Formale Konzepte der ersten Sinfonien W.A. Mozarts

"This book is an important and successful contribution to the difficult subject of 'musical form of the early Viennese Classical period', because the concepts of form commonly used today did not yet exist at the time these works were composed; they were only introduced much later. The author has succeeded in visualizing the maturing process of the young W. A. Mozart using the example of his earliest orchestral works. The book is written in a clear and accessible manner and will appeal to both musicologists and practical musicians alike."
Vladimir Jurowski, chief conductor and artistic director of the Rundfunk-Sinfonierorchester Berlin (RSB) and artistic director of the Russian State Symphony Orchestra (Svetlanov Symphony Orchestra)

"The work is astonishingly and remarkably precise as far as motifs and the development of form are concerned, but it is also imbued with the awareness that in certain cases there need not or cannot be 'the' one interpretation.
The chapter on 'Musical Forms' provides the best introduction to 18th-century formal thinking that I know of.
In the future, it will be impossible to ignore Spors' construction plans and the arguments used to develop them."
Manfred Hermann Schmid, Academy for Mozart Research at the Mozarteum Foundation Salzburg

"The analytical approach of trying to explain Mozart's music using contemporary theory is not new. What is new, however, is the methodical approach of really grasping every bar of a work. With unusual thoroughness and precision, Spors uncovers the architectural structure of the early symphonies and guides the reader through the pieces. Every practicing musician must welcome this kind of scholarship."
Alexander Vedernikov, Principal Conductor of the Royal Copenhagen Orchestra

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