Spohr – String Quartets Vol.17 – Concertino String Quartet

Louis Spohr (1784-1859) - String Quartets (Vol.17):
String Quartet No.10 in A major, op.30
Variations in D minor, op.6
String Quartet No.18 in B minor, op.61 "Quartuor brillant" no.3

Concertino String Quartet

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Spohr – String Quartets Vol.16 – Concertino String Quartet

Louis Spohr (1784-1859) - String Quartets (Vol.16):
String Quartet No.23 in E major, op.82 no.1
String Quartet No.26 in E flat major, op.83 "Quartuor brillant" no.5
Variations in A major, op.8

Concertino String Quartet

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Beethoven, Meyerbeer, Spohr – Lieder – Anne Sofie von Otter

Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864):
Mina
Komm
Ma barque légère
La Fille de l'air
Sicilienne
Prière d'enfants
Le Voeu pendant l'orage
Des Schäfers Lied
Ludwig van Beethoven (17701-827):
In questa tomba oscura
T'intendo si, mio cor
Als die Geliebte sich trennen wollte
Seufzer eines Ungeliebten Gegenliebe
Sehnsucht
An die Geliebte
Arriette (Der Kuss)
Maigesang
Adelaide
Louis Spohr (1784-1859):
Abend-Feier
Jagdlied
Tone
Erlkönig
Der Spielmann und seine Geige
Abendstille

Anne Sofie von Otter - mezzo-soprano
Melvyn Tan - fortepiano
Christina Högman - soprano
Kristina Hammarström - mezzo-soprano
Eric Hoeprich - clarinet
Nils-Erik Sparf - violin

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Spohr – Mass op.54, Psalms op.85 – Rundfunkchor Berlin

remembering Louis Spohr on his birthday

(5 April 1784 – 22 October 1859)

Louis Spohr (1784-1859):
Mass in C minor op.54 for soloists and two five-part choirs *
Three Psalms op.85 for two four-part choirs +

Juliane Claus - soprano *
Beate Tim - soprano *
Ricarda Vollprecht soprano +
Christiane Oertel - contralto *
Doris Zucker - contralto +
Martin Petzold - tenor *
Georg Taube - tenor+
Wolfgang Dersch - bass *
Konrad Urban - bass +
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Michael Gläser - conductor *
Dietrich Knothe - conductor +

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Spohr – Symphony No.4 & Overtures – Walter

Louis Spohr (1784-1859) - the Symphonies (Vol.5):
Symphony No.4 in F major, op.86 "The consecration of the tones" (Die Weihe der Töne)
Overture "Faust", op.60
Overture "Jessonda", op.63

Budapest Symphony Orchestra
Alfred Walter - conductor

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Spohr – Symphonies Nos.7 & 8 – Walter

Louis Spohr (1784-1859) - the Symphonies (Vol.4):
Symphony No.7 in C major, op.121 "The Earthly and Divine in Human Life"
Symphony No.8 in G major, op.137

Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra (Košice)
Alfred Walter - conductor

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Spohr – Symphonies Nos.3 & 6 – Walter

Louis Spohr (1784-1859) - the Symphonies (Vol.3):
Symphony No.3 in C minor, op.78
Symphony No.6 in G major, op.116 "Historical Symphony in the style and taste of four different periods"

Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra (Košice)
Alfred Walter - conductor

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Spohr – Symphonies Nos.2 & 9 – Walter

Louis Spohr (1784-1859) - the Symphonies (Vol.2):
Symphony No.2 in D minor, op.49
Symphony No.9 in B minor, op.143 "The Seasons"

Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra (Košice)
Alfred Walter - conductor

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Spohr – Symphonies Nos.1 & 5 – Walter

Louis Spohr (1784-1859) - the Symphonies (Vol.1):
Symphony No.1 in E flat major, op.20
Symphony No.5 in C minor, op.102

Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra (Košice)
Alfred Walter - conductor

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Myslivecek, Viotti, Schubert, Spohr – Works for Violin and Orchestra – Elizabeth Wallfisch

Josef Mysliveček (1737-1781):
Violin Concerto No.4 in B flat major
Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755-1824):
Violin Concerto No.22 in A minor, G 97
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Rondo for Violin and Strings in A major, D 438
Louis Spohr (1784-1859):
Violin Concerto No.8 in A minor, op.47 "in modo di scena cantante"

Elizabeth Wallfisch - violin
The Brandenburg Orchestra [on period instruments]
Roy Goodman - conductor

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Louis Spohr – Overtures – Christian Fröhlich

Louis Spohr (1784-1859) - Overtures:
Macbeth, op.75
Die Prüfung
Alruna, die Eulenkönigin
Faust
Jessonda
Der Berggeist
Pietro von Abano
Der Alchymist

Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Christian Fröhlich - conductor

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Maestro Finali, Spohr, Salieri, Beer – Music for Clarinet and Winds – Don Christensen

[Maestro Finali]:
Concerto for Clarinet and Winds
Louis Spohr (1784-1859):
Notturno in C major for Winds and Janissary Music
Antonio Salieri (1750-1825):
Armonia per un Tempio della Notte
Joseph Beer (1744-1812):
Concerto in B flat major for Clarinet and Winds

Don Christensen - clarinet
Wind Ensemble
Motti Miron - conductor

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Louis Spohr – Works for Violin and Piano – Ingolf Turban

Louis Spohr (1784-1859):
Grand Duo concertant in E major for Piano and Violin, op.112
Adagio in G major for Violin and Piano WoO 37
Rondoletto in G major for Piano, op.149
Sechs Salonstücke for Violin and Piano, op.135

Ingolf Turban - violin
Kolja Lessing - piano

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Spohr – Nonet, Octet – The Gaudier Ensemble

Louis Spohr (1784-1859):
Nonet in F major, op.31
Octet in E major, op.32

The Gaudier Ensemble

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Spohr – Double Quartets Nos.3 & 4 – ASMF Chamber Ensemble

Louis Spohr (1784-1859):
Double Quartet No.3 in E minor, op.87
Double Quartet No.4 in G minor, op.136

Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble

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Spohr – String Quintet No.7, Sextet, Potpourri – New Haydn Quartet

Louis Spohr (1784-1859):
String Quintet No.7 in G minor, op.144
String Sextet in C major, op.140
Potpourri, op.22

New Haydn Quartet
Attila Falvay - violin III
Sándor Papp - viola II
Tamás Varga - cello II

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Spohr – String Quintets Vol.3 – Haydn Quartet

Louis Spohr (1784-1859):
String Quintet No.5 in G minor, op.106
String Quintet No.6 in E minor, op.129

Haydn Quartet
Sándor Papp - viola II

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Spohr – String Quintets Vol.2 – New Haydn Quartet

Louis Spohr (1784-1859):
String Quintet No.3 in B minor, op.69
String Quintet No.4 in A minor, op.91

New Haydn Quartet
Sándor Papp - viola II

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Spohr – String Quintets Vol.1 – Danubius Quartet

Louis Spohr (1784-1859):
String Quintet No.1 in E flat major, op.33 no.1
String Quintet No.2 in G major, op.33 no.2

Danubius Quartet

Sándor Papp - viola II

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Spohr – Piano Trios Nos.3 & 5 – Hartley Piano Trio

Louis Spohr (1784-1859):
Piano Trio No.3 in A minor, op.124
Piano Trio No.5 in G minor, op.142

Hartley Piano Trio

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