Horn Repertoire Week 7: The Classical Natural Horn
This week we will zero in on the topic of the natural horn in solo and chamber works of Mozart and Haydn. We have a relatively short reading on the topic:
Read that article for more (especially also read into the links on Mozart and Rosetti), and the listening this week will focus on –
- Haydn, J.: Concerto No. 1 in D; Concerto No. 2 in D
- Mozart: Concerto No. 1 in D, K. 412; Concerto No. 2 in E-flat, K. 417; Concerto No. 3 in E-flat, K 447; Concerto No. 4 in E-flat, K. 495; Concert Rondo; Quintet for horn and strings, K. 407
See also this recent article:
Next week the focus will be on the topic of modern performance of some to the more “extreme” works of the Classical literature seen on orchestral concerts today, such as the Symphony No. 31 of Haydn and the Symphony No. 29 of Mozart.
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