Louis Spohr

Contents

• Acknowledgements
• 1. Early life - 1784–1803
• 2. First concert tours - 1803–1805
• 3. Konzertmeister in Gotha: marriage - 1805–1808
• 4. Virtuoso and composer: spreading reputation - 1808–1813
• 5. Vienna - 1813–1816
• 6. Italy - 1816–1817
• 7. Kapellmeister in Frankfurt - 1817–1820
• 8. London, Paris and Dresden - 1820–1822
• 9. Hofkapellmeister in Kassel: operatic triumph - 1822–1825
• 10. Oratorio and opera: success and failure - 1825–1830
• 11. Revolution and bereavement - 1830–1836
• 12. Remarriage and returning stability - 1836–1839
• 13. Renewed ties with England - 1839–1842
• 14. 'The great Spohr - the immortal while yet living' - 1841–1843
• 15. An operatic finale - 1843–1847
• 16. Revolution: hope and disillusionment - 1847–1852
• 17. 'The Altmeister of the departing epoch' - 1852–1859
• 18. Reaction and neglect
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Indexes.