Concerto No. 8 in A minor, Op. 47 ("Gesangsszene")

Louis Spohr · 1784–1859

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Type: Concerto
Setting: Orchestra (piano reduction)
Length: About 18 min
Era: Early Romantic
Nationality: German
Exam lists: ASTA

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In the form of an operatic scena; lyrical recitative

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