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Spohr: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 9 "The Seasons"

2/12/2017, 10 Tracks, 57:48

Featuring

  • Alfred Walter
  • Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Louis Spohr

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Recording & Production

This album was recorded at the House of Arts in Košice from November 30 to December 2, 1990, and was previously released on Marco Polo 8.223363.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Louis Spohr, the composer, made six visits to England and is famous for his claim to have introduced baton conducting to London concerts.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Alfred Walter, the conductor, was awarded the Golden Medal of the International Gustav Mahler Society in 1980 and recorded over twenty volumes of the Johann Strauss II Edition for Marco Polo.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Spohr's Ninth Symphony, 'The Seasons', is a symbolic journey from the winter darkness of political oppression to a celebration of his belief in the political rebirth of Germany.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Spohr composed his Second Symphony in London in just three weeks during March 1820, soon after arriving for a four-month contract with the Philharmonic Society of London.

Source: Booklet

Critical Reception

Spohr's Second Symphony was highly praised by reviewers in the 1840s, with comments such as 'The most perfect orchestral composition of Spohr' and 'ranks justly with instrumental triumphs of Beethoven and Mozart'.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

The Slovak State Philharmonic, Košice, established in 1968, has performed at international music festivals in major cultural centers worldwide, including Vienna, Salzburg, and New York.

Source: Booklet

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