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The Golden Age Of The Horn: Concertos For Two Horns (Franz Anton Hoffmeister; Leopold Mozart; Frantisek Xaver Pokorny; Friedrich Witt)

Jacek Muzyk; Daniel Kerdelewicz; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta

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Format: CD

Cat No: 8574646

Release Date:  25 October 2024

Label:  Naxos / Naxos Classics

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  747313464678

Genres:  Classical  Orchestral  

Composer/Series:  The Golden Age of the Horn

  • Description

    The 18th century established the horn as a solo instrument, with virtuoso players commissioning concertos throughout Europe. The technical demands required to play hand-stopped instruments meant that many such concertos have not surfaced until recently. An exact contemporary of Beethoven, Friedrich Witt makes athletic use of the horn's range in his Concerto in F major, which is also a feature of the cat-and-mouse interplay in Hoffmeister's Concerto No. 3 in E flat. Expressive lyricism is present in such works as Leopold Mozart's elegant and refined Concerto for Two Horns in E flat major, while the graceful Larghetto in Pokorny's Concerto for Two Horns in F major is framed by two exuberant outer movements.