Spohr: Concerto No. 8 in A Minor Op. 47

In form einer Gesangsszene. Spohr's Gesangsszene is one of those great master compositions for the Violin, which have to this day preserved their freshness for all those who, on their part, have preserved a love for the true spirit of the Violin. The unique position which this work occupies in Violin literature is due to Spohr's ingeniousidea, on the occasion of his first public appearance in Italy, of meeting the 'gusto italiano' half-way by playing a Violin piece in the 'form of a vocal scene',