James Dickenson, after graduating from the Royal Northern College of Music, led the Degas Quartet in the US, performing in Carnegie Hall and at the Aspen Music Festival.
Composer Biography
Louis Spohr, a giant of 19th-century music, excelled as a composer, violin virtuoso, conductor, and teacher.
Critical Reception
A contemporary review praised Spohr's Op. 67 violin duets for combining musical interest with brilliant writing and ease of execution, making them welcome to the public.
Composer Biography
Louis Spohr received his early violin tuition and wrote his first pieces in Seesen, a small town in the Harz mountains where his father was a doctor.
Performer Biography
Jameson Cooper, a multi-faceted performer and teacher, is a founding member of the Euclid Quartet and teaches violin, chamber music, and conducting at Indiana University South Bend.
Composition History
The Violin Duets, WoO 21 are Louis Spohr's earliest surviving compositions, written when he was about 12 years old, and are mentioned in his autobiography.
Recording & Production
This recording was made possible thanks to sponsorship from the Spohr Society of Great Britain.
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