Louis Spohr - Symphony No.2 in D-minor, Op.49 (1820)

[@labenditacontrasena]

Thanks God this music is not lost and we can listen to it nowadays. This music is a treasure that must be preserved for the future. Thank you for uploading it.

[@davidjames1684]

Wouldn't it be great if you could go back in time and meet all of the famous composers in person just to see them, hear their voices, maybe even shake their hands. Maybe someday if heaven exists, they will grant us access to that knowledge so that all of our questions will be answered and we can all live in paradise together.

[@makaivictor8795]

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[@carlosmanuelloperena7362]

This will happen when we reach Heaven, you will see. Meanwhile enjoy this marvelous composer almost forgotten

[@martenking9116]

Although Spohr was largely forgotten in the 20th century, more of his music is beginning to be heard. In his day, he was widely respected as one of the very finest violinists in Europe, as well as a widely performed composer. Britain was especially fond of his oratorios.

[@shishirth]

What a fine symphony!!!

[@davidjames1684]

he got fined for conducting this symphony?

[@lionelbax5316]

@@davidjames1684 Ok that's going a little too far

[@mistermac2]

As a symphonist, Spohr sounds to me like a precursor for Sibelius - listen to the first movement of the later composer's second symphony, the rythms and long melodic line are reminiscent. Spohr often makes the orchestra sound like a meeting of groups arguing from their respective corners, rather than a homogenous collection of instruments (most easily heard in the chamber music). Some may call this a weakness, but I think it makes his voice distinctive (as well as his idiosyncratic use of chromaticism and modulation). This symphony is a fine example of German Romantic absolute music from the period. In my opinion, it owes much more to Beethoven and Weber than Mozart or Haydn - this despite his adoration of Mozart. Perhaps quite logically, he anticipates Mendelssohn and Schumann, at least as a symphonist.

[@harryandruschak2843]

Listening to this a 2nd time on 21 May 2016, a quiet Saturday evening in LA.

[@williamshakespeare8748]

You must be the only person in the history of Los Angeles to listen to Spohr.

[@geoffreyjohnston6483]

Add to that a"quiet day in LA".

[@davidjames1684]

This music is growing on me like fungus spohrs.

[@clavichord]

Deciding to list to this symphony was done in the Spohr of the moment 😅

[@fredericchopin7538]

Marvelous

[@gerardbegni2806]

This is the second sympony of a rather long series, but from the beginning we feel that we hear the music of an inspired and original composer. The influences - mainly Haydn - are perceptible, but the style is absolutely personal and could remind the young Schubert. This symphony deserves not to be forgotten.

[@plto4ka71]

Awesome! Beautiful music.

[@pigsbishop99]

A lot of people hear Beethoven. Well I hear Haydn. Actually I hear Haydn in most early Beethoven too. Anyway, Spohr is a composer with his own character and it still shines through despite the influences. I'm growing to like him more and more. There are many seriously underrated composers. Spohr isn't far behind Haydn in being one the most so.

[@shnimmuc]

pigsbishop99 Haydn is growing in popularity, as Mozart gets over exposed. I love this symphony, it is like hearing a new perspective in 19th century symphonic

[@ruramikael]

@@shnimmuc A Hummel symphony would have sounded like this.

[@shnimmuc]

There are many wonderful symphonic composers from the late 1700`s. The redicculis over rating of Mozart has caused other artist to be put in the shadow. Gluck, J.C. Bach, Benda, M Haydn, C.P.E. Bach, Padre Martini all had significant offerings in the symphonic form, with both Martini and J.C. Bach having direct influence on Mozart.

[@alvarogarciabarbosa3199]

Los contemporáneos de Beethoven y Schubert son todos excelentes maestros y transitan como ellos del clasicismo al romanticismo.

[@SergioCerdaUIC]

Así es, es un período muy interesante y con artistas destacados, no siempre muy conocidos

[@user-ru8vy1uz7c]

Bravo brilliance music symphony

[@belianis]

Obviously some bits of the Beethoven spirit, but already Spohr's own very gentle manner is abundantly evident here.

[@ramonmascorda2232]

Je connaissais Spohr pour des pièces inserées dans "Le Solfège des Solfèges" mais je suis surpris ^par la richese de son orchestration et la beauté de ses thèmes

[@SamuelHSpohr]

Muito bom!

[@Helvetorment]

Bram stoker mentions Spohr in his magnus opus Dracula!

[@otterhouse]

At the Casino terrace in Whitby (?)

[@razvanavadanei3759]

Also Hermann Broch in his Sleepwalkers.

[@banwomer560]

I’m so glad he brought me here

[@sansovino4124]

A lot better than the 1st - good finale especially.

[@olavtryggvason1194]

Anyone here who can tell something about the wonderful painting ?

[@AvntXardE]

13:55 Great.

[@robertnicora1136]

La période classique ne se résume pas à Beethoven et Mozart qui deviennent presque des caricatures de cette époque. Louis Spohr propose des œuvres intéressantes...et même le frère de Haydn...

[@jolylaurent5107]

robert nicora Oui Michael Haydn à écouté

[@jolylaurent5107]

robert nicora si vous ne connaissez pas Jan Dismas Zelenka!!

[@user-ix1zg4di1j]

And don`t forget Ignaz Pleyel

[@lionelbax5316]

@@user-ix1zg4di1j Boccherini, Danzi, Reicha, von Dittersdorf, Gluck...

[@bytheway1031]

🎂Louis Spohr 04-05-2022🎻

[@jfthiesen2947]

Dis-cover now aisiane Orchestras the " for-gotten" music of the 19 th Century ❓

[@FredericBouchon]

I hear a lot of Haydn ! But in the first movement I hear Beethovens Egmont, don't you?

[@crcanassr]

Spohr fue un puente entre el clacisimo y el romanticismo y su estilo mezcla ambos.

[@antoniosilva7083]

Frédéric Bouchon, I can ear Beethoven by Egmont, hehehe! How fun this is and you are, my friend. Go on listening with such an imagination!

[@antoniosilva7083]

Carlos R Canas, o estilo do Spohr é como o teu, mistura tudo... Quanto à ponte, deve ser a que une o tonel de branco com o tonel de tinto, para fazer a tal mistura, hip, hip, hurra!

[@darrylschultz9311]

Frédéric Bouchon Perhaps on the day you listened to this you forgot your window was open and the neighbours were playing some Beethoven a bit loud at their backyard bbq.

[@loujackson2861]

Is it a Thomas Cole paining? If so could someone name it please?

[@lordsoulis]

"Looking Down Yosemite" by Albert Bierstadt.

[@carlosmanuelloperena7362]

It looks like Thomas Cole paintings with no doubt, but I didn’t find its name. But thanks cause you made me discover this wonderful painter

[@carlosmanuelloperena7362]

Yes thank you it’s Valley of Yosemite from Albert Bierstadt, another excellent artist, thank you Jeff

[@kenpalko1]

The sleepwalkers brought me here

[@fatimacanche9081]

No lo conozco

[@lorenzocassani8169]

Well now you do