Spohr's string quartets often feature a 'Quatuor brillant' or 'Solo-Quartett' style, where a virtuoso solo violin part is accompanied by a string trio, akin to a chamber concerto.
Performer Biography
Sergey Girshenko, the leader of the Dima Quartet, Moscow, is a National Artist of Russia and studied at the Moscow Conservatory with David Oistrakh and Dmitry Tsyganov.
Instruments
Dmitry Yablonsky, the cellist on this recording, plays a Matteo Goffriller cello that was made in 1690.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Spohr's devotion to Mozart remained intense throughout his life, and he retained a lively admiration for Haydn.
Composer Biography
Louis Spohr, the composer, wrote his first string quartet around age twenty and his last completed large-scale work, String Quartet No. 36, more than fifty years later.
Composer Biography
Louis Spohr broke his left arm on Boxing Day 1857, which led him to sadly lay aside his violin forever as he could no longer play with his old fluency.
Performer Biography
Dmitry Yablonsky, the cellist, made his orchestral debut at age nine with Haydn's Cello Concerto in C major.
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