Spohr, Louis

Dresden Childrens' Choir / Sacred Music for a Whole Year / 4 CDs

4 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Machet die Tore weit, for double chorus, SWV Anh. 8 (doubtful; also attrib. to S. Rüling); Das Wort ward Fleisch und wohnet unter uns, motet for 2 sopranos, alto, 2 tenors,...
Performers: Guldner, Georg; Herrmann, Fritz; Kopcke, Lukas; Lindner, Franz; Morgner, Felix; Polhardt, Philipp; Renz, Christopher; Schenk, Jacob
Conductors: Kreile, Roderich
Ensemble: ; Cappella Sagittariana

The transcendent atmosphere of the Kreuzchor Vespers draws a congregation of up to 3,000 to the Kreuzkirche in Dresden. The Dresden Kreuzchor has recorded a...continue...
Recording information: Himmelfahrtskirche Dresden (2008-06-16_2008-06-20&2009-); Lukaskirche, Dresden (2008-06-16_2008-06-20&2009-); Himmelfahrtskirche Dresden (2009-03-23_2009-03-27&2010-); Lukaskirc...continue...

Great Violin Concertos - Vivaldi, Bach, Mozart, Spohr, Paganini, Lalo et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Wolfgan...
Performers: Bisengaliev, Marat; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Keylin, Misha; Kraggerud, Henning; Lamsma, Simone; Nishizaki, Takako; Papavrami, Tedi
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Gallois, Patrick; Jean, Kenneth; Mogrelia, Andrew; Wit, Antoni; Wildner, Johannes; Kolchinsky, Camilla; Leaper, Adrian; Engeset, Bjarte

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Louis Spohr: Symphonies Nos.7 & 9 / Howard Shelley

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-03-13

Works: Louis Spohr: Symphony no 9 in B minor ("Die Jahreszeiten"), Op. 143; Symphony no 7 in C major ("Irdisches und Göttliches im Menschenleben"), Op. 121; Introduction to a Festspiel, for orchestra, ...
Conductors: Shelley, Howard
Ensemble: ; Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana

We often talk of the nine symphonies of Beethoven and Bruckner but what about the ten of Spohr? Howard Shelley and the Orchestra della Svizzera...continue...
Recording information: Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano, Switzerland (08/16/2011-08/19/2011)....continue...

Raphael Wallfisch plays Weber; Spohr and Reicha

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2011-03-08

Works: Louis Spohr: Concerto for Violin no 8 in A minor ("In modo di scena cantante"), Op. 47; Franz Danzi: Variations on a Theme from Mozart's "Don Giovanni" for cello and orchestra; Josef Reicha: Concerto...
Performers: Wallfisch, Raphael [Cello]
Conductors: Ward, Nicholas

Gramophone Magazine
The virtues of this disc really centre around the music and Wallfisch's advocacy. Spohr's Violin Concerto in Friedrich Grützmacher's adaptation is a worthy addition...continue...
Recording information: St. Philip's, Salford, UK (10/22/2009-10/23/2009)....continue...

Georg Kulenkampff: Concerto Recordings, Vol. 3

1 CD / Opus KURA / 2011-03-08

Works: Louis Spohr: Concerto for Violin no 8 in A minor, Op. 47 "in modo di scena cantante"; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Performers: Kulenkampff, Georg
Conductors: Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Keilberth, Joseph

Most of Kulenkampff’s studio concerto recordings, including all three on this disc, were made for Telefunken with the Berlin Philharmonic in the room at the...continue...

The Ultimate Lullaby Collection

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-08-31

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano K 332; Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Edvard Grieg: Bådnlåt (At the Cradle), lyric pie...
Performers: Capova, Sylvia; Kirvessalo, Maarit; Loman, Judy; Mullerova, Hana; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Nishizaki, Takako; Shulman, Nora; Steen-Nokleberg, Einar; Valek, Jiri
Conductors: Bramall, Anthony; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Pesek, Libor; Judd, James; Edlinger, Richard; Clark, Keith; Lenárd, Ondrej; Panula, Jorma; Breiner, Peter; Georgiadis, John; Rahbari, Alexander

Beautiful music for bedtime by the world's greatest composers....continue...

Jubilate Deo

1 CD / Ars Musici / 2010-02-23

Works: Michael Haydn: Ave Maria, gradual for chorus & orchestra, MH 388 (KL 2b; Benedicite Dominum, gradual for chorus & orchestra, MH 381 (KL 2b; Johann Georg Albrechtsberger: Jubilemus Salvatori, motet fo...
Performers: Baumann, Christiane; Brosemer, Lucia [Soprano Vocal]; Knaus, Tobias; Moog-Ban, Ildiko [Violin]
Conductors: Hug, Raimund

Recording information: Schloábergsaal Freiburg (1993-1994)....continue...

Spohr: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6; The Fall of Babylon

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-02-09

Works: Louis Spohr: Der Fall Babylons, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, WoO 63; Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78; Symphony no 6 in G major ("Historical"), Op. 116
Conductors: Shelley, Howard

Howard Shelley's enchanting series of Spohr's symphonies continues to inspire interest and delight in this underrated composer. Spohr's third symphony is a richer, more romantic...continue...
Recording information: Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano, Switzerland (03/23/2009-03/27/2009)....continue...

Mozart, Spohr: Clarinet Concertos

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-02-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Louis Spohr: Concerto for Clarinet no 2 in E flat major, Op. 57
Performers: Manasse, Jon
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard

'Non-standard' solo instruments have always made their way in the chamber music and concerto worlds through the advocacy of exceptional players. In the last ten...continue...
Recording information: S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Benaroya Hall, Sea (02/2009)....continue...

Uto Ughi plays Beethoven, Spohr, Viotti

1 CD / Dynamic / 2007-04-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in G major, Op. 40; Louis Spohr: Concerto for Violin no 8 in A minor ("In modo di...
Performers: Ughi, Uto
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio

Spohr: Concertantes for 2 Violins / Ulf & Gunhild Hoelscher

1 CD / CPO / 2004-08-01

Works: Louis Spohr: Concertante for 2 violins & orchestra in A major, Op. 48; Polonaise for violin & orchestra in A minor, Op. 40; Concertante for 2 violins & orchestra in B minor, Op. 88; Potpourri on Iris...
Performers: Hoelscher, Gunhild; Hoelscher, Ulf
Conductors: Frohlich, Christian

"The two Hoelshcers make a fine pair and play well together. The Berlin Radio Symphony amply supports them." - Bauman, American Record Guide...continue...

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Florence Austral

1 CD / Preiser / 2001-12-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon; Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Götterdämmerung; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida...
Performers: Austral, Florence; Kahn, Percy
Conductors: Barbirolli, John; Sabajno, Carlo; Coates, Albert; Collingwood, Lawrance
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; Orchestra

Spohr: Violin Concertos WoO 9 & 10, etc /Hoelscher, Fröhlich

1 CD / CPO / 2001-02-01

Works: Louis Spohr: Concerto for Violin in G major, WoO 9; Concerto for Violin in E minor, WoO 10; Concerto for Violin Movement in D major, WoO 16; Potpourri on themes by Mozart for violin & orchestra in G...
Performers: Hoelscher, Ulf
Conductors: Frohlich, Christian

Spohr: Complete Violin Concertos / Hoelscher, Fröhlich

6 CD / CPO / 1999-04-01

Works: Louis Spohr: Concerto for Violin no 2 in D minor, Op. 2; Concerto for Violin no 5 in E flat major, Op. 17; Concerto for Violin in A major, WoO 12; Concerto for Violin no 3 in C major, Op. 7; Concerto...
Performers: Hoelscher, Ulf
Conductors: Frohlich, Christian

CPO's recording of the Complete Violin Concertos of Louis Spohr with Ulf Hoelscher has been acclaimed throughout the world for its world-class standards of repertoire...continue...

The Art of Evelyn Lear - Spohr, Strauss, Berlioz, Berg

1 CD / Video Artists International / 1998-04-15

Works: Hector Berlioz: Les nuits d'été, Op. 7, song cycle; Louis Spohr: Jessonda, opera, WoO 53; Alban Berg: Altenberg Lieder (5), Op. 4; Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150
Performers: Lear, Evelyn
Conductors: Dixon, Dean; Hollreiser, Heinrich; Boulez, Pierre; Böhm, Karl

Spohr: Overtures / Frölich, Berlin Radio SO

1 CD / CPO / 1993-05-01

Works: Louis Spohr: Macbeth, overture from the incidental music, Op. 75; Die Prüfung, overture to the operetta, Op. 15a; Alruna, die Eulenkönigin, opera, WoO 49; Faust, overture to the opera, Op. ...
Conductors: Frohlich, Christian

The American Record Guide
One is struck most of all by the remarkable lyrical gifts of Spohr, the innate gifts of this man, the innate musicality,...continue...

Spohr: Jessonda

2 CD / Orfeo / 1991-05-27

Works: Louis Spohr: Jessonda, opera, WoO 53
Performers: Behle, Renate; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Haage, Peter; Moll, Kurt; Varady, Julia [Soprano Vocals]; Vocals], Thomas Moser [Tenor
Conductors: Albrecht, Gerd

Spohr: Notturno, Nonett / Consortium Classicum

1 CD / Orfeo / 1987-04-06

Works: Louis Spohr: Notturno for winds & Turkish band in C major, Op. 34; Nonet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Strings in F major, Op. 31
Conductors: Klöcker, Dieter

Spohr: Clarinet Concertos nos 2 & 3 / Karl Leister

1 CD / Orfeo / 1984-08-16

Works: Louis Spohr: Concerto for Clarinet no 2 in E flat major, Op. 57; Concerto for Clarinet no 3 in F minor, WoO 19
Performers: Leister, Karl
Conductors: Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae

Louis Spohr: Symphonien 6 & 9

1 CD / Orfeo / 1984-06-06

Works: Louis Spohr: Symphony no 6 in G major ("Historical"), Op. 116; Symphony no 9 in B minor ("Die Jahreszeiten"), Op. 143
Conductors: Rickenbacher, Karl Anton