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Concertstück for four horns and orchestra, Op.86 01. "I. Lebhaft" 02. "II. Romanze" 03. "III. Sehr lebhaft" Concertino for horn and orchestra, Op. 45, J 188 04. "I. Adagio - Andante" 05. "II. Andante con moto" 06. "III. Recitativo" 07. "IV. Polacca" Concerto for horn and orchestra No. 1, Op. 11, TrV 117 08. "I. Allegro" 09. "II. Andante" 10. "III. Allegro - Rondo" Concerto for horn and orchestra No. 2, TrV 283 11. "I. Allegro" 12. "II. Andante con moto" 13. "III. Rondo"
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Description: | Regarded as one of Europeâ??s leading horn
players, Martin Owen appears as a soloist and
chamber musician around the world. Currently
principal horn at the BBC Symphony Orchestra,
he has previously served as principal horn of the
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and as solo horn
of the Berliner Philharmoniker.
Weberâ??s Concertino was written for the old,
valveless â??natural hornâ??; its limited range of
notes (tied to the harmonic series) was extended
mechanically with additional tubing (â??crooksâ??)
and, more artfully, by virtuoso players bending
notes, and varied hand stopping. The technical
demands of the Concertino are testament to the
extraordinary facility of the hornists of the
period.
The first Horn Concerto by Richard Strauss,
written at the age of nineteen, whilst a student,
is widely considered his first uncontested
masterpiece. Although the influence of Brahms
and Schumann are evident, his own
compositional voice is unmistakable. Strauss
would continue to write significant parts for
horn in all of his orchestral scores (possibly an
influence of his father, who was a virtuoso
hornist), but the second Concerto was not
composed until 1942 â?? some sixty years later.
The style is much more neo-classical, even
â??Mozartianâ??.
Schumannâ??s riotous ConcertstĂĽck for four horns
opens the programme, and features three more
outstanding soloists: Christopher Parkes
(Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia of
London), Alec Frank-Gemmill (Gothenburg
Symphony Orchestra), and Sarah Willis (Berliner Philharmoniker). - .. STRAUSS SCHUMANN WEBERRegarded as one of Europe's leading horn players, Martin Owen appears as a soloist and chamber musician around the world. Currently principal horn at the BBC Symphony Orchestra, he has previously served as principal horn of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and as solo horn of the Berliner Philharmoniker. Weber's Concertino was written for the old, valveless 'natural horn'; it's limited range of notes (tied to the harmonic series) was extended mechanically with additional tubing ('crooks') and, more artfully, by virtuoso players bending notes, and varied hand stopping. The technical demands of the Concertino are testament to the extraordinary facility of the hornists of the period. The first Horn Concerto by Richard Strauss, written at the age of nineteen, whilst a student, is widely considered his first uncontested masterpiece. Although the influence of Brahms and Schumann are evident, his own compositional voice is unmistakable. Strauss would continue to write significant parts for horn in all of his orchestral scores (possibly an influence of his father, who was a virtuoso hornist), but the second Concerto was not composed until 1942 - some sixty years later. The style is much more neo-classical, even 'Mozartian'. Schumann's riotous Concertstück for four horns opens the programme, and features three more outstanding soloists: Christopher Parkes (Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia of London), Alec Frank-Gemmill (Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra), and Sarah Willis (Berliner Philharmoniker). |
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