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The first collection (8.573763) of Spohr's violin duets was well received. The second collection includes three pieces from Op. 39, published in 1816. Originally written to raise funds for a tour of Italy, Spohr himself stated that he wrote the works in an easy style so that anyone could play them, but the publisher Peters was reluctant to publish them, saying they were "too difficult. Although he barely managed to get them published, Peters complained to Spohr that the works were too challenging and too difficult (and unlikely to sell). Spohr continued, "It's not difficult. He later admitted the difficulty of the performance when he performed it in Milan with Alessandro Lolla, the best violinist of the time. The first time he admitted the "difficulty of playing. Of course, Cooper and Dickenson play perfectly on this album. Naxos Japan