• Scholarly-critical edition of Spohr’s Fantasia
• Detailed, practical Performing Practice Commentary and an additional annotated version
• Urtext of Backofen’s Fantasia in the appendix

Louis Spohr’s Fantasia op. 35 from 1807 comprises one of the standard works for solo harp repertoire today. It was composed in Gotha, where Spohr’s wife Dorette received harp lessons from the court chamber musician Johann Backofen. On the young couple’s concert tours at that time, Dorette not only performed ...