Die Schonsten - Horn Konzerte / Best-Loved Horn Concertos: Mozart, Rosetti / Inspiration / Tuckwell, Marringer / Warner Classics Audio CD 2014

UPC 5099961566927

The four Horn Concertos by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart were written for his friend Joseph Leutgeb whom he had known since childhood. Leutgeb was a skilled player, as the works are very difficult to perform on the natural horn of the period, requiring lip trills, much hand-stopping, and rapid tonguing.

Tracklist:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

1-3  Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat   12:52

Antonio Rosetti (ca. 1750-1792)

4-6  Horn Concerto in E flat   16:48

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

7-9  Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat   14.20

Antonio Rosetti

10-12 Horn Concerto in E flat   17.56

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

13-15 Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat   15.34

• Horn - Barry Tuckwell
• Orchestra - English Chamber Orchestra