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Trio, Op. 40 01. "I. Andante" 02. "II. Scherzo" 03. "III. Adagio mesto" 04. "IV. Finale" Trio 'Hommage ? Brahms' 05. "I. Andante" 06. "II. Vivacissimo" 07. "III. Alla marcia" 08. "IV. Lamento" Quintet, KV 407 (Arr. Horn Trio) 09. "Allegro" 10. "Andante" 11. "Rondo" 12. "Duet (No. 3) from 'Phantasiestücke', Op. 88"
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Description: | The renowned horn player Martin Owen is joined
by the violinist Francesca Dego and pianist
Alessandro Taverna in this varied and compelling
programme. Mozartâ??s Horn Quintet, KV 407 is one
of the earliest examples of the horn in chamber
music â?? although this partnership was embraced
by Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, and Schumann
among many others. The Quintet is unusually
scored for horn, violin, two violas, and cello, but
the majority of the melodic interplay in the work
occurs between the horn and the violin, so
replacing the lower strings with piano works very
well. Brahmsâ??s Horn Trio was the first major work
for this instrumentation, and remains one of the
finest in the repertoire. The horn is often seen as
symbolic of the forest â?? an important entity in
German culture â?? and Brahms commented that
his inspiration for the piece came to him whilst
out walking though woodland. Ligetiâ??s Hommage
à Brahms was very much inspired by Brahmsâ??s
Trio, although influences of Bartók and Hungarian
folk music also play their part. In the final piece,
Schumannâ??s â??Duetâ?? from Phantasiestücke, the
horn simply replaces the original cello part in this
ultra-romantic miniature. - The renowned horn player Martin Owen is joined by the violinist Francesca Dego and pianist Alessandro Taverna in this varied and compelling programme. Mozart's Horn Quintet, KV 407 is one of the earliest examples of the horn in chamber music - although this partnership was embraced by Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, and Schumann among many others. The Quintet is unusually scored for horn, violin, two violas, and cello, but the majority of the melodic interplay in the work occurs between the horn and the violin, so replacing the lower strings with piano works very well. Brahms's Horn Trio was the first major work for this instrumentation, and remains one of the finest in the repertoire. The horn is often seen as symbolic of the forest - an important entity in German culture - and Brahms commented that his inspiration for the piece came to him whilst out walking though woodland. Ligeti's Hommage à Brahms was very much inspired by Brahms's Trio, although influences of Bartok and Hungarian folk music also play their part. In the final piece, Schumann's 'Duet' from Phantasiestucke, the horn simply replaces the original cello part in this ultra-romantic miniature. |
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