Spohr: Chamber Music for Clarinet, Soprano and Piano

Featuring

Rocco Parisi
Francesco Bissanti
Joanna Klisowska
Louis Spohr

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Composer Biography

Louis Spohr, a German composer, violinist, and conductor, began studying the violin at age 5 and was acclaimed as a virtuoso player and composer by age twenty.

Composer Biography

Spohr was the first to introduce the use of the baton for conducting in London in 1820.

Compositional Technique

In Spohr's Lieder cycle, the instruments create a tapestry of sound that introduces, describes, contradicts, and suggests moods, taking on a poetic role beyond just accompanying the voice.

Performer Biography

Rocco Parisi, the clarinetist on this album, is acclaimed for his interpretations of contemporary music and has had many original compositions dedicated to him.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Spohr, a great devotee of Mozart, was a foremost protagonist of German romantic opera, investing it with much that was original in form and approach.

Composition History

The Sechs deutsche Lieder Op.103 were commissioned by Princess Sondershausen for Spohr, through the clarinettist Johann Simon Hermstedt, for whom Spohr had already written four clarinet concertos.

Composer Biography

As a violinist, Spohr was considered second only to his friend Paganini, and his brilliant virtuoso style contributed to a German school of violin playing.