Canon
Where to start with Spohr
Essential works to know this composer by — spread across their styles-
OrchestralClarinet Concerto no. 1 in C minor, op. 26
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Vocal3 Leider, for 2 sopranos and piano, WoO117
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Chamber6 Salonstucke, for violin and pinano, op. 135
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StageDer Alchymist, WoO57 — Opera
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OrchestralViolin Concerto no. 8 in A minor, op. 47
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Vocal6 Lieder, op. 25
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Vocal6 Songs, for baritone, violin and piano, op. 154
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Vocal6 Songs, for voice, clarinet and piano, op. 103
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Vocal6 Songs, for voice, clarinet and piano, op. 103
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Vocal6 Songs, op. 25
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Vocal6 Songs, op. 37
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Vocal6 Songs, op. 41
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Vocal6 Songs, op. 72
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Chamber7 String Quintets, op. 33
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VocalAbendlied, song for voice and piano, WoO104, "Sternennacht, heil'ge Nacht!"
Listening guide
Hand-curated paths into Spohr's catalogueMost Popular
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Nonet in F major Op. 31
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Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in C minor
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Violin Concerto No. 8 ”in the form of a vocal scene”
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Symphony No. 4 ”The Consecration of Sounds”
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String Quintet in C minor Op. 69
Most Acclaimed
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Nonet Op. 31
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Symphony No. 4
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String Quintet in C minor
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Octet in E major Op. 32
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Violin Concerto No. 8
Most Weird
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Symphony No. 4 ”The Consecration of Sounds”programmatic — describes the development of music from silence through nature sounds to human art
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Historical Symphony No. 64 movements each in a different historical style: 1720, 1780, 1810, 1840 — a tour of musical history
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Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestraa quartet as soloist — unusual form
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Symphony No. 7 ”The Earthly and the Divine in Human Life”programmatic — earthly passions vs divine calm
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Jessonda (opera)his most ambitious opera — Indian subject
Similar composers
Same era, overlapping styles — by genre & period affinityWorks 140
- Orchestral
- Clarinet Concerto no. 1 in C minor, op. 26
- Violin Concerto no. 8 in A minor, op. 47
- Clarinet Concerto no. 2 in E flat major, op. 57
- Clarinet Concerto no. 3 in F minor, WoO 19
- Clarinet Concerto no. 4 in E minor, WoO 20
- Concert Overture in D major, op. 126, "Im ernsten Stil"
- Concertante for 2 Violins and Orchestra in B minor, op. 88
- Concertante in A for 2 Violins and Orchestra, op. 48
- Concertante in C major, for violin, cello and orchestra, WoO 11
- Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra in A minor, op. 131
- Der Matrose: Overture
- Erinnerung an Marienbad, waltz for orchestra in A major, op. 89
- Grand Concert Overture in F major, WoO1
- Notturno for Winds and Turkish band in C major, op. 34
- Overture for Orchestra in C minor, op. 12
- Potpourri in A on themes from Jessonda, op. 64
- Potpourri on themes from P. von Winter's 'Das unterbrochene Opferfest' in F for clarinet and orchestra, op. 80
- Symphony no. 1 in E flat major, op. 20
- Symphony no. 10 in E flat major, WoO8
- Symphony no. 2 in D minor, op. 49
- Symphony no. 3 in C minor, op. 78
- Symphony no. 4 in F major, op. 86, "Die Weihe der Tone"
- Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 102
- Symphony no. 6 in G, op. 116, "Historical"
- Symphony no. 7 in C, op. 121, "Irdisches und Göttliches im Menschenleben"
- Symphony no. 8 in G major, op. 137
- Symphony no. 9 in B minor, op. 143, "Die Jahreszeiten"
- Variations on a theme from 'Alruna' in B flat major, for clarinet and orchestra, WoO 15
- Violin Concerto no. 1 in A major, op. 1
- Violin Concerto no. 10 in A major, op. 62
- Violin Concerto no. 11 in G major, op. 70
- Violin Concerto no. 12 in A, op. 79
- Violin Concerto no. 14 in A minor, op. 110
- Violin Concerto no. 15 in E minor, op. 128
- Violin Concerto no. 2 in D minor, op. 2
- Violin Concerto no. 4 in B minor, op. 10
- Violin Concerto no. 5 in E flat major, op. 17
- Violin Concerto no. 6 in G minor, op. 28
- Violin Concerto no. 7 in E minor, op. 38
- Violin Concerto no. 9 in D minor, op. 55
- Vocal
- 3 Leider, for 2 sopranos and piano, WoO117
- 6 Lieder, op. 25
- 6 Songs, for baritone, violin and piano, op. 154
- 6 Songs, for voice, clarinet and piano, op. 103
- 6 Songs, for voice, clarinet and piano, op. 103
- 6 Songs, op. 25
- 6 Songs, op. 37
- 6 Songs, op. 41
- 6 Songs, op. 72
- Abendlied, song for voice and piano, WoO104, "Sternennacht, heil'ge Nacht!"
- Der Fall Babylons, oratorio
- Der Herbst, song for voice and piano, WoO115, "Sommer entschwand"
- Des Heilands letzte Stunden, oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra, WoO 62
- Die letzten Dinge
- Die verschweigene Nachtigall, song for voice and piano, WoO126, "Unter der Linden an der Heide"
- Duettes, for 2 sopranos, op. 108
- Glockenklänge, song for voice and piano, WoO118, "Sanft ertönen Morgenglokken"
- Grüsse, song for voice and piano, WoO123, "Fliege auf Windes Schwingen"
- Immer dasselbe, song for voice and piano, WoO124, "Es wogt wie steigende Wellen"
- Immerdar Liebe, song for voice and piano, WoO113, "Kömmt mit dem Lenz auch die Lieb gegangen"
- Jubilate Deo
- Leibt er mich, song for voice and piano, WoO109
- Lied des verlassenen Mädchens, WoO 90, "Wie weil' ich so gern"
- Lied des verlassenen Mädchens, for voice and piano, WoO90, "Wie weil' ich so gern"
- Nachgefühl, WoO 91, "Wenn die Reben wieder blühen"
- Nachgefühl, for voice and piano, WoO91, "Wenn die Reben wieder blühen"
- Neue Liebe, neues Leben, song for voice and piano, WoO127, "Herz, mein Herz, was soll das geben"
- Thränen, song for voice and piano, WoO108, "Was ist's, o Vater, was ich verbrach?"
- Unterwegs, song for voice and piano, WoO101, "In die blaue Luft hinaus einen stillen Gruss nach Haus"
- Verlust, song for voice and piano, WoO99, "Am Bach, am Bach, im flüsternden Grass"
- Was treibt den Waidmann in den Wald, for voice, horn and harp or piano, WoO 92, "Lied der Emma"
- Wenn sich zwei Herzen finden, for soprano, alto and piano, WoO120
- Wohin, song for voice and piano, WoO125, "Wohin du rauschender Strom?"
- Wolle keiner mich fragen, song for voice and piano, WoO106
- Chamber
- 6 Salonstucke, for violin and pinano, op. 135
- 7 String Quintets, op. 33
- Adagio in G major, for violin and piano, WoO37
- Double String Quartet no. 1 in D minor, op. 65
- Double String Quartet no. 2 in E flat major, op. 77
- Duet for 2 Vioins in G major, op. 3, no. 3
- Duet for 2 Violins in D major, op. 67, no. 2
- Duet for 2 Violins in F major, op. 3, no. 2
- Duet for 2 violins in A minor, op. 67, no. 1
- Duet for 2 violins in G minor, op. 67, no. 3
- Duo for Violin and Viola in E minor, op. 13
- Duos concertant in E major, for violin and piano, op. 112
- Fantasia and Variations on a theme by Danzi, for clarinet and string quartet in B flat major, op. 81
- Fantasia for Harp in C minor, op. 35
- Fantasia on themes by Handel and Vogler, for violin and harp or piano, op. 118
- Nonet, for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello and double bass, in F major, op. 31
- Octet, for clarinet, 2 horns, violin, 2 viola, cello and double bass, op. 32
- Piano Quintet in D major, op. 130
- Piano Trio no. 1 in E minor, op. 119
- Piano Trio no. 2 in F major, op. 123
- Piano Trio no. 4 in B major, op. 133
- Potpourri on themes by Mozart for violin and string trio in B major, op. 24
- Potpourri on themes by Mozart, for violin, string quartet and double bass in B flat major, op. 22
- Potpourri on themes from Gaveaux's 'Le petit matelot,' for violin and string trio in G major, op. 5
- Rondoletto in G major, for violin and piano, op. 149
- Septet in A minor, op. 147
- Sextet, for 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos in C major, op. 140
- Sonata Concertante, for harp and violin, op. 113
- Sonata for Violin and Harp in C minor, WoO 23
- Sonata, for violin and harp in B flat major, op. 16
- Sonata, for violin and harp in G and Ab, op. 115, "Sonata Concertante"
- Sonata, for violin and harp or piano in D and Eb, op. 114
- String Quartet no. 10 in A major, op. 30
- String Quartet no. 11 in E major, op. 43
- String Quartet no. 19 in A major, op. 68
- String Quartet no. 26 in E flat major, op. 83,
- String Quartet no. 3 in D minor, op. 11
- String Quartet no. 30 in A major, op. 93
- String Quartet no. 31 in A major, op. 132
- String Quartet no. 32 in C major, op. 141
- String Quartet no. 33 in G major, op. 146
- String Quartet no. 34 in E flat major, op. 152
- String Quartet no. 35 in E flat major, WoO 41
- String Quartet no. 36 in G minor, WoO 42
- String Quartet no. 6 in G minor, op. 27
- String Quintet no. 3 in B minor, op. 69
- String Quintet no. 4 in A minor, op. 91
- String Quintet no. 5 in G minor, op. 106
- String Quintet no. 6 in E minor, op. 129
- String Quintet no. 7 in G minor, op. 144
- Three String Quartets, op. 29
- Three String Quartets, op. 45
- Three String Quartets, op. 58
- Three String Quartets, op. 74
- Three String Quartets, op. 82
- Three String Quartets, op. 84
- Trio, for harp, violin and cello in E minor and F-, WoO 28
- Two String Quartets, op. 15
- Two String Quartets, op. 4
- Variations in A major, for string quartet, op. 8
- Variations in D minor, for string quartet, op. 6
- Variations in F on Méhul's 'Je suis encore dans mon printemps,' for harp, op. 36
- Stage
- Der Alchymist, WoO57 — Opera
- Der Berggeist, op. 73 — Opera
- Faust, WoO 51, WoO 51a — Opera
- Jessonda, op. 63 — Opera