Double Quartets 1 (Naxos Audio CD)
Louis Spohr
Double Quartets 1 (Naxos Audio CD)
Louis Spohr
Publisher: Select Music
Catalogue No: 8570963
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• A champion of Haydn’s, Mozart’s and Beethoven’s chamber music, Louis Spohr also made a considerable contribution to this genre, composing 36 string quartets and four double quartets, these latter unique in the repertoire.
• Spohr harnessed the potential of eight string players, mainly deployed as two groups of four, to create attractive pieces rich in antiphonal interplay, brimming with engaging melodies and shimmering with a high polish.
• The first, from 1823, pays tribute to Spohr’s idol Mozart, while the second, from 1827, integrates the players into a more evenly balanced whole.