Table of 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.

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The life and works of the once renowned nineteenth-century composer who is now largely overlooked.