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Reiselust

5/4/2018, 11 Tracks, 1:22:14

Featuring

  • Simon Monger
  • Jeanette Gier
  • Sandra Urba
  • Eldering Ensemble
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Louis Spohr
  • Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

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Recording & Production

The recording features the world premiere of a new Urtext edition of Louis Spohr's Duetto for Pianoforte and Violine op. 96, prepared by Uta Pape.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy dedicated his Piano Trio, Op. 66, to Louis Spohr without asking him beforehand, a dedication Spohr gladly accepted.

Source: Booklet

Cultural Impact

The 'Dresden Amen,' a liturgical formula quoted by Louis Spohr in his 'Reisesonate,' was also used by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy in his Reformation Symphony and became Richard Wagner's Grail motif in Parsifal.

Source: Booklet

Album & Artwork

The album title, Reiselust (Travel Urge), connects to Louis Spohr's 'Reisesonate' and reflects the Eldering Ensemble's own joy and curiosity before concert tours.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

The third movement of Louis Spohr's 'Reisesonate' musically depicts a scene from the Dresden Cathedral, including a priest's intonation and a boys' choir responsory.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Louis Spohr's 'Reisesonate' (Travel Sonata) incorporates horn signals of Prussian and Saxon postilions in its second movement, 'Reise' (Journey).

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

The Eldering Ensemble is named after Bram Eldering, a celebrated violinist, chamber musician, and pedagogue of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Source: Booklet

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