Spohr - Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2; Concert Overture in F major - Shelley

"Until the emergence of Mendelssohn and Schumann, the only symphonies to receive regular performances - beyond those of the three Viennese giants Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven - were those of Louis Spohr. In fact Spohr's symphonies,as well as his overtures, remained staples of the concert repertoire until the general decline of his reputation toward the end of the nineteenth century. (...) Louis Spohr, whose orchestral compositions were once ranked alongside those of the great masters (...)"

[Keith Warsop in the booklet]

other Spohr's Symphonies of this set

Louis Spohr (1784-1859):
Grand Concert Overture in F major WoO 1
Symphony No.1 in E flat major, op.20
Symphony No.2 in D minor, op. 49

Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana
Howard Shelley - conductor

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