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Spohr - Symphonies Nos 1 and 2 | Hyperion CDA67616

Spohr - Symphonies Nos 1 and 2

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Label: Hyperion

Cat No: CDA67616

Barcode: 0034571176161

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 28th August 2007

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In his lifetime, Louis Spohr ranked as one of the great composers - one of the most significant personalities in German music in the first half of the nineteenth century and a leading pioneer of early Romanticism, his music played and loved by thousands.
 
Although it declined sharply after his death, his reputation has enjoyed something of a revival in recent decades, mainly due to his delightful chamber music (much of it recorded on Hyperion).
 
However, Spohr’s symphonies were his most celebrated works. They were staples of the concert platform (particularly in London) along with those of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. Hyperion is delighted to present this disc of Symphonies Nos 1 and 2.
 
The indefatigable Howard Shelley conducts the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana in stylish, committed performances which demonstrate all the originality and individuality which contemporary listeners found in Spohr’s music.
 
Also included is a first recording of his Grand Concert Overture in F major—an enchanting and utterly unfamiliar work.

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