Martin Owen plays R Strauss, Schumann & Weber
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Label: Chandos
Cat No: CHAN20168
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Orchestral
Release Date: 28th July 2023
Contents
Works
Konzertstuck for 4 horns and orchestra in F major, op.86Horn Concerto no.1 in E flat major, op.11
Horn Concerto no.2 in E flat major, TRV283
Horn Concertino in E minor, op.45 J188
Artists
Martin Owen (horn)Christopher Parkes (horn)
Alec Frank-Gemmill (horn)
Sarah Willis (horn)
BBC Philharmonic
Conductor
John WilsonWorks
Konzertstuck for 4 horns and orchestra in F major, op.86Horn Concerto no.1 in E flat major, op.11
Horn Concerto no.2 in E flat major, TRV283
Horn Concertino in E minor, op.45 J188
Artists
Martin Owen (horn)Christopher Parkes (horn)
Alec Frank-Gemmill (horn)
Sarah Willis (horn)
BBC Philharmonic
Conductor
John WilsonAbout
Weber’s Concertino was written for the old, valveless ‘natural horn’; its 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).
Sound/Video
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1Schumann - Concertstück, Op. 86. Lebhaft -
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2Schumann - Concertstück, Op. 86. Romanze. Ziemlich langsam, doch nicht schleppend -
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3Schumann - Concertstück, Op. 86. Sehr lebhaft
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4Weber - Concertino, Op. 45, J 188. Adagio - Andante -
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5Weber - Concertino, Op. 45, J 188. Andante con moto -
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6Weber - Concertino, Op. 45, J 188. Recitativo -
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7Weber - Concertino, Op. 45, J 188. Polacca
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8R Strauss - Horn Concerto No. 1, Op. 11, TrV 117. Allegro -
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9R Strauss - Horn Concerto No. 1, Op. 11, TrV 117. Andante -
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10R Strauss - Horn Concerto No. 1, Op. 11, TrV 117. Allegro - Rondo
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11R Strauss - Horn Concerto No. 2, TrV 283. Allegro -
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12R Strauss - Horn Concerto No. 2, TrV 283. Andante con moto
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13R Strauss - Horn Concerto No. 2, TrV 283. Rondo. Allegro molto
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