an important part of his output, which also includes 22 concertos, ten operas, four oratorios, and numerous chamber works. Yet Spohr's music fell into obscurity after his death, largely because his conservative style pointed back to the Classical era of Mozart, rather than to the Romantic "music of the future" of Berlioz, Liszt, and Wagner. Modern attempts to revive Spohr's music have been intermittent since the late 20th century, so Griffiths' impressive set provides a much needed boost. This complete set of the symphonies offers consistently excellent interpretations,...
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Add this copy of Spohr: Complete Symphonies [Ndr Radiophilharmonie to cart. $75.03, new condition, Sold by Revaluation Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Exeter, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2016 by Cpo.