Violin concerto no. 8, in A minor "In modo di scene cantante", op. 47
Alternative title:
Scena cantante fo violin and orchestra
Allegro molto, leading to
Adagio: leading to Andante, introductory to
Allegro moderato
First performed in Milan on 27 September 1816 when Spohr himself took the solo part.
Reid Concert programme 1890 implies first performance in Scotland at the Reid Orchestral Festival in 1878 and records that the work "was written during the summer of 1816, at a village near Thun, in Switzerland, whither the author had gone for his holiday with his wife and children"
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Concerts by Work
| Title | Date | Venue | Professor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Orchestral Festival 1878 | Saturday, February 9, 1878 | The Music Hall | Oakeley, Sir Herbert Stanley, 1830-1903 |
| Edinburgh Orchestral Festival: Reid Concert 1884 | Wednesday, February 13, 1884 | The Music Hall | Oakeley, Sir Herbert Stanley, 1830-1903 |
| Edinburgh Orchestral Festival Reid Concert 1890 | Thursday, February 13, 1890 | The Music Hall | Oakeley, Sir Herbert Stanley, 1830-1903 |
| Historical Concert | Wednesday, March 16, 1898 | University Music Class Room | Niecks, Frederick Maternus, 1845-1924 |
| Reid Orchestral Concert | Saturday, March 12, 1921 | Usher Hall | Tovey, Sir Donald Francis, 1875-1940 |
| Reid Orchestral Concert | Saturday, March 1, 1924 | Usher Hall | Tovey, Sir Donald Francis, 1875-1940 |
| Reid Orchestral Concert | Thursday, March 29, 1928 | Usher Hall | Tovey, Sir Donald Francis, 1875-1940 |