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Musical notes. I. The great composers. II. Violinists and the violin. III. The violin and its history, 1869
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1town some months hence, and then your curiosity shall be gratified.' This opportunity did occur: and Spohr, like everybody else, marvelled at the wondrous effects produced; but his conceptions were not quite satisfied: amidst much geniality he discerned an oddity and grotesqueness which did not please his fastidious tastes. This little incident will serve to convey an accurate notion of the contrast between the two. It is said by M. Fetis that Paganini heard Spohr at Venice with great pleasure. The author of the present essay had the privilege of hearing the great German violinist once in London, in a quintett of his own composition. He was then in advanced age. The utmost precision, delicacy, polish, and refinement characterized his playing.
3Spohr, as is well known, was an accomplished composer. His numerous works in every department of the art will endure. He was something more than a violinist. As to his compositions for his favourite instrument, they are elaborate and striking; and, of course, difficult of execution. His dramatic concerto is a most
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