Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2004-02-06 19:20
The Spohr concertos are good music, but not quite as good as the Weber concertos. They're also longer and considerably more difficult.
Weber wrote for Heinrich Baermann, who was a musician first and a technician second. Spohr wrote for Simon Hermstedt, who was a monster technician even by today's standards, but was said to be a less interesting musician.
However, I think the most important reason the Spohr concertos aren't done much is that, while the Weber concertos are readily available in inexpensive editions, the Spohr concertos are (or were until fairly recently) avilable only in expensive German editions printed on high-acid paper that fell apart in a few years. Even though at least #1 and #2 are available in US editions, teachers are less familiar with them, because they grew up when only the German editions were available.
Finally, the Weber orchestral parts are readily available (since they're called for frequently), while the Spohr parts are harder to find. You'll probably have to send to Germany for #3 (which is, I think, the best of them).
Best regards.
Ken Shaw
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